What it evaluates

The evaluation is structured around six dimensions. These are not test questions with right answers. They are dimensions of judgment that a practicing professional needs to demonstrate:

Situation recognition
Can you identify what is actually happening, not just what the person describes?
Framing accuracy
Can you frame the issue coherently, without vagueness or overclaim?
Distinction-making
Can you distinguish between things that look similar but matter differently?
Applied reasoning
Can you work through what you would do — and what you would not do — in a grounded way?
Mode and boundary clarity
Can you stay within what the framework can legitimately do and avoid overreach?
Communication clarity
Can you explain your reasoning clearly and usefully?

What the certification does not claim

It does not certify that you are an experienced practitioner. It certifies that at the time of evaluation, you demonstrated the reasoning the framework requires. Practice builds judgment over time. The certification is a starting point, not a destination.

It does not certify your therapeutic competence, your coaching credentials, or your clinical judgment. Those come from your professional training, not from this.

Pass outcomes

Three outcomes are possible:

Pass
You demonstrated sufficient competence across all six dimensions. Certificate issued.
Revise
One or more dimensions need more development. You receive specific feedback and resubmit those sections. No additional cost.
Not yet ready
The evaluation found significant gaps. You receive a full explanation of what was found. You can return when you've done more work with the framework.

Revision is not failure. Most practitioners who reach the final synthesis need at least one revision on something. The evaluation is designed to find what needs sharpening, not to penalize it.

How the evaluation works

The evaluation is conducted by an AI evaluator working from a defined rubric. Every evaluation stores the conversation transcript, rubric scores by dimension, model and prompt version, and timestamp. This is auditable.

There is no human reviewer in V1. Future versions may add a human audit path for borderline cases. The current evaluation is accurate enough to be meaningful and transparent enough to be trusted.

Verification

Each certificate carries a record ID. Verification lookup will be available at multiplenatures.com/verify once the system launches.