NLP Training, NLP Consulting

Building Resilience - 1 Day Training Program
for Health Professionals, Carers, and Children

About This Program

Introduction 

This workshop is a small part of the program that is available for school communities as part of our larger "Get a Life!" program which was run as our clinical trial at Clarkson High School, halving bullying in the first week, and producing outcomes of 72% improvement in behavioural and academic performance scores in the workshop group, and 42% improvement in a "control" group within the school community.  You can read about the complete program HERE.

The purpose of this 1-day workshop is to give the participants evidence-based interventions and helping techniques which may be used with populations of at-risk children, along with an understanding of appropriate use.  

By the end of the workshop, participants will have gained knowledge and experience of 3 quite different techniques and should be able to apply these with significant effect in most cases. 

It is envisaged that a professional forum will be established to provide ongoing support to the participants so that they may continue to develop their skills and effectiveness. 

Opening 

The workshop opens with a presentation and discussion of the clinical trial at Clarkson High School which achieved such significant positive effects on behavioural and academic performance in the trial group and also in their peers.  It is important to note that the trial utilised a range of interventions, but that the 3 chosen for inclusion in this workshop are recognised as being particularly effective. 

We also explain that progress is not as dependent upon technique as it is upon the context in which the technique is applied, encompassing knowledge of the psychological development and state of the client, safety, duty of care, case management protocols, and the quality of the “therapeutic” relationship itself. 

Applied in an appropriate context, these types of techniques (collectively known as BMSA – brief multi-sensory activation, for their neuro-physiological theoretical basis) produce outcomes which have not previously been experienced. 

Technique 1 – NeuroStim 

This is a neuro-somatic technique designed to extinguish unhelpful conditioned responses such as fear, anger, grief, etc.  Techniques such as this do not and cannot extinguish unconditioned responses such as, for example threat responses due to imminent real danger. 

A brief exposition of the neuro-anatomy involved in this intervention will be given, and the emphasis, as with the other techniques, is always on practical application. 

This technique was developed in Australia by Christine Sutherland and has not yet been widely disseminated.  The international community has only recently been informed. 

Technique 2 – Resource Triangle 

Although this technique is known as an NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) technique, in fact it can also be regarded as a neuro-somatic technique because of its use of simultaneous multi-sensory overlay of a problem state, which in most cases collapses or extinguishes the problem state, allowing the person easier and more comprehensive access to internal resources, along with an ability to think more rationally and make better decisions, now that the thinking process is less affected by unhelpful emotional reactivity. 

This technique was developed by renowned NLP trainer Rex Sikes, in the USA and has been the centrepiece of a clinical trial on depression.  

Technique 3 – GaugeWork 

This technique utilises metaphor in an unusual but highly interesting way to moderate internal states.  It has been tested in trial with a group suffering from clinical depression, with patients suffering from anxiety disorders (including panic attacks), and also with patients exhibiting strong aggression.   

Developed in Australia by Astra Johnston, GaugeWork was greeted enthusiastically by the international community and is now utilised all around the world. 

Follow-Up/Continued Development

A professional forum has been established for adult graduates of this program, to both refine and extend the skills taught, and to provide on-going mentoring and peer mentoring on a day-by-day basis.  This forum is available to any professional working with children, but is free to graduates of this program. 

Presenter 

Christine Sutherland is a clinical behavioural therapist with a background of over 30 years in training and counselling.  She has run several clinical trials of more modern and efficacious mental health interventions, including her study on depression which has been peer-reviewed and published. 

Over her career she has trained many counsellors, psychologists, doctors, and other mental health workers, including clinical supervision for aspirants of the Diploma in Counselling from the Australian Counselling Association. 

Christine has authored and co-authored a number of books for both general public and professional use. 

How to Book

You can book your group for this training program by telephoning Lifeworks on 61 8 9246 1977 (Western Australia) or emailing us on info@lifeworks-group.com.au. We are available to travel anywhere in the world to deliver this training.

Fees

Fees are negotiated in each case dependent upon associated costs.  As an indication of the fee payable, for a group size of 20, fees are $2500 per day plus venue, travel and accommodation where necessary.