Hi There

I was wondering if anyone is aware of a resource or paper that maps across therapeutic modalities to NLP?

Having trained to master level over many years I also want to take my learning to another level and understand some of the theories and concepts behind NLP Interventions.

Does anyone know of this kind of resource anywhere?

Be grateful for any signpost you may be able to share!

Many Thanks

What's a "therapeutic modality"? What does "maps across" mean for you?

Therapeutic modality - basically various intervention i.e Transactional Analysis, Person Centred ect. Maps across means to me? Names. draws comparision, is like, similar too.

Hopefully that it a little clearer!

Thanks

Jace,

I am really curious what is your motivation for this post? What purpose do you have in mind for looking for this information?

Maybe this site might help... Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Learning - A University of Surrey Project

Jason

Jason, it is an interesting question!

When I read the work of people like Micheal Neil he is always able to draw the academic link to what ever he is talking/writing about!

I find this interesting and just want to learn more about some of the tools and techniques I know and use in my everyday work!

Jason - just wanted to say thanks for sharing the link to the site! I have had a glance and it is great! Thanks for taking the time to share that with me!

Regards
Jace

Problem with comparing is that the tendency is to impose a cookie cutter based on, say, behaviourism, onto NLP. Which will sure enough leave you with something that looks like NLP and behaviourism have something in common, but derails thinking in the process: saying X is like Y is more about shutting down thought processes than opening them up.

Hence, you can say anchoring is like classical conditioning, for which there's all kind of documentation about being mean to rats that some people value.

And the more you think anchoring and classical conditioning are the same, the more you overlook their fascinating differences.

Like, how with anchoring even an allusion to the anchor can have the same effect as the anchor itself, for instance.

Like the phenomenon of the sliding anchor, which can increase the response rather than merely recalling the same one again and again.

So, be careful: as soon as you make a comparison, you're looking only at that which is alike. The rest: that which is different will not register. And a lot of NLP has come about through exploring what doesn't fit.

Adrian, so true, thanks for taking the time to reply! Very good point to keep in mind!

Thanks again!

Jace,

When I replied to your post there was a nagging in the back of my mind that someone had written a book on NLP and mapping it to other thoretical models so I went through my book shelves and found it heres the amazon link.

[ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Magic-Translation-Clinical-Psychology/dp/1904424112/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243863648&sr=8-1"]Practical Magic: A Translation of Basic NLP into Clinical Psychology: Amazon.co.uk: Steve Lankton: Books[/ame]

Jason

Jason, thanks for taking the time to think through this and come back to me! This is really appreciated! I will have a look at it and let you know what I think!

Thnak again - Be Happy!