Certification nonsense and need for a code of ethics

I notice increasingly that especially in the world of NLP, trainers are referring to "certifications" as "qualifications" and worse still in some cases talking about such pieces of paper as "recognised qualifications" which of course is very misleading as they are at best certificates of attendance and nothing more. Another misrepesentation is when trainers call their training company "The British Institute of XXX" when they do not represent "Britain" and of course it's not even professionaly correct to call yourself an Institute in the United Kingdom...

In the AFPT we decided to avoid the whole certification nonsense and instead have associate and full memberships. Both types are expected to adhere to the AFPT code of conduct and to behave with integrity and professionalism. It also amazes me that many people don't realise that being "provocative" does not equate to being aggressive and I recently also blogged on this at www.nickkemp.com.

Provocative Therapy in 2010

I have just added the schedule for Provocative Therapy and Provocative Change Works dates for 2010 at www.nickkemptraining.com
I am running events in London, Leeds, New York, San Francisco, Warsaw and other dates to be announced in due course

New Members section on AFPT site

We just added a members section to www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com which will give access to archive Frank Farrelly and other unpublished Provocative Therapy articles

Frank Farrelly talks to Nick Kemp about Therapy and NLP in 1970s

Frank on Carl Rogers

New site design launched

Take a look here http://www.provocativetherapy.info/index.php

Provocative Therapy in 2010 with Frank Farrelly and Nick Kemp

I have just added the dates for Provocative Therapy events in 2010 to the diary here

http://www.nickkemptraining.com/calendar.php

As you can see I'll be running an introduction to PT for the first time in London in Feb and then co presenting a weeknd with Frank Farrelly himself in May.

Also check www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com

Happy Birthday Frank from Nick Kemp and AFPT

Nick Kemp interviewed in Poland 2009

Provoking responses in Warsaw using pauses

Frank on Nick

The Provocative Therapy Archive

Here is a photo of some of the 200 tapes which I am transferring from cassette forum to a digital format

New Provocative Demonstration by Nick Kemp

Video clip of Nick Kemp teaching PT approaches

Excerpt from Frank Farrelly working with Teenagers

See http://www.nickkemp.com/blog/index.php

Misuse and misunderstanding of the term "Provocative"

I noticed today that with a certain amount of unfortunate predictability we now have a trend of people trying to cash in on the term "Provocative". It seems we are truly in the era of hype where everyone is described as "a genius" or "master of x or y"

I set up The Association for Provocative Therapy with the encouragement of Frank Farrelly creator of the field of Provocative Therapy to ensure that PT doesn't go the same way as some other talk therapies into a world of craziness and hype!

If you are considering attending any course or event check the trainer credentials and that the person in question is not trying to simply hijack this particular term for their own personal commercial gain and rather has a genuine set of skills which they can communicate usefully to others with the humour and warm hearted spirit demonstrated by Frank Farrelly himself

Feedback from the NY event

My name is John Johnson, and I attended the PCW workshop in NYC (aka New Yawk Ciddy) in May, 2009. I have some comments about it…Ok, here I go….I was amazing.

For those of you who are intrigued by the Icon Cards Nick developed..Wow...Get 'Em! Those cards reminded me that human are fast learners. Symbols have been used my humans to teach and to communicate for gazillions of years in all cultures. I was blown away by the “speed” of how I, and I am sure others, quickly absorbed the PCW strategies just by using the Icon Cards - as opposed to the rote listing of possibilities what one can do.

It's like all the details were summed in/as one essence, leaving room for more things to do and to feel pleasure as we learn. Hmmm, pleasure while you learn! What a concept!

It also dawned that Nick Kemp is the only one cataloguing Frank Farrelly’s work, and he is and will be the premier source for future generations….Wow!

Nowadays there are far too many theoreticians teaching workshops; that’s good; but it has its drawbacks. Theoreticians teach theory.
Period. Nick is teaching from direct experience (sure as well as theory).The difference is that Nick can concretely say, tell you and show you – what works and has works consistently. He, as I like to say – has real-world battle scars. He’s a hardened soldier (a Jedi
Knight) who can teach recruits from “direct experience.” There needs to be more people like him.

Oh, what a killer sense of humor.


Be Well

JJ

2nd part of Frank Farrelly interview now online

The 2nd part of the Frank Farrelly working with teenagers is now added to See http://www.nickkemp.com/blog/

Excerpt from 1970s Frank Farrelly interview

I just uploaded a Frank Farrelly inteview from te 1970s on working with teenagers

See http://www.nickkemp.com/blog/

Reflections

I just finished a weekend in Leeds co presenting a weekend on Therapeutic Excellence with Andrew T Austin. I included a section on Provocative Therapy and this was filmed in high definition for a 2009 DVD release. Many of the delegates were amazed at the power and speed of using this approach and just how different it is to traditional NLP and Hypnosis.

Next month I am delighted to be training with Frank Farrelly himself and will be using the new training approach for PT that has already been showcased on the previous PT practice day

The World's best kept secret?

Its fast approaching 5 years since I first met Frank and I continue to be amazed at how such a powerful approach for change is so relatively unknown! Prior to training in Provocative Therapy I had already trained extensively in NLP and immediately noticed how influenced Bandler is by Frank and of course both co creators of NLP hold Frank in very high esteem.

I set up The Association For Provocative Therapy to avoid the hype and craziness that now frequents NLP where everyone appears to have
ludicrous titles and much of the behaviour is to me at least quite
embarassing...In 2009 we'll be running a very special 3 day PT event
in May (see www.nickkemptraining.com for booking) as well as USA and European events. I am also working on the Farrelly archive of tapes stretching back to 1971 and will be releasing a series of new DVDs which focus on teaching these skills.

Here's another new clip of PT in high definition

New clip of Frank Farrelly and Nick Kemp teaching Provocative Therapy

Beyond NLP - Provocative Therapy intensive May

A quick reminder that the Provocative Therapy 3 day intensive is May 8 - 10 presented by Frank Farrelly & Nick Kemp. This is priced at 750 for the 3 days and is great value as well as being AFPT approved.

Its of special interest to NLPers as Farrelly was one of the big influences on Bandler and Grinder in the development of NLP. Full booking details are here

www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com

Pre dating NLP, Frank Farrelly circa 1963

I am in the middle of archiving a stack of material from Frank Farrelly dating back in the early 1970s, many years before Bandler and Grinder check out Frank's work and referenced him in "Frog's into Princes"

Listening back to many of these audio tapes, I am amazed that Frank was not literally burned at the stake as his approach was the direct opposite to traditional therapy, even though Frank had originally trained with Carl Rodgers himself. When I first came across Frank in 2004 it ws clear to me just how much of an influence he had been on Richard Bandler and NLP. Richard has definately adopted many of the elements used in Provocative Therapy, but Provocative Therapy also holds a host of different approaches and skills not found in standard NLP.

What's so impressive about Frank is that he created a whole approach whih was very different to other therapeutic approaches from the likes of Erickson, Satir, Bateson and others. I have found a background in NLP has been very helpful in learning about and teaching PT, but PT actually works in a far more accelerated manner when working with private clients. In May this year I am co prsenting a 3 day event teaching Provocative Therapy with Frank in the UK.
This is an excellent opportunity for NLPers and others who want to stretch their boundaries and skills and you can book securely online here

http://www.nickkemptraining.com/courses.php#course2

Provocative Therapy Exercise Day

I am running a day on practicising the key Provocative Therapy exercises in the UK Feb 21st in Leeds. This is an excellent introduction todeveloping these skills.

Book online at www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com

Provocative Therapy v being an aggressive arse

One of the biggest misreadings of Provocative Therapy by people who
have not studied with Frank Farrelly is the belief that "to be
provocative" means to be aggressive with the client!
In Provovative Therapy and Provocative Change Works (tm) the
practitioner or therapist ensures that they treat the client
interaction as if talking to an old friend with a twinkle in the eye(and to quote Frank) working from the heart chakra...

On the last PT training in Leeds I had to reign in a delegate who
decided that being aggressive and abrasive was the task of the day
and didn't realise that he not only came over as a complete arse! He seriously pissed of his partner in the exercise!
Provocative comes from the original term Provocare which means to
call forth. The "provocative element" in interacions is therefore to stimulate client responses using humour and Frank goes so far as to say that if a client is not provoked into laughter then the therapist is not using Provocative Therapy!

I noticed in recent times a number of NLPers deciding that having
read the original Provocative Therapy book of having attended a
Provocative Therapy weekend training, concluded that they were
now "Provocative Therapists!" I also have come across a number of
longstanding NLP trainers and Master Trainers and even an Associate
Professor (LOL!) all totally misreading Frank's work, believing it
was about being rude and obnoxious. None of these individuals had of course ever trained with Frank.

I set up The Association for Provocative Therapy" (AFPT)with Frank's blessing, which promotes PT in a professional manner. There are no certifications in PT, but we do have membership and a code of conduct. In my own Provocative Change Works approach I also promote building rapport using humour with the client which in combination with other approaches works to great effect.

Recently I was able to see the original transcript for Frank's book
as well as a newspaper article from 1972 on Frank's work. This
reminded just how revolutionary his approach was for the time and of course still is today.

For PT courses in the UK and USA, see www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com

Provocative Therapy across the planet in 2009

This is an amazing year for Provocative Therapy in 2009, with Frank Farrelly coming to the UK in May, where we are co presenting a 3 day event in Leeds. In September I am travelling to see Frank in Russia for a 4 day PT intensive, before spending some time in Oct doing some more recording in the UK.

www.nickkemp.com