Nick Kemp Blog

I set up The Association for Provocative Therapy to promote Provocative Therapy as created by Frank Farrelly. I was very keen that Provocative Therapy doesn’t go the same route as NLP where in some cases everyone is considered “a genius” “a master etc” or other such nonsense. In the world of NLP there have been attempts to maintain brand interest by linking in all manner of other fields so now we have TFT, EFT and all manner of other attempts to bolt on something to resurrect what in some cases is a saturated field and where demand for trainings is in decline.

Now I notice some people have discovered the term “provocative” and there is a serious danger of an outbreak of clumsy attempts to borrow the reputation of provocative therapy with little or no training in Farrelly’s work. We already have “provocative hypnosis” and goodness knows what will appear next. For anyone wanting to properly study how to use provocative skills-ie the ability to literally “call forth” the desired change from the client- as created by Frank Farrelly there are AFPT memberships, and, of course a code of conduct and standards that is all too often absent from so many fields.

AFPT code of ethics:

1.     Respect each person's right to self-determination in deciding upon therapeutic treatments

2.     Act at all times with integrity, professionalism and impartiality

3.     Represent themselves, their qualifications, experience and membership of professional bodies honestly, and also (to the best of their knowledge) the skills, qualifications and experience of any third party to whom they refer any of their clients.

4.     Only practise Provocative Therapy within the limits of their competency and to update skills and knowledge on an ongoing basis.

5.     Present PT as a professional and effective approach

6.     Respect legitimate needs and requirements for confidentiality at all times

7.     Ensure that clients' expectations, and the basis on which they will be met, are understood by both parties

8.     Act within the law and not encourage, assist, or collude with others engaged in unlawful conduct.

9.     Represent PT as an option rather than 'a certain solution' for any given problem.

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