Early Bird Discount

If you book before January 6th 13th, the workshops will cost just £60 for the whole day or £35 for a morning or afternoon workshop. Thereafter the full fee will apply, so don’t miss out on the discount

Full Fee

The cost of the workshops are £75 for the whole day or £45 for a morning or afternoon session.

Each workshop has a maximum of 16 places so you need to book early to avoid disappointment.

Don’t miss out on the discounts. Register now to secure your place.

ChangeCamp+Plus gives you an opportunity to have a deeper experience of the kind of work ChangeCamp presenters do at an affordable price.

There are six presentations, three in the morning and three in the afternoon running concurrently on a variety of topics by ChangeCamp presenters.

Each ChangeCamp+Plus workshop is three hours long. That’s a lot of time to learn and explore a particular process or technique in depth.

The workshopsare a mix appropriate for personal development or professional development with CPD certificates provided.

• How To Develop Compassionate Self Acceptance with Andy Hunt
• Mindfulness with Iain MacKenzie
• Brief Grief Therapy with Harry Knox
• Gestalt Theory And Practice: Experiential Workshop with Iain MacKenzie
• From Problem To Solution Using EFT with Andy Hunt
• Personal And Therapeutic Toolbox with Rob McGinley

ChangeCamp is a twice yearly self & professional development workshop running in Newcastle upon Tyne, it is designed to give taster sessions in a variety of subjects. Each session lasts for one and a half hours, it is a finger buffet of different approaches to psychological change work. While hugely enjoying the presentations, many of the participants comment that they would have liked more time to go into the subjects in more depth, that’s what ChangeCamp+Plus is for.

ChangeCamp+Plus gives you an opportunity to have a deeper experience of the kind of work ChangeCamp presenters do at an affordable price.  There are six presentations, three in the morning and three in the afternoon running concurrently on a variety of topics by ChangeCamp presenters. Each ChangeCamp+Plus workshop is three hours long. That’s a lot of time to learn and explore a particular process or technique in-depth.

The workshops are a mix of topics for personal or professional development with CPD certificates provided.

The workshops will include:

• How To Develop Compassionate Self Acceptance with Andy Hunt
• Mindfulness with Iain MacKenzie
• Brief Grief Therapy with Harry Knox
• Gestalt Theory And Practice: Experiential Workshop with Iain MacKenzie
• From Problem To Solution Using EFT with Andy Hunt
• Personal And Therapeutic Toolbox with Rob McGinley

What you need to attend these workshops:

• A desire to learn.
• To enjoy being with like-minded people.
• To enjoy working with some excellent trainers.
• You need to want to become more professionally skilled or more satisfied on a personal level.
• To have fun.

Note: You may need previous experience of the presentation subject before attending – see the information about each workshop.

What you don’t need to attend these workshops:

• You don’t need to have attended ChangeCamp to attend these sessions.
• A huge bank account, these workshops are designed to be as affordable as possible.

Where, when and how much?

The first ChangeCamp+Plus will be on Saturday February 4th, 2012 from 10am to 5pm at Jesmond Dene Conference Centre, Jesmond Dene, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Early Bird Discount

If you book before January 6th, the workshops will cost just £60 for the whole day, or £35 for a morning or afternoon workshop. Thereafter the full fee will apply, so don’t miss out on the discount

Full Fee

The cost of the workshops are £75 for the whole day or £45 for a morning or afternoon session.

Each workshop has a maximum of 16 places so you need to book early to avoid disappointment.

Visit www.changecampplus.co.uk to find out more and book your place

As part of my introduction we work with an annoyance to demonstrate the power of EFT to reduce unhelpful response.

One of the participants asked me this question: “It’s all very well tapping on an annoyance and feeling relaxed about it here, but what happens when we meet the annoying situation again?”

At least one person at every EFT training I have ever done has asked me this question. I answer the question with a story about Sally our Patterdale Terrier and one of her ‘funny’ little behaviours.

Click on the link for the “A Patterdale Terrier’s Guide To Stress Relief” article I mentioned.

P.S. If I look a bit crumpled in this video it’s because I spent the previous hour and half setting up the venue for the ChangeCamp event.

Presentations

As usual there is a great line up of presentations and presenters on all areas of the psychology of change. Mini workshops on Mindfulness, EFT, Metaphors, The Vision Quest to name just a few.

Here’s the full list:

• Introduction to EFT – Andy Hunt
• Let’s Make A Metaphor – Joanne Thompson
• An Introduction To Solution Focussed Brief Therapy – Andrew Callcott
• Counselling And You – Iain Mackenzie
• Enabling Change with Metaphors and Submodalities – Harry Knox
• Awareness, Compassion and Personal Growth – Iain Mackenzie
• State Choice – Jay Arnott
• Compassionate Self Acceptance – Andy Hunt
• Is It Really What You Want? – Abi Smith
• Change For Healthy Eating – Jackie Wilkinson
• Communicating For Life – Lyn White and Chris Blain
• Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! – Claire Boyles
• Mindfulness – Mona Cochorane
• The Vision Quest – Jay Arnott
• Laughter Workshop – Keith Adams

A lot to enjoy and a lot to learn from.

Specialist Book Stall

Not only that, the Anglo American Book Company formed in 1992 in order to meet the specific needs of those interested in psychology, psychotherapy, counselling and personal growth will have a book stall at the event.

All this for just £15, just click here to sign up (or you can pay at the door)

Continuing Professional Development

If you are a therapist and need Continuing Professional Development then we are offering Attendance Certificates for your portfolio. ChangeCamp is opportunity to broaden your mind and add to your portfolio

Community

As well as the presentations there is also a chance to spend time getting to know people who are interested in personal and professional development. There is a special pleasure in being in the company of like minded individuals. The breaks and shared lunch are an excellent opportunity to make new friends.

All this for just £15

Join us this Saturday for the Autumn ChangeCamp by clicking this button (or you can pay at the door)

Shrink Rap Radio Podcast

I’ve just been listening to Dr David Van Nuys on the ShrinkRap Radio Psychology Podcast  interviewing Dr Madan Katarian the originator of Laughter Yoga.

As always Dr Dave is a great interviewer and Dr Katarian is an engaging and giggling guest. Since he first developed Laughter Yoga groups in a park in Mumbai, the Laughter Yoga movement now has 6,000 groups world wide.

The interview covers the beginnings of the practice, how unconditional laughter benefits and a number of stories of how people have used laughter in a variety of situations (including a group of ‘laughers’ trapped in a building during the recent earthquake in Japan).

You can listen to the interview here

The interview and the interviewee are very engaging and I mention it because in the Autumn ChangeCamp on 29th October, Keith Adams  of Voluntary Aspirations will be running the now traditional final wrap up session finishing a day of presentations at the event.

If you enjoyed the interview I heartily recommend the Shrink Rap Radio Podcast which has been going now for six years and has a huge back catalogue of interviews covering every possible aspect of psychology and personal development.

For those of you who don’t know ChangeCamp is a biannual event for anyone who is interested in psychological change for themselves or the people they work with.

It’s a collection of up to 16 mini-workshops held over the course of one day on all kinds of aspects of psychological change.

Many approaches are represented including: Counselling, Coaching, EFT, NLP, Hypnotherapy, Solution Focussed Therapy, healthcare, Laughter Yoga, and much more. Each workshop is 40 or 90 minutes long, and introduces you to a fascinating variety of ways of changing things for the better.

Here are a few of the workshops on offer on the day:

Counselling And You
A workshop explaining what counselling is and what it is not. How to use counselling skills at work and home. How to find the right counsellor for you and yours. This is a workshop with an opportunity to try out some counselling skills and to explore what you or your family might be looking for in a counsellor

How To Develop Compassionate Self Acceptance.
Compassionate self acceptance is a more robust version of self esteem. Rather than feeling good about ourselves which can be tricky when things aren’t going well we can learn to feel kindly towards ourselves whatever the circumstances. In this workshop you will learn some simple techniques to develop self-compassion and put it into practice.

Reverse Therapy – Psychological approaches to health
Learn how to get well and stay well using simple techniques for listening to your body. By listening to our bodies we can not only ease specific physical conditions such as CFS/ME, Fibromyalgia, IBS, anxiety and depression we can keep ourselves well, improve immune function and increase general well-being.

An Introduction To Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT is a simple self help technique that can help with a surprising range of problems, softening negative emotions, painful memories and some physical issues. In this short introduction you will learn the basics of this simple technique.

These are just four of the workshops that will be happening on the day. The list of workshops will be extended as we get closer to the day. You can find the current list of presentations here.

ChangeCamp is not just about the workshops, it is about connecting with people with the same interests as you in warm and friendly atmosphere and to have a good time.

All this is for just £15 on the door or by booking online and bring some food for a shared buffet meal.

If you haven’t looked recently there are now 15 17 workshops to choose from, including EFT, NLP, Coaching, Self hypnosis, Solution Focused Therapy and other topics. It’s a very rich menu

The Menu

Session 1 – 10:00-11:30

• Solution-focused Brief Therapy – John Wheeler
• Quick Start EFT – Andy Hunt
• Nurture Yourself With Food – Jackie Wilkinson
• Moving From Guilt To A Fundamentally Honest Resource – Nigel Hetherington

Session 2 – 11:45-1:15

• Life Clubs – Abi Smith
• Mindfulness in Gestalt Therapy – Iain MacKenzie
• Which Side Of The Mountain – John Wheeler
• How To Develop Your Self Confidence – Alan Scott

Session 3 – 2:15-3:45

• Changing Reality – Huw Dampney
• Choosing A Good Future – John Clark
• Betty Erickson Hypnosis Technique – Jay Arnott
• Softening The Inner Critics With EFT – Andy Hunt

Session 4 – 4:00-5:00

• Total Calm – Alan Scott
• Stop Thinking Start Living – Keith Adams
• Spinning Anchors – Jay Arnott
• Accept Yourself Even When You Don’t Think You Deserve It – Andy Hunt

Session 5:00-5:45

• Laughter workshop – Keith Adams

That’s a lot of fun and learning for one day.

If you haven’t already booked can I recommend that you book online for the princely sum of just £10. If you pay on the door it will cost you £15 to enter.

Click here to book online

If you have paid online please print out your Paypal receipt and bring it with you to get speedy access to the event.

Please feel free to bring friends and colleagues who may be interested in this kind of event.

The Practicalities

Please remember to bring with you a small food contribution to add to the shared lunch.

ChangeCamp is at Gosforth High School opposite Gosforth Asda. It’s a couple of minutes walk from Regent Centre Metro and there is good parking if you are coming by car.

The doors open at 9:30 and the presentations start at 10am.

For more info email andy@practicalwellbeing.co.uk or call 0754 700 9116

Communities of practice are formed by people who engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain of human endeavor: a tribe learning to survive, a band of artists seeking new forms of expression, a group of engineers working on similar problems, a clique of pupils defining their identity in the school, a network of surgeons exploring novel techniques, a gathering of first-time managers helping each other cope. In a nutshell:

Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.

There are three essential characteristics of a community of learning

The domain: A community of practice is more than just a club of friends or network of colleagues. It has a shared area of interest and members have some knowledge of that domain that separates from other people. Practising NLPers or EFTers are in shared domain – even if they do not know one another.

The community: In pursuing their interest in their domain, members engage in joint activities and discussions, help each other, and share information. They build relationships that enable them to learn from each other. Just having the same interest doesn’t make you a member of a community of practice. You need to be able to get together, interact and learn together. Wenger gives the example of the ‘Impressionists’, who used to meet in cafés and studios to discuss the style of painting they were inventing together. These interactions were essential to making them a community of practice even though they often painted alone.

The practice: Members of a community of practice are practitioners. They are not just interested in something, they use their skills in a variety of situation. They develop a shared body of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing recurring problems – a shared practice. This takes time and sustained interaction. These interactions may be informal – work related discussions over lunch or more structured – team building, training or conferences.

Wenger says “It is the combination of these three elements that constitutes a community of practice. And it is by developing these three elements in parallel that one cultivates such a community.”

ChangeCamp is designed to fulfil that purpose in a simple, low-cost, enjoyable way.

The domain: The domain of ChangeCamp is psychological methods of change. These methods may be applied to self development, working with others in a therapeutic or educational setting, or working with groups and organisations to create change.

The community: ChangeCamp is one place for people who are interested in these areas to meet, perhaps for the first time and to develop their common interests. This website is designed to facilitate that process.

The practice: ChangeCamp is both for professional practitioners of their art it’s also for interested amateurs. Anyone who has tried to put a self-help book’s suggestions into practice is an explorer of self development even if they don’t belong to an association or get paid for it.

In an ideal world communities are supportive, educational and fun – that’s certainly my hope for ChangeCamp

• Have you ever read a self help book and not done the exercises suggested because you weren’t sure how, or it wasn’t so easy on your own?
• Have you ever read a self help book and wondered if there was anyone else out there interested in the kind of ‘weird’ things that you are interested in?
• Have you ever read an article in the newspaper or magazine about Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Neurolinguistic Programming NLP, coaching, counselling, hypnotherapy and were curious about them (but not so curious that you wanted to spend £100s taking a course)?
• Have you ever wondered if there are different ways of thinking about things that work better than the way you think about things?
• Have you ever wondered if there are better ways of solving problems?
• Have you ever wondered if there are better ways to be happy?
• Have you ever wanted to try things without having to spend a fortune?
• If you are in the helping professions, or work with people, have you ever wondered if there are different ways of doing things that might make your work even better?

If you have ever asked yourself any of these questions then ChangeCamp might be just what you are looking for.

What ChangeCamp is:

• ChangeCamp is about helping you discover and enjoy new ways of being in the world.
• ChangeCamp is about joining in and trying things out.
• ChangeCamp is a wide mixture of presentations, you choose which to go to.
• ChangeCamp is fun. This is not a sombre occasion, in fact we usually end with a laughter workshop that will leave you grinning for days.
• ChangeCamp is optimistic. All the presenters believe that things can be better, that as humans we can change and grow and be happier.
• ChangeCamp is affordable. Just £10 if you are a member of the ChangeCamp website (sign up at www.changecamp.co.uk) or £15 on the door. As well as the entry fee, everyone brings some food to add to the shared lunch.
• ChangeCamp is about community. It’s a place to meet people who are interested in the same kind of things that you are. It’s a chance to share your interests, swap stories and make new friends.
• ChangeCamp is a collaboration. There are no paid staff, anyone can volunteer to help run the day (and enjoy the presentations at the same time).

What it is not:

• ChangeCamp is not a mind, body, spirit fair. All the presentations are based on psychological methods of change.
• ChangeCamp is not a substitute for therapy. While we expect the presentations to be enlightening and helpful they are not a substitute for appropriate mental or physical care.

ChangeCamp is on at Gosforth High School on March 26th, 2011 from 9:30am to 5:30pm