The role of an Affiliate Practitioner is an essential leadership position in which they will engage in deep personal development around how they live and experience race in order to support others in developing proficiency using the Courageous Conversations About Race (CCAR) Protocol ^TM. Certified as CCAR Practitioners, this group of leaders will support each facet of their organization by implementing healthy racial dialogue with the Compass, Four Agreements, and Six Conditions as their guide.

CCAR Practitioner Affiliate candidates will be trained to use the Protocol for Courageous Conversations About Race and embed this into their current practice and job functions. There is no curriculum license nor observation and live feedback at your site. Certified CCAR Practitioners receive ongoing coaching, support and connections at our national webinars and summits throughout the year. Certified CCAR Practitioners receive the distinction and membership as part of Courageous Conversation’s international cadre of Affiliate Educators.

Certification

CCAR Practitioner Certification is 50.0 hours as follows:

• 36.0 hours: 6-week online course

18.0 modules

1.5-2.0 hours per module

• 2.0 hours: (2) 1-hour live webinar/interactive meetings with your coach and cohort
• 8.0 hour: live training day

• 6.0 hours: online group coaching by sector/work groups/teams (we recommend they be scheduled in (3) 2.0 hour virtual blocks)

Your Equity Leadership for Courageous Conversations About Race is a life long journey....

• Up to 8.0 hours: optional monthly hour long online Affiliate coaching webinars (14 offered per year at 1.0 hour each)

The schedule is posted in CCAR Online Resource Center (which is provided once you complete your certification). Podcasts of previous websites are available for individual study and group access/participation by Affiliate teams/groups.

• Unlimited hours: additional self study or emails/text support to and from coaches

Implementation

Certified Affiliate Practitioners are expected to assist with the implementation of their organization's racial equity plan and to keep ever pervasive question, "What's race got to do with it?" on the table and in discussion throughout all facets of work.