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Become a Certified Personal Medicine Coach (CPMC)

Developed by Dr Pat Deegan USA, we are proud to deliver the 12 week coaching program, giving you the skills to assist people to self prescribe & activate their own wellbeing initiatives.

Becoming a CPMC is relevant to all helping professionals. The practice of Personal Medicine meets SAMHSA’s (USA) criteria for recovery-based practice and the core competencies of peer support.

Upcoming Cohorts

September 19th - November 28th 2025

[Friday coaching sessions @10.30am- 12.00pm AEST /8.30am- 10.00am AWST]

Costs: $1250 AUD (full fee)

Partial bursaries are awarded to successful applicants.

More cohorts will be scheduled later in the year. Follow this page to stay abreast of new dates.

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What does the course include?
The course includes
- Weekly online e-learning
- Weekly online coaching sessions
- Weekly practice & reflection tasks to enhance your coaching skills
- A Personal Medicine Guide
- Access to evidenced based coaching materials and resources
- 1:1 coaching sessions
- 12 months licence to CPMC materials
- Access to Community of Practice (international)
- 12 months access to Pat Deegan's Recovery Library and courses.
- 25% off any additional Personal Medicine Guides you purchase to use with clients.

What is Personal Medicine?
Personal Medicine are the things WE DO that heal, not the things we take. The nature of our personal medicine is unique to each of us and stems from our inner wisdom of what works.

Personal Medicine Disrupts the notion
- that medicine is only something we take, and
- that medicine can only be prescribed by professionals
Personal Medicine Promotes
- Medicine is also what we DO to heal and stay well.
- The unique personal solutions of what works lies within us all

What others have said about the benefits of being a CPMC.
Being a CPMC, gives you the vital recovery coaching skills and knowledge suited to NDIS and other psycho-social programs. There have been over 250 CPMC trained in Australia.

" I introduced Personal Medicine (PM) in my work with a client struggling with depression, lack of motivation, hallucinations and sleep disturbance. She was unhappy with previous therapists treating her like a patient and was excited to hear about how Personal Medicine would allow her to self-direct her recovery and have a voice. We worked with PM cards and Guides for her to develop her own strong Personal Medicine. Personal Medicine was a breakthrough in my work with her." - Pakistan CPMC 2021

"Personal Medicine helps ME see from a different perspective as well. My questions with clients have become more encouraging and focussed on something new we can find instead of reacting to what might've happened " - Virginia CPMC 2020.

" Personal Medicine has not only given me the language, but also the practice to increase my advocacy efforts. It has also helped me personally, not just during tough times but also as a preventive daily practice" - California CPMC 2021

What can I expect during the course?
The course is thorough providing you with the skills and knowledge to be certified as a Personal Medicine Coach.

You will need to dedicate weekly time (2 – 4 hours) to watching videos, completing course material and practicing personal medicine coaching with a 'buddy' partner.

Pat Deegan un-apologetically has set the bar high for course certification ensuring that people who access a CPMC know they are accessing the best coaches.

You will need to:
- Attend ALL live coaching sessions
- Complete online course work
- Submit weekly reflections
- Practice different coaching skills with a coaching buddy
- Pass weekly quizzes (80% pass mark with multiple attempts allowed)
- Submit an audio example of your personal medicine coaching approach (15 minutes- not graded)
- Take a Final Exam and pass at 80% (1 resubmit permitted)
Those who are able to stay on top of the work have no trouble in passing this standard.

You will have access to two experienced trainers who have are endorsed and licensed to provide this training program. Their role is to support you throughout the course both in the weekly sessions and in between sessions if required.

What pre-requisite skills are required?
There are no formal pre-requisites required. The course is built from a strong foundation of recovery-oriented practice that upholds the belief that all people:

1. Are the experts and know what ultimately works for themselves,

2. Do not require fixing or activating, and

3. Have the personal agency to enact their unique personal medicine that stems from their inner wisdom.

If you share these beliefs then you are in a good position to undertake the course no matter if you have qualifications in the helping sector or not.

Curriculum Overview
Each week you will access E-learning , attend a coaching session, undertake practice tasks, complete quizzes and post reflections.

Pre Work: Get Ready Week 1 : Discovering Personal Medicine
Week 2: Coaching with the Personal Medicine Worksheet
Week 3: Personal Medicine Cards
Week 4: Coaching with the Cards
Week5: Personal Medicine Guides
Week 6: Personal Medicine Guides ( CPMC break week)
Week 7 : Coaching with the Guides
Week 8: Going Deeper with Personal Medicine
Week 9 : Pulling it All Together
Week 10: Approaching the Finish Line
Week 11: Final Exam
Week 12: Certification Celebration

Computer Access
The program requires you to access materials online. Having access to a computer, Ipad or laptop is necessary to complete the course. Only having a phone to access the course will make it difficult for you to complete successfully.

The CPMC Down Under Facilitator Team
The CPMC Down Under team has been trained by Pat Deegan and Associates (PDA). We continue to work closely with PDA to bring you this internationally recognised and evidence based coaching program. Your facilitators are:

Helen Glover

Trish Tran

Alison Hilton

Helena Roennfeldt

Melody Edwardson

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1. Participant places are not confirmed until full payment has been received.
2. Participants can cancel or defer their registration up until the start of the course.
3. Cancellations : A cancellation fee is applied to cover administration charges incurred.
  1. Prior to registering on the PDA learning site: $50
  2. Post registering on the PDA learning site: $150
  3. After the course has started: Deferment only
4. If defered: A re-registration fee is applied to deferred enrolments to cover administration costs: $150

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Become a Certified Personal Medicine Coach (CPMC)

Developed by Dr Pat Deegan USA, we are proud to deliver the 12 week coaching program, giving you the skills to assist people to self prescribe & activate their own wellbeing initiatives.

Upcoming Cohorts

Express my interest for a future CPMC cohort

CPMC Partial Bursary Application

Invoice Details