Betty Alice Erickson in Amsterdam

3.4.2007 von kirsten.

I will ask you to remember what I say, or maybe you would like to forget to remember, or to remember to remember or to remember to forget …

 … if you are now in a deep trance, see a hypnotist to wake you up — however the gorgeous blonde sitting at the computer typing this is real …

So what is this all about? On Thursday, I went on a workshop of Betty Alice Erickson in Amsterdam which was organized by Louis Cauffman from Korzybski Institute and the Saxion Hogeschool. What did I learn?

Stories and stories about Milton Erickson, his canoe trip when he was still almost paralysed, the involvement of his family in therapy, his respect for the individual client and the uselessness of concentrating on theory when the person you are trying to help is sitting right in front of you.

“Observe, observe, observe!” in conversations with your clients (which is different from interpret, analyse, systematize), and the fact that this is easiest done, when the coach or therapist is in a trance him- or herself.

I was made well aware of how much solution focus comes from the work of Milton Erickson, and how much of this is anecdotal and therefore individual.

Any theory of solution focus, of helping, of change will have to take that into account in my view.

How can we help people and organizations identify the change they want and implement this change when we assume that each process is unique?

If you have an answer … there are comments to be made ….

Kirsten

To read more:

“Milton H. Erickson, M.D. An American Healer” Betty Alice Erickson and Bradford Keeney eds.

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