with Miki Kashtan Ph.D, Certified CNVC Trainer and Author; and Roxy Manning, Clinical Psychologist

Listen to a recent telecourse segment about suffering and personal limits:

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Listen to what a participant has to say about this program:

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Listen to Miki talk about her vision for this program:

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• Do you want to deepen your capacity for presence with your clients?

• Would you like to gain fluency in being transparent?

• Are you excited about placing human needs at the heart of your approach?

• Do you long to maintain an authentic human connection both with yourself and with your clients?

Encountering NVC has changed many of my long-held assumptions about the nature of therapeutic work and has provided me with elegant and effective approaches to situations which I previously viewed as clinically complex. Learning NVC has increased my capacity to appreciate the experience of my clients in the moment. I am more aware of the feelings that are alive in them, and I have more clarity about what they need. This quality of presence has opened new pathways for helping my clients regain wholeness. —C.A., Psychologist, Oakland, CA

More and more therapists are attracted to the principles of Nonviolent Communication and to its invitation to enter a genuine, human relationship with clients. Would you like to participate in a community of therapists seeking to practice and learn intensively together how to bring NVC most effectively to their practice and personal lives?

The program focuses on intensive support for therapists who want to bring NVC to their clinical practice. By distinguishing between sharing NVC with clients and using NVC with clients, the program can support you on three different levels: NVC as a theoretical framework for thinking about clients: Shifting from diagnosis and analysis to an exploration of needs NVC as a methodology for working with clients: Empathic reflection of needs as a unique path to healing NVC as a set of tools to pass on to clients: Recognizing opportunities for sharing NVC with clients

The program consists of the following four components:

1. Monthly Teleclass Supervision Group:

The core of the program is the monthly supervision group. Each month will provide an opportunity for up to 3 people to present a case study for discussion by all program participants. Trainers will offer support in application of NVC principles and consciousness to the cases, and the entire group will be involved in exploring the dilemmas and issues presented by the cases.

Dates for the first quarter:

The First Quarter Classes are complete. All are welcome to register for future quarters whether they attended the first quarter sessions or not.

Dates for the second quarter:

Sunday, June 13, 2010, 4:00 - 6:00 PM PDT (11:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?

Sunday, August 8, 2010, 4:00 - 6:00 PM PDT (11:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?

Sunday, September 19, 2010, 4:00 - 6:00 PM PDT (11:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?

For the most part teleclasses in the remaining quarters will continue to be on the first Tuesday of the month barring unforeseen circumstances related to trainers’ travel schedule. This portion is administered through the NVC Academy.

Cost: $105 for each quarter. Registration for the 3rd and 4th quarters will be made available approximately 60 days before each begins.

Register for the 2nd quarter:

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Note: While we are making all other components of the program optional, we strongly request that people choose at least one other component to be fully enrolled in the program.

2. Quarterly Coaching Calls with Co-trainer Roxy Manning

The program includes a quarterly call for each participant for support in deepening the understanding of bringing NVC to the clinical setting. The calls will include empathy and coaching to support your ability to embody NVC and use it with clients. As an individual call, this is an opportunity for you to receive advanced coaching from a therapist and NVC trainer who is deeply committed to and experienced in using NVC in this way.

Cost: $400 for the year ($100 for each call).
We recognize that some people may not have the resources to participate in this segment of the program. This segment of the program is administered by BayNVC. Register below.

3. Monthly Coaching Calls with Program Assistants

In addition to the Quarterly Coaching Calls with Co-trainer Roxy Manning, the program also includes Monthly Coaching Calls with Program Assistants. All program assistants are themselves working with individuals and couples and have extensive training in NVC. They bring their experience to support your ongoing integration of the learning. These calls offer individual coaching and support to help you month by month in implementing and integrating the learning and experience from the teleclasses. You can also get timely feedback on specific cases or issues that arise in your practice and are not covered in the class, and receive empathy as needed to support your learning and integration.

Cost: $225 for each quarter - $75 per month.
We recognize that some people may not have the resources to participate in this segment of the program. This segment of the program is administered by BayNVC.

Click the "Register Now" link below to register for the Quarterly Coaching Calls with Co-trainer Roxy Manning, and/or Monthly Coaching Calls with Program Assistants.

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4. Weekly calls with Empathy Buddy:

Each program participant will be assigned to another participant as an empathy buddy. Part of participation in the program includes committing to a weekly one-hour call with your buddy. During the call you will be practicing your skills and supporting each other’s healing with empathy, as well as any other interaction that may contribute to your learning and growth.

Cost: There is no cost associated with this component.

More Details About the Open-Hearted Therapy Year-Long Program

The program is designed to be a year-long program, and can only be joined at the beginning of the year. The focus is exclusively on the clinical practice of working with individuals, couples, or small groups, with the primary intention to provide healing. It’s not designed for people who primarily want to share NVC with others.

The intended audience is therapists (licensed or not) who are working with individuals and who are actively working to integrate NVC into their own lives as well as into their therapy practice.

Prerequisites: This class is open to everyone who wants to attend, but will not cover the basics of Nonviolent Communication. Most suitable for people with at least a few months of ongoing NVC practice. To learn the basics in preparation for the class, you can take the NVC Academy Foundations of NVC or read the first 8 chapters of Marshall B. Rosenberg's book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life.

I have so much gratitude for the richness of the teachings, for your clarity and wisdom . . . they have really fed me and enriched my work. In at least two of my couple sessions this past week, these teachings transformed the work. It was wonderful! One couple with whom I’ve worked for years was able to break through repetitive issues and discover that one of the partner’s deeper needs was very different from what it had looked like, and it shifted the whole conflict – they called and thanked me the next day.—Nancy Oken, licensed MFT, Oakland

CEUs for MFTs and LCSWs in California available at additional cost. Provider #PCE-1993. Some other states may recognize these units, and you will need to consult with your local licensing agency to find out.

Click below to register for the Monthly Teleclass Supervision Group only.

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The Monthly Teleclass Supervision Group is administered through the NVC Academy. Upon registration, you will receive an e-mail with complete instructions for how to access the call, and suggestions to maximize the benefits of your experience.

All other course components are administered by BayNVC. Click below to register for the Intensive Retreat for Therapists, Quarterly Coaching Calls with Co-trainer Roxy Manning, and/or Monthly Coaching Calls with Program Assistants.

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Not sure you're ready to register? Try listening to a 45-minute Introductory session to Open Hearted Therapy with Miki Kashtan...

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