Dear Barbara,
Like Chris, I, too, think the apprenticeship model is very useful. Here in
Peru, I was part of the first promotion of Constellation Work. There were
only a handful of us, out of class of 62 who initially enrolled in the
3.5=4.0 year course who passed the "final exam". The "final exam" was a
live Constellation overseen and critiqued by Tiiu Bozeman, director of the
Instituto Hellinger de Argentina.
Wanting to give the second group who followed a similar training as we had
I attended virtually all of their weekend seminars and volunteered to
"oversee" their practice sessions. While not the same as an apprenticeship
program with a seasoned facilitator such as yourself and many others in
this group I know it was useful for them and of tremendous value for me.
In my experience, in other worlds, both the apprentice and seasoned person
benefit greatly from the relationship provided they have a clear
understanding of the rules of the apprenticeship, at the outset.
But, I certainly recognize the possibility of jealousies and feelings of
competition that might arise. Reminds me of requirement we had in a
successful real estate partnership that I was once a core member of. Egos
had to be hung on the hat rack before entering the room in which the
partners were going to meet. If one snuck in, we had a protocol of
excusing that partner to go outside and "hang his ego on the hat rack".
Sometimes, it took a while for them to be ready to come back in. Perhaps
difficulty in finding the hat rack.We continued with our meeting and the
partner "suffered" the consequences of any votes we took to proceed in one
direction or another in his "ego" absence. It worked amazingly well and was
great training for each of us. Over time there were less and less visits
during the meeting to hang our egos on the hat rack.
I would love to hear more about peer reviews and this apprenticeship
program.
Fondly,
Stephen
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Chris Walsh <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Hi Barbara
I think an apprenticeship system is a brilliant idea. After all
constellation facilitation is a practical skill. Practical skills are best
learnt by practice and the apprenticeship model is one of the best ways to
do that.
Cheers
Chris Walsh
Melbourne, Australia
ph +61 (0)3 9487 4647
www.cwalsh.com.au
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:45 AM, Barbara Morgan
theknowingfield@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
Interesting to hear your experience Stephen. Thank you. Having run anneed
apprenticeship for many years, which I have found very helpful and a very
good way for people to learn, I am about to set up an apprenticeship
training here in the Uk and it is useful to hear what works and what
doesn't. I am becoming increasingly aware also that different cultures
different things and I guess also different individuals need differentit
things too at any given time, which is why I firmly believe that whilst
is important and very useful to have a basic structure for training andso
some things really do need covering, it is also good to respond to the
group and their particular needs for learning. This is what I have found
invaluable in working in Romania over the last few years.years
Barbara.
On 2 January 2013 21:20, Stephen Campbell coachuno@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Dearest Colleagues,
May this year be one of great prosperity in all aspects of each of your
lives.
I have found this thread of much interest and like Sheila, with whom I
resonate, I would like to add my two centavos from the perspective of
bilingual and bicultural Facilitator here in Perú.
I was privileged to be part of the first Facilitator training ever held
this country. Our training was ably managed and coordinated by TiiuBozeman
of the Centro Hellinger de Argentina. Our training spanned over 3.5
readof bi-monthly trainings by members of the teaching staff as well as aWe
number of invited teachers such as Stephan Hausner and Anngwyn St Just.
not only learned the theory of this work in a classroom setting, we
beextensively and each module included an entire day of workshopfacilitated
by the visiting professor and open to the public at large. Theseworkshops
were amply attended and we got to live and experience the Field andobserve
and learn from true masters. I personally travelled to Argentina to see
Bert himself work and teach. Additionally, I travelled to Bernreid to
inand
the presence of a wider array of true masters at this craft. All oftherapeutic
which contributed enormously to the Facilitator i have become. And, I
continue to evolve almost on a daily basis as I bring my other
skills to this systemic solution.and
Early on in my training, a fellow colleague and physician friend and I,
over lunch, came to the realization that in order to really become
competent at this craft we could not merely observe the work of others
read everything we could get our hands on. We had to get in the pool
charged adog paddle if necessary. My dear friend and colleague, who works as abecause
physician in the national health service, has a private clinic and
of his professional exposure attracted 40-60 attendees to our weekly
workshops. For well over two years our Friday nights were dedicated to
learning and serving the patients who came to our workshops. He
thatvery modest stipend to each person who attended. We have reminisced
alteringour early work, way before we had been given "permission" to practice,was
not the most elegant but it was effective. People resolved life
wholeissues both physical and emotional through our work. Word of mouth hasoffering
kept his clinic full as he continues. I, on the other hand, began
workshops at a Healing Center run by dear friends and addressing a
nosedifferent strata of clients. In the early days it was weekly and it isnow
twice to three times per month. Like Bill mentioned, I have had threemaintained
people show up and we did meaningful work; while discouraging I
my consistency of being there every Thursday evening. This consistencyhas
paid huge dividends as now my workshops consistently have 15-30centers
participants. I have replicated this model in several other healing
and now do 6-8 workshops per month.The effectiveness of the work speaksfor
itself and the word of mouth ( lip radio as it is know here) keeps mybe
practice vibrant and my workshops well attended.
As Dan mentioned, some people don't like their soiled family laundry to
aired in public. This is particularly true of a certain socio-economicprivate
strata in this country. So, they choose to come to my office for a
session in which I use sheets of paper with the following large
inscription on each 0 ^ 0. This represents the individual\s eyes and
isso the client can position them looking in a given direction. In thepast,
each sheet had a name of the element I, as the facilitator, consideredsmall
important. Now, other than the sheet which represents the client
him/herself which has their name on it, all the others merely have a
Roman numeral in the bottom right hand corner. This evolving covert
constellation is evolving and producing some astounding results. That
workshops.subject of another future post or article.their
About six months ago I had the privilege of working with two well known
psychiatrists and three psychologists each individually on issues in
lives. The results of our work in each case were so fruitful that theyhave
put me on their respective referral lists and until just before thethat
holidays I had a waiting list of patients.
The purpose of this post is not to say, "Hey,look at me!" it is share
it is possible to create a vibrant practice and well attended
Asfor
I look back, I see several factors which have contributed to my current
status. Consistency is the primary one. Not only did I hang in there
Ithe workshops where attendance was minimal and compensationclinic,
equally tenuous; but, for the time I worked at the above mentioned
where I occasionally received taxi fare, I also held workshops to dealwith
macro issues relating to Peru as a country at no cost to participants.
ofhave travelled extensively throughout the country doing workshopsorganized
by others and this too has borne fruit in that I do private in personLima,
sessions as well as through Skype. And in some cases people travel to
where I am based, to work with me.something
I don't think language per se is the tipping point to well attended
workshops. I have written and let others write, with my oversight,
description of what this work is all about. I speak it of as being
"psychology of the soul" and that captivates many. When I speak of the
Field I relate to those times when we have had an intuition about
and remark that we are then connected to the Field which is the Field
suchall information since the beginning of time. I am sure that there aremany,
perhaps including Dr. Sheldrake, but it works. This work I highlight iscreated
about feeling not about thinking. For some this is HARD but even the
bulwarks cave in once in the Field. Dan, I know that you could have
the success in the Massachusetts Prison System that you did and haveis
written about if language was the issue.
Word of this effective methodology has spread and colleagues of mine
throughout the country who were trained similarly are using this
methodology to help their patients resolve issues they present. And, it
not all bright and sunny as we occasionally have to repair work done by
professionals who attended but did not complete the full training. So,
limited knowledge and experience can damage do.
So, in conclusion, I do believe that lengthy training and exposure is a
must. Experience in group dynamics is also a necessary skill to hone
has been mentioned to provide a safe and loving environment wherecomplete
strangers connect with one and other at such a deep level that theythe
willingly participate by representing or being the person who receives
contributions of others. I have others organize my workshops and I
compensate them for their efforts. It is a win win for all. And word of
mouth is unbelievably powerful.
I trust that mis dos centavos (two cents) have value to you.
Abrazos to each of you from summery Peru
Stephen
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