NVC - Practitioner

Details of this 15-day NVC Practitioner Seminar

You have previous knowledge of NVC and have already attended an introductory seminar lasting several days. You can usually handle simple situations in a NVC-like way, but you would like to have more skills and greater confidence. Especially when certain situations come up again and again and you have the impression that you are not getting anywhere.

In this seminar you will further develop your image of humanity, thus shifting boundaries and transforming unconscious prejudices that still influence your actions. You will live lighter, more powerful, calmer and more alive - even under unforeseen circumstances.

By acquiring and developing the skills to come to peace with yourself, your past, your fellow human beings etc. and thereby stay connected, you will skilfully apply NVC to your everyday life.

The development of these competences needs to be done gently. We do not want to push anyone beyond their limits, but give you the time you need for your change. The seminar is therefore divided into blocks of several days, spread over several months. In between, you will apply what you have learned and gain experience that will be taken up in the next block. Between the blocks you will receive support through peer groups and individual coaching.

We focus on the NOW and give empathy to what is. This means being in exchange with each other and taking all concerns equally. Short information blocks introduce exercise and experience sequences, which are reflected on and discussed together afterwards. In the process, you will be able to separate more and more thoughts and feelings and get to the bottom of your own thought patterns. We support you in stepping out of the usual "re-actions" and taking the time and space you need in the respective moment. In this way you will experience more coherent and powerful, life-serving behaviour with yourself and the other person. In this way we will help you to translate "attacks", "condemnations", "reproaches" etc. and to appreciate and transform your reaction to them. Accordingly, we will practise slowness and mindfulness, because conflicts feed on speed.

Your personal development and unfolding is valuable to us and so everything has its space. All concerns are equal and we accompany you empathically during the seminar times. We will also support you in the independent implementation between the seminar blocks. The core competences are empathy - first for oneself - and increasing self-responsibility. The competences and their target acquisition level of the NVC-Beginners seminar are listed in this document: Competences of the NVC-Practitioner Seminar.

Procedure and methodology

Short theoretical information blocks and teaching talks will be followed by exercises in which you will be supported by the trainers and the participants to put into practice what you have heard. You will have the opportunity to try out and experience the new attitude and relationship skills. The focus is on practical application. Reflexion and debriefing deepen the experience. We work process-oriented with various media and methods to make the experience varied, joyful and easy. We place great emphasis on the 20-minute rule.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of NVC in the form of an introductory seminar lasting several days or equivalent is a prerequisite. Please indicate accordingly when registering or discuss with us in case of doubt.

Seminar location

The seminar takes place physically in the seminar rooms of Fokus Empathie at Wolfgrabenstrasse 1a, 8135 Langnau am Albis.

Meals (main meals) are at the expense of the participants and are not included in the seminar price. Food can be brought along (kitchen and available) or restaurants or shops can be found in Langnau.

Any overnight accommodation will be organised by the participants themselves and will be at their own expense. We do not insist in any way on overnight accommodation being provided on site.

The seminar price includes the course fees, coffee, tea, water and brain food in the seminar room. All materials, course documentation and additional access to further materials and online course parts. The seminar price is fixed and cannot be modified.

Small print

Number of participants

For presence, hybrid and virtual seminars: As a rule, seminars are held with a minimum of 4 participants (NVC beginners with a minimum of one participant).

Usually between 4 and 20 participants.

Registration

Please register via the page of the corresponding seminar.

The registration is considered definitive.

Deposit

As soon as the minimum number of participants has been reached, at the latest 2 weeks before the start of the seminar, you will receive further details on the implementation.

You have various payment options when registering: Credit card, PayPal, TWINT, bank transfer. If you choose bank transfer, you will receive the account information in the order confirmation.

Upon confirmation of the execution, you will receive an invoice for payment or, if advance payment has already been made, for information/accounting purposes.

Please settle the amount before the seminar starts.

Payment by instalments on request.

Resignation

Should you withdraw from the registration, the following provisions apply:

Up to 60 days before the start of the seminar, we charge CHF 50 for processing.

From 59 to 14 days before the start of the seminar, we charge 50% of the seminar costs. Less than 14 days before the start of the seminar, we charge the full seminar costs. The same applies to cancellations during the seminar.

If you bring a substitute participant in your place, any costs will be waived. Cancellations will only be considered and confirmed in writing.

If you have made reservations at the seminar venues, please note their cancellation policy.

Check the possibility of travel cancellation insurance / cancellation insurance for further training, which may cover your seminar costs.

Catch up

If you are unable to attend a seminar day or a seminar block at short notice and unforeseen due to force majeure, you can make up the missed part without incurring any costs.

Cancellation / postponement of the event

If there are less than 4 registrations 14 days before the start of the seminar, we reserve the right to cancel or postpone the seminar. If the new dates do not suit you, we will refund all previous fees in full. Such a cancellation or postponement will not result in any cost reduction.

Disclaimer

Participants are fully responsible for their own physical and mental health before, during and after the seminar.

Likewise, we do not accept any liability for objects or other types of claims.

Certificate

After the seminar you will receive a personal certificate of attendance.

Creditability

NVC seminars are creditable as training, both for - certification as a trainer for Nonviolent Communication with the Center of Nonviolent Communication (CNVC.org).