Association for Neuro Linguistic Programming

The Association for Neuro-Linguistic Programming (ANLP) is a UK organisation founded in 1985 by Frank Kevlin[1] to promote NLP. Associate Membership is open to anyone interested in NLP and Full Membership is open to holders of recognized NLP qualifications.

The ANLP publishes Rapport magazine quarterly, which is available to non-members by subscription, and has published[2] the proceedings of a NLP Research Conference held at the University of Surrey, UK in 2008. A second conference was held at Cardiff University in 2010[3] and a third is planned at the University of Hertfordshire in 2012.

ANLP were awarded Small Business of the Year in the Hertfordshire Business Awards 2009.[4]

It was a member organisation [5] of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) to 2002 when the role was taken over by its daughter organization[6], the Neuro Linguistic Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (NLPtCA)[7][8]. The NLPtCA is a founder member of the European Association for Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy[9], a European wide accrediting organisation (EWAO) for NLPt within the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP)[10].

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Controversy

In addition to neuro-linguistic programming itself being perceived as controversial, there has been criticism of the ANLP’s code of ethics. Roderique Davies (2009) quotes the following disclaimer from the code of ethics:

"The Code does not assume that individual Members possess particular levels of skill in any specific area; it is important, therefore, that users of Members’ services do satisfy themselves that the person they are working with is appropriately skilled."

Roderique Davies (2009) states “To put the onus of responsibility onto the individual seeking the service is scandalous. What basis do they have to satisfy themselves that an individual is qualified in the face of impressive sounding claims and ‘qualifications’?”

Prominent members

Lisa Wake Chair[11] (2005–2007) of UKCP, psychotherapist and author[12].

Martin Weaver Psychotherapist, author[13] and media writer.

Paul Burns Psychotherapist and author[14].

Daryll Scott Business trainer[15] and author[16].

Notes

  1. ^ "Neuro Linguistic Psychotherapy and Counselling Association - History". Archived from the original on 2008-02-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20080225005443/http://www.nlptca.com/history.php. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  2. ^ Current Research in Neuro Linguistic Programming. 1. December 2009. ISBN 1-84469-019-9. 
  3. ^ "The Second NLP Research Conference - Cardiff University". http://www.anlp.org/files/pdf-rapport-article-nlp-research-conference_35_170.pdf. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "ANLP is FSB's best small business". Watford Observer. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/business/businessnews/4794687.ANLP_is_FSB_s_best_small_business/. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
  5. ^ "EXPERIENTIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST THERAPIES SECTION". UKCP. Archived from the original on 2002-10-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20021009180411/http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/ect.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
  6. ^ "ANLP Executive Minutes". ANLP. Archived from the original on 2001-08-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20010831130623/http://www.anlp.org/exec.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  7. ^ "Full list of UKCP accrediting organisations (alphabetical)". UKCP. http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/iqs/rp.1/list_of_ukcp_accrediting_organisations_alphabetical.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  8. ^ "Full list of UKCP training organisations - CS". UKCP. http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/cs1.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  9. ^ "EANLPt - European Association for Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy". EANLPt. http://www.eanlpt.org/eanlptste9.pdf. Retrieved 2020-03-06. 
  10. ^ "Organisation and Structure". EANLPt. http://www.eanlpt.org/organisation.html. Retrieved 2010-03-06. 
  11. ^ "100,000 reject government plans". The British Psychology Society. http://www.bps.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/releases$/statutory-regulation/100000-reject-government-plans.cfm. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
  12. ^ Wake, Lisa (2008). Neurolinguistic Psychotherapy: A Postmodern Perspective. Advancing Theory in Therapy. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-42541-4. http://www.routledgementalhealth.com/9780415425414. Retrieved 2008-04-08. 
  13. ^ Bridoux, Denis; Weaver, Martin (2000). "Neuro-linguistic psychotherapy". In Davies, Dominic; Neal, Charles (eds.). Therapeutic Perspectives On Working With Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients. Pink Therapy. 2. Open University Press. pp. 73–90. ISBN 0335203337. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Therapeutic-Perspectives-Working-Lesbian-Bisexual/dp/0335203337. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
  14. ^ Burns, Paul (2006). "Justice, Torture and Restoration". In Anthony J W Taylor (ed). Justice as Basic Human Need. Nova Science Publishers Inc.. pp. 135–157. ISBN 159454915X. 
  15. ^ Ford, Emily (2009-04-08). "Into workplace action with human interaction". London: The Times. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/management/article6054123.ece. Retrieved 2010-03-06. 
  16. ^ Scott, Darryl (2007). Can we start again? The patterns of NLP applied to business interactions. Management Books 2000. ISBN 1852525460. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Can-We-Start-Again-Interactions/dp/1852525460. Retrieved 2010-03-06. 

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