Student Associate information

Trainees enrolled in a current training are eligible to apply for Registration with the AFG Inc under the category of Student (within the first two years of the training) or Student Associate (after two years of training when the trainee is authorised to teach Awareness Through Movement®). As a registered Student or Student Associate you will continue to receive a copy of the Feldenkrais Journal from North American Guild and you can register at the AFG website for the public eNews. 

Apart from some of the tangible benefits, being a member of the professional body establishes your credibility in the community, links you to the much bigger Feldenkrais community of practitioners, provides access to what is happening with the Method, and enables you to financially support the workings of the Guild which in turn enables projects to further the Method in Australia.

If you are not a member of the AFG, you are encouraged to take up membership prior to graduation as after the training the full Practitioner member rate applies. Your registration fee is a small part of a much bigger active whole.

AT END OF YEAR 2 MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
For trainees eligible to teach Awareness Through Movement®:

• Feldenkrais Method® general brochure (blue) - will be available at the next segment in 2012
• Benefits of Membership
• Standards of Practice (see http://www.feldenkrais.org.au/about-us/standards-practice )
• Contact details for the AFG Secretariat: M: 0418 454 191 E: database@feldenkrais.org.au AFG Inc, PO Box 285, Ashfield NSW 1800
• Contact national newsletter - previous editions will be available at the next segment in 2012

For non-members:

• Membership Application: contact AFG Secretariat database@feldenkrais.org.au
• Contact national newsletter: previous editions will be available at the next segment in 2012

How to list your ATM® classes:

After completing your second year, your training records will be verified and approved by the Training Accreditation Boards and those records confirmed to the AFG Secretariat. (allow approximately 4-8 weeks). A confirmation email will be sent to you, together with information how to use some of the trademarks available to AFG members and how to have your Awareness Through Movement® classes included on the AFG website. You can also find the form for registering your class here. You will need to complete the class information and agree to the to Use of Trademarks. Return the forms to the AFG Secretariat, PO Box 285 Ashfield NSW 1800 or email.
Once the form is received and processed, your details will be added to the website and confirmation sent to you. Any changes to the ATM class information will be advised to the AFG Secretariat or Website Administrator who will update your information on the website.
Note: the ATM class listing on the AFG website is for public viewing and content will be in line with the AFG website guidelines

THINGS YOU MAY NEED TO KNOW.
Brochures - Jacqueline Farrar manages the distribution of the AFG Feldenkrais Method® blue swirl brochure. Members can purchase bundles of 100. Contact Jacqueline here or telephone 02 9460 0524
Library - each Guild Division maintains a library for Member borrowing. Some States have a Feldenkrais Interest Group (FIG). Contact your local Division or Secretariat for information.
Local Secretariat - each Division maintains a public Secretariat. Contact details are found at the front of the AFG Internal Directory.
National AFG Secretariat - records your details in the membership database and training details.