Counselling Kinesiology™
by Gordon Dickson (Australia)
Counselling Kinesiology™ (CK):
PO Box 667
BUDDINA QLD 4575
AUSTRALIA
Ph:+(61) 07 5444 5466
e-mail:
counsellingkinesiology@bigpond.com
Website: http://www.counsellingkinesiology.com.au
DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY
Counselling Kinesiology™ Training is a series of workshops developed by kinesiologist and counsellor, Gordon Dickson ND, Dip.A, B.Eng(hon), ATMS, AIK, AKA. Initially it was introduced as part of the kinesiology training for the Naturopathy Diploma at the Melbourne College of Naturopathy in 1990. It soon grew and developed to become training for kinesiologists wanting to work with people who were having personal or relationship difficulties. It has been taught in its current form for the past 5 years. While most of the participants take these courses for professional development to become more effective in working with others, many now take these courses to use the techniques to enhance their own relationships and in their roles as parents.
TRAINING OUTLINE
Each course encompasses a three-stage approach.
The first stage is “Talk Therapy” where a structured approach of targeted questioning and active listening is taught. The trainee learns how to use this approach to explore the background of an issue, establish rapport with the client and identify appropriate goals. It is also used to identify the limiting factors that have prevented the client from moving forward. The outcome of this approach is to determine the emotional needs that are not being met and, in a process unique to CK, encapsulate them in a series of stress statements.
The second stage is experiential and is designed to help a client really touch and connect with the locked up emotions. The trainee is taught the “CK Emotional Stress Circuit” which uses the powerful tool of muscle testing to identify the basis of the client’s attitudes and reactions - areas that are often hidden below conscious awareness. This involves a truly remarkable ability of muscle testing to “time track” to critical memories or impressions, that are often long forgotten or relegated to the back of the mind. When these issues are brought to the surface they are often experienced with strong emotions and can be clearly seen as critical factors in determining lifelong attitudes and reactions.
To assist in this unfolding process, the trainee is instructed in the use of the “Developmental Directory™” and “Grief Gauge™” emotional states charts. These tools were developed specifically for Counselling Kinesiology™ to help determine the context of what was going on at these past times and how this created the limitations that maintain the client’s preset day problems.
To help in the processing of these emotional issues, the trainee is instructed in 'Inner Child' work and a synthesis of practical approaches, drawn from the psychodynamic, behavioural and cognitive therapies. This is combined with kinesiology de-stressing techniques to gently de-stress emotional blocks. It enables the trainee to help a client (or couple) gain insight and work through to a healthy resolution.
The third and final stage is the “Integrative Phase”. To complete the process, the client needs to implement changes. The trainee is instructed in techniques to help the client look at options and form action plans to implement them. These are tested in day-to-day life.
Counselling Kinesiology™ is an education model of life skills training, so in addition to the action plan, a series of structured exercises are demonstrated to show how a client can translate the insights of Stage 2 into everyday life. These exercises are especially useful to give to clients having difficulties in their roles as parents or for couples undergoing relationship counselling. A major part of the programme is dedicated to this last phase to ensure that the insights and de-stressings make real differences in the lives of our clients.
THE COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGY™ TRAINING COURSES
Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology™
In this workshop you will learn how to: –
- Test a muscle accurately and reliably
- Find stressful emotions
- Determine who or what is really involved
- Identify flower essences and defence behaviours
- Set up the current picture using “stacking”
- Get to the underlying issue
- Use emotional de-stressing techniques
- Increase kinesiology skills with finger modes, circuits and time-tracking
Prerequisites: Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology™ is a bridging course for Touch For Health™ 1 graduates, or other people with minimal kinesiology experience, to prepare for Counselling Kinesiology™ 1 (e.g. students, counsellors and health practitioners who are new to kinesiology). Touch For Health™ 1 & Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology™ are the recommended minimum prerequisite training for Counselling Kinesiology™ 1 although all other training that fulfils the required prerequisites will be credited (Prerequisite Checklist available).
Hours: 1 day (7 hrs of accredited training).
COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGY™ 1 - “Resolving Emotional Stress™”
The CK 1 workshop covers: -
- Effective & Compassionate Counselling Skills - an empathetic and structured approach to conflict resolution and assertiveness skills
- Three Phases for Resolving Emotional Stress - talk therapy, an experiential phase and an integrative phase of behaviour modification
- Identification of the Emotional Reference - Kinesiology time tracking to identify the basis of the client’s attitudes and reactions
- The “Developmental Directory™” - identifying unmet emotional needs & unwanted loss or change at critical phases resulting in poor or inappropriate coping skills
- The “Grief Gauge™” - our reactions, where we get stuck (and locked into emotional stress) and the path back to emotional wellbeing
- Defence Mechanisms - uncovering the blind spots
- Emotional Stress Circuits - contacting, supporting & healing the inner child
- Change Techniques - for modelling, practising & implementing change
Prerequisites: (Recommended) "Touch For Health™ 1" & "Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology™" (Acceptance based on appropriateness of past training and experience – Prerequisites Checklist available).
Hours: 3¼ days (26hrs of accredited training)
COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGY™ 2 - “Empowering Relationships™”
This course will give you a clear understanding of: -
- Why we are attracted to specific types of people
- The reasons relationships fail & what can be done to change this
- The conflicting False & Lost (Shadow) self roles in relationships
- Sexuality in relationships
- Individuals & relationships
- How to identify stable and at risk relationships by how people fight
- Relationship counselling skills
- Practical techniques for meeting emotional needs - fair fighting, communication skills, balancing needs met inside & outside of the relationship
- Emotional Stress Circuits for childhood issues that intrude into adult relationships
- Specific techniques for couples counselling
- How to help people “Transform” their relationships
- Skills to help people to cleanly leave relationships without taking lots of baggage with them
- Skills to help people without intimate relationships form empowering ones
Includes: Manual & Exercises
Prerequisite: Counselling Kinesiology™ 1: “Resolving Emotional Stress”. (Note that after CK1 the remaining workshops can be done in any order.)
Hours: 3¼ days (26hrs of accredited training)
COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGY™ 3 - “Parenting Issues and Working with Children and Adolescents”
The CK 3 workshop covers: –
- The family and blended family dynamics at different developmental stages
- Parenting insights to assist the appropriate development of babies to teenagers
- Specific discipline strategies for each of the developmental stages
- Emotional stress circuits revisiting our own childhood-parent issues
- Brain development and its relationship to the psychosocial developmental phases
- Special techniques for emotional stress circuits on children and adolescents of different ages
- Working with the child and parent both individually and together
- Working with behavioural and learning problems
- Role-plays designed to enable working with the wider context of a whole family
Prerequisite: Counselling Kinesiology™ 1: “Resolving Emotional Stress”. The prerequisite for CK3 is CK1 (not CK2), so you can choose to do the workshops in the order you feel is most appropriate for you.
Hours: 3¼ days (26hrs of training)
COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT
For each level: -
PRESENTERS
Gordon Dickson has extensive experience working with individuals, couples and families. He specialises in couples and individual counselling, and learning and behavioural problems with children. He is also a well-respected kinesiology lecturer and author of “What is Kinesiology?” and “The Kinesiology Companion”).
Debra Dickson (Dip.Hom, Dip.Rem.Ther, Tas. Aux. Nurse) has developed many of the practical applications of the Counselling Kinesiology techniques. Debra brings a special warmth & sincerity to the workshops.
AVAILABILITY
Gordon and Debra Dickson present Counselling Kinesiology™ Training together throughout Australia.
CONTACT
Counselling Kinesiology™ Training
PO Box 667, Buddina (Sunshine Coast), Queensland
Tel. (07) 5444 5466
counsellingkinesiology@bigpond.com