Accreditation Pathways — Understanding Scope, Responsibility, and Proficiency
“What am I now accountable for testing, documenting, and transmitting?”
The IDL accreditation pathway includes three tiers: Coach, Practitioner, and Trainer. Your progression reflects increasing responsibility, scope, and capacity to guide others.
IDL Coach — Basic Interviewing Proficiency
Primary responsibility: Can you reliably test IDL with yourself and others?
Focus
- Accurate interviewing
- Applying recommendations
- Observing relational effects
Documentation Emphasis
- Personal logs
- Before/after relational snapshots
- Confidence in using the method, not explaining it
Mantra
“I know it works because I’ve tested it in my life.”
IDL Practitioner — Clinical Application & Research
Primary responsibility: Can you recognize patterns across individuals and contexts?
Additions
- Differential application (children, couples, clinicians)
- Ethical boundaries
- Case documentation
- Pattern recognition across interviews
Documentation Emphasis
- Case vignettes
- Outcome tracking
- Cross-domain comparisons (waking/thinking/dreaming)
Mantra
“I can tell when, where, and for whom this works.”
IDL Trainer — Teaching, Research, Dream Sociometry
Primary responsibility: Can you reliably generate learning environments where others test IDL?
Additions
- Teaching methodology
- Group interviewing
- Dream Sociometry
- Research design
- Trainer supervision
Documentation Emphasis
- Learning ecology (LR)
- Group field effects
- Transmission of epistemic humility
Mantra
“I know how to help others test without indoctrinating.”
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