Contents

• Comment on Shelley Brierley’s visit
• Key Components of healthier relationships
• Practicum update
• Opportunity to complete an ACT 2
• Thinkers’ Workshop

Shelley Brierley’s Visit

We did an evaluation of Shelley’s visit, and were satisfied that there was nothing left undone – we were sorry that the ACT 2/3 didn’t have enough takers to be viable, but we are offering another opportunity later in the year. All of the courses Shelley conducted received positive comments, and there has been some call for Shelley to return – we hope to arrange this within our schedule.

At the “Blame to Balance 2” seminar, Shelley promised a more detailed copy of her handout on the key components of healthier relationships and here it is:

Key Components of Healthier Relationships
Original by Brierley & Gossen, 1986/Brierley updated 1999

1. Each person knows what they want/what their limits and beliefs are, and what is important to them and can verbalise these in a situation where there is no external emotional load.
2. Each person is able to verbalise his or her wants/limits and beliefs, and what is important to them in the current situation.
3. Each person is able to hear and paraphrase the others’
   wants/limits/beliefs and what is important to them, with the other person.
4. Each person negotiates how to get some of what they want/need and have their limits respected, what they value honoured with the other person while honouring their own beliefs and respecting their own limits.
5. If “no” is the answer to # 4, each person is then responsible to figure out a way to be true to who they want to be in relation to their beliefs, outside of this relationship in a manner, which ideally, does not damage this relationship.

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Practicum Update

As you will have read in the previous issue of Perceptions, we have decided to trial a new form of practicum, where once you have completed an ACT 1 you can choose, from a number of dates during the year, three days that will suit you either for content, facilitator or convenient date. The first date is fast approaching – on April 1st! It will be facilitated by Agnes Barna, with Eddy Fracarossi and hopefully Lesley Errington in support, and will be held at 7 Brushbox Place, Cherrybrook. Please ensure that if you want to come, you let Agnes know as soon as you can, and definitely before the day. If there are no enrolments, the day will be cancelled.

The topic for the day is Open Choice, so if there is something that you would particularly like to cover or revise, tell Agnes beforehand. Her email address is agib@triode.com.au . You can commence either an ACT 1 or an ACT 2 practicum.

At the meeting, you will receive a list of ideas on what you could work on for your practicum, plus a record sheet that will indicate both the tasks and the face to face hours you have completed.

For more information on other dates etc, please look at the information later in this issue of Perceptions.

Opportunity to Complete an ACT 2

In order to ensure that there are opportunities to continue training at higher levels, an ACT 2 will be offered on two weekends in August – Aug 12/13 and 26/27, with Judy McFadden and Don White as Instructors.

If you have completed an ACT 1 with AACTA, or a Basic Week with the Glasser Institute, we will accept you into the ACT 2, even if you have not completed a Practicum 1. If you wish at any point to receive Certification from AACTA in Applied Control Theory, you will need to complete ACTs 1, 2 and 3 (or equivalent) and the two levels of practicum, but we are flexible about when you do it.

The course will be held in St Mary’s in Sydney. Price per person is $400.00 including registration with AACTA.

If you are interested please put your name down with Judy - dietnomore@bigpond.com , or 02 9477 3421.

Thinkers’ Workshop

During Shelley Brierley’s visit, a few people interested in understanding more about Perceptual Control Theory and Powers’ Method of Levels therapy, came together informally to see what they could learn from each other. It was so successful that we have decided to continue the process, opening it up to people who have completed at least three intensive courses and who also have an interest in becoming more conversant with Powers’ ideas.

We have set aside a weekend in September (16/17th) for the workshop, planning a cooperative learning experience so that we all can both contribute and advance our understanding. By then at least one of us will have attended the Control Systems Group conference in GuangZhou in China in July, so we may be a bit more up to date on recent thinking and the application of PCT.

Cost of the workshop will be to cover costs and add to the AACTA bank balance, so the contribution will be held to a low level.