Become a Teacher

Mas­ter train­ers lead all Practicums.

“This is the most pow­er­ful teach­ing I do — giv­ing women con­fi­dence in their bod­ies.”   — AF

“Love this program…never giv­ing it up!”  — NL

“You cover every­thing!” — GB

“The sequence of top­ics helps you build a solid base. To pre­pare for the exam, read the objec­tives at the start of each sec­tion.” — MS

NOTE:  The course mate­r­ial was updated in Jan­u­ary and July 2010, is evidence-based and cov­ers the lat­est devel­op­ments in the field.

How to Become a Teacher

Steps:

1. Cor­re­spon­dence Course and Exam. Web-based and hard copy prepa­ra­tion. Must pass exam (78%) to move on. For some, this is suf­fi­cient to go to step 3a.

2. Practicum. Hands-on skills for teach­ing exer­cise com­po­nents that are safe & effec­tive in pre/postnatal fitness.

3. Pro­gram Development.

• a) putting together your pro­gram on your own.
• b) using the license pro­ce­dure to put together your pro­gram com­pli­ant with DTP’s guide­lines. Includes class pro­ce­dures, time line and bud­get plan­ning, and mar­ket­ing pro­ce­dures (Trade­mark License). If you will be teach­ing for a sep­a­rate licensee, you will learn teach­ing com­po­nents and licensee will be in charge of oper­a­tions and marketing.

FAQs About Becom­ing a Teacher

1. What will this cer­ti­fi­ca­tion qual­ify me to teach?

Once you are a cer­ti­fied teacher, you can work with…

1. preg­nant women
2. mom-baby groups
3. pre/postnatal per­sonal training
4. pre-pregnancy pro­grams

2. What is the pur­pose of the study Course and Exam?

It is designed to ensure that poten­tial teach­ers have a solid grasp of the phys­i­ol­ogy of preg­nancy and the post­par­tum period, so that they can make safe and effec­tive deci­sions about what and how to teach this pop­u­la­tion. The Correspondence/Online Course and Exam results in a Basic Pre/postnatal Fit­ness Certification.

Those with lit­tle or no prac­ti­cal expe­ri­ence in fit­ness are not encour­aged to become an instruc­tor until they are active and have knowl­edge of anatomy and exer­cise terms.

For those with expe­ri­ence in fit­ness teach­ing and mar­ket­ing, and who do not wish to license, this Basic Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion may be suf­fi­cient to develop and oper­ate their own pro­gram. How­ever, most peo­ple move on to the Practicum.

3. What is the pur­pose of the Practicum?

The Practicum is the “hands on” aspect of train­ing. It ensures that teach­ers can safely teach Mind/Body work, Strength and Flex­i­bil­ity work, and Cardio/Aerobic work. Poten­tial teach­ers work with mas­ter train­ers to learn skills unique for this pop­u­la­tion and demon­strate the abil­ity to lead exer­cises in each com­po­nent area.

4. How do I actu­ally put my pro­gram together, teach and mar­ket it?

Some individuals/businesses already have suf­fi­cient expe­ri­ence to do this on their own. Oth­ers need to learn this or want addi­tional infor­ma­tion on pro­gram devel­op­ment spe­cific for the pre/post pop­u­la­tion. Some teach­ers already know they will be work­ing for a licensee. We pro­vide this guid­ance as part of the Trade­mark licens­ing procedure.

Teach­ers receive class pro­ce­dures and plan­ning work­sheets, along with feed­back on their plans. Admin­is­tra­tors receive guide­lines for class sched­ul­ing, pub­lic rela­tions, time and bud­get esti­mates and work­sheets. The Trade­mark option also car­ries advan­tages in terms of vis­i­bil­ity and credibility.

Larger insti­tu­tions, such as hos­pi­tals and large prac­tices, may wish to become even more con­nected to DTP, Inc., in which case a Cor­po­rate License is avail­able. This is a much more com­plex busi­ness arrange­ment and involves a will­ing­ness to par­tic­i­pate in con­sumer sur­veys, research involv­ing out­comes and pol­icy development.

5. What about costs? Please review my Options and explain the Fees involved.

All options require that a poten­tial teacher pass

the Basic Pre/postnatal Study Course Exam.

OPTION 1: Basic Pre/postnatal Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion for indi­vid­u­als seek­ing pro­fes­sional and aca­d­e­mic edu­ca­tion, who plan to develop their own pro­grams, or already have their own programs.

The aca­d­e­mic course work is done by correspondence/online.

• Study guide and exam: $319 per teacher. (Practicum is optional.) PTPN mem­ber dis­counts available.

The DTP Basic Pre/postnatal Fit­ness Study Course and Exam course has been approved for 12 State of Cal­i­for­nia con­tin­u­ing edu­ca­tion hours by PTPN, the Con­tin­u­ing Edu­ca­tion Approval Agency.

OPTION 2: Trade­mark License for indi­vid­u­als and busi­nesses who want pro­gram devel­op­ment assis­tance, and wish to use our trade­names (Total Preg­nancy Fit­ness™, Danc­ing Thru Preg­nancy®, Mom-Baby Fit­ness™, Stroller­Dance™) and teach pro­grams that fol­low our suc­cess­ful guidelines.

Indi­vid­u­als or busi­nesses may pur­chase a yearly trade­mark license. Teach­ers receive assis­tance with class activ­i­ties and struc­ture, along with pro­ce­dures to insure safe and effec­tive teach­ing. The license includes guid­ance on oper­a­tions and mar­ket­ing. Licensees gain vis­i­bil­ity and cred­i­bil­ity through asso­ci­a­tion with DTP, Inc.  The Basic Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion (study guide & exam fees paid once only), Trade­mark Fee and Practicum are required.

• Study guide and exam: $319 per teacher. Dis­count for 10 or more teach­ers at once:  $279 per teacher.

• Annual fee for Trade­mark use: $250.

• Practicum:  no fee for first teacher; addi­tional teach­ers: $25.

OPTION 3: DTP® Cor­po­rate or Advanced License is only avail­able to health care or fit­ness orga­ni­za­tions such as hos­pi­tals or large fit­ness fran­chises that work closely with the DTP head­quar­ters on devel­op­ment, pro­ce­dures, mar­ket­ing, and research.

Basic Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion and Practicum are required for teach­ers. Advanced licensees agree to pay a one-time license fee plus quar­terly roy­al­ties as a per­cent­age of pro­gram pro­ceeds.

• Study guide and exam: $319 per teacher.

• One-time license fee:  $300.  Plus quar­terly royalties.

• Teacher train­ing dis­counts and con­sult­ing fees: are dis­cussed based on vol­ume and needs.

Options 2 & 3 are dis­cussed fur­ther in the Start a Pro­gram pages.

DTP’s TRAINING HISTORY AND OBJECTIVES:

Since 1984, DTP has suc­cess­fully trained group fit­ness instruc­tors, dance and yoga teach­ers, per­sonal train­ers, exer­cise phys­i­ol­o­gists, health care providers, move­ment spe­cial­ists, phys­i­cal ther­a­pists and other allied health pro­fes­sion­als. Our goal is to help indi­vid­u­als, facil­i­ties and insti­tu­tions bring safe, effec­tive, state-of-the-art pro­grams to as many women and infants as possible.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE:

1. Con­tact via email: director@dancingthrupregnancy.com with your name, mail­ing address, phone, email and inter­est in reg­is­ter­ing for the teacher train­ing and we will fol­low up. PTPN mem­bers add your mem­ber­ship num­ber. Or, call 1–800-442‑9034. The best times to call are M-W-F from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. (East­ern time).

2. Select appro­pri­ate fee and pay via Pay­Pal (below) for Study Course & Exam. Or, return the reg­is­tra­tion form we send to you, with a check via reg­u­lar mail.

Per per­son or Group Fees

Per person $319.00 10 persons or more - per person $279.00 PTPN member - per person $299.00 PTPN - 5 persons or more - per person $269.00

MORE INFORMATION:

Teacher Train­ing Details

LICENSING INFORMATION & REGISTRATION:

Start A Pro­gram

What do teach­ers say about their work and their training

“I know this is impor­tant work. I am so glad I found your edu­ca­tional pro­gram, so I under­stand what to teach and why.”  — LB