Tim LeBon’s Workshops And Courses

Tim LeBon gained a first class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Trinity College, Oxford and an M.Phil in Philosophy at the University of London. Tim is the founding editor of Practical Philosophy and the author of Wise Therapy: Philosophy for Counsellors (Sage, 2001). His work has recently been featured in both The Independent and The Observer. In 2005-6 Tim is offering a series of popular courses and workshops in practical philosophy, personal development and life coaching and psychotherapy, counselling and psychology, which are described in more detail below. If you are interested in other courses, or would like a course fine-tuned for your organisation, or would like to arrange personal tuition or consultation with Tim, then please contact him on education@timlebon.com

PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY

Ways into philosophy (practical philosophy)   CITY LIT    Monday evenings              April – July 2007

Personal development through philosophy        CITY UNIV Wednesday evenings         Janl – March 2007

Philosophical Life Coaching                             CITY LIT    Saturday                         Feb 4^th  2006

Introduction to existential counselling            CITY LIT    Saturday                         Nov 5^th 2005

Frankl and the Search for Meaning                CITY LIT    Friday                             June 30th ^th 2007

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & LIFE COACHING
   

         Personal development through philosophy         CITY UNIV Wednesday evenings         April – July 2006

         Positive Psychology                                        CITY UNIV  Wednesday evenings        Jan – Mar 2007

         Frankl and the Search for Meaning                CITY LIT    Friday                             June 30th 2007

Philosophical Life Coaching                             CITY LIT    Saturday                         Feb 4th 2006

       7 habits of highly effective living                  CITY LIT    Tuesday                          July 7^th  2006

PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHOLOGY & COUNSELLING

Introduction to cognitive therapy                  CITY LIT    Friday                             Oct 21^st 2005

Introduction to existential counselling            CITY LIT    Saturday                         Nov 5^th 2005

Frankl and the Search for Meaning                CITY LIT    Friday                             Mar 24^th 2006

          Positive Psychology                                      CITY UNIV  Wednesday evenings        Jan – Mar 2006

Ways into philosophy (practical philosophy)

24 April - 10 July 2006 Mondays at 740pm-940pm

Practical Philosophy is a discipline that uses philosophical methods and insights  to explore how people can lead wiser, more reflective lives. It is also the name for the activity that helps people lead such lives. Its topics include the nature and pursuit of wisdom relating to:- the good life, reason and the emotions, decision-making and the meaning of life.  The activities of practical philosophy include philosophical counselling (usually with individuals), the community of enquiry (mainly used in Philosophy with Children) , Socratic Dialogue (used in management) and workshops and courses on practical philosophy.

Provisional Programme

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Personal development through philosophy

Alain de Botton’s best-seller The Consolations of Philosophy  shows how personal development can be achieved through philosophy. In this course we will be looking at how other philosophers, such as Bertrand Russell and the existentialists can help, and also at specific topics such as the meaning of life, the nature of love and how to be happy.

Provisional Programme

1 Socrates: The Good Life     
2 Love and  personal relationships     
3 Serenity and the power of reason    
4 How to be true to yourself – Existentialism      
5 Bertrand Russell on The Conquest of Happiness  
6 Alain de Botton’s Consolations of Philosophy 
7 How to develop even more enlightened values 
8 How to make wiser decisions     
9  Philosophical Counselling and the Meaning of Life 
10 Conclusions

Recommended reading:

de Botton, A. (2000) The Consolations of Philosophy  Hamish Hamilton/Penguin
Frankl. V Man’s Search for Meaning
Morris, T.  If Aristotle Ran General Motors
Chaffee, J. The Thinker’s Way
Guignon, P (1999) The Good Life  Hackett.
Nietzsche, F (various) The Gay Science, Ecce Homo, Beyond Good and Evil, Thus spoke Zarathrustra etc.
Plato. (various) Early Socratic Dialogues, The Republic, Apology etc.   Penguin Classics
Russell, B  The Conquest of Happiness.
Singer, P. (ed) (1994) Ethics: The Oxford Reader OUP
Singer, P (1994) How are we to live? Mandarin
Thouless, R.H. (1930) Straight & Crooked Thinking Pan

Course code: CE 1944               Course fee:   £95

Term:           Summer                 Start date:   Wednesday 26 April 2006

Class time:    18.30–20.30          Number of classes: 10 weekly classes

How to Apply

By Post. An application form is attached to the centre of our prospectus, available from the department. If you already have a student identification number issued by the Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA), please enter it in the appropriate place on your application form.

Please post your completed form, together with your cheque or credit/debit card information to:
Courses for Adults
Department of Continuing Education
City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB

 Enrol online. Click here

 By telephone. Phone the Courses for Adults office (020 7040 8268) between 09.00 and 17.00. Please have all the information that is required to complete the application form ready, including credit/debit card details.

Philosophical Life Coaching

Places available | 04 Feb - 04 Feb
Philosophical life coaching helps you lead a more satisfying and meaningful life by using insights and methods from the great thinkers. This introductory workshop will show you some of the most interesting ways it can be of help. No previous experience required.

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Philosophical counselling for You

Places available | 16 March - 30 March
Reap the benefits of the great thinkers without slogging through all their books. This workshop will provide you with some methods to help you find your vocation in life, make important decisions and achieve self-fulfilment.

Alain de Botton illustrated on television and in his best-selling book how philosophy can be helpful for everyday problems in living. It follows that philosophy as well as psychology can be of help in counselling settings. This workshop shows how some of the methods and insights from philosophical counselling can be applied by oneself, acting as one’s own counsellor.

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Introduction to Existential Counselling

Places available | 05 Nov - 05 Nov
Existential philosophy asks us to think about the human condition and how we should respond to it. How can counsellors use it? What are the benefits to clients? Learn about this increasingly popular approach

Recommended Reading

Emmy van Deurzen -  Existential Counselling and Psychotherapy in Practice Sage 2003

Freddie Strasser and Alison Strasser - Existential Time-Limited Therapy - Wiley 1997

Hans Cohn - Existential Thought and Therapeutic Practice - Sage 1998

Ernesto Spinelli - Tales of Un-knowing: Therapeutic Encounters from an Existential Perspective - Sage 1997

Irvin D Yalom - Love's Executioner and other tales of Psychotherapy - Penguin

Tim LeBon Wise Therapy Sage 2001

To enrol: call 020 7831 7831  quoting code 5PC403

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Introduction to Cognitive Therapy

Places available | 21 Oct - 21 Oct
You will learn how this model helps clients to achieve greater self-awareness and change their thinking and behaviour.

You will learn how this model helps clients to achieve greater self-awareness and change their thinking and behaviour. This course explores Cognitive-behavioural Therapy (CBT) which has become one of the main models for counselling in recent years. At the heart of CBT lies the idea that the negative and unrealistic ways in which people think about themselves is the root of their emotional and behavioural difficulties. Two aspects of thinking; thoughts and underlying beliefs are particularly relevant to CBT and will be examined. The course is practical as well as theory-based and will include step-by-step procedures of the stages in CBT.

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Living

Learn the 7 habits of effective living, including time management, values clarification and win-win thinking, discussing the ideas of Stephen Covey.

Frankl and the search for meaning

Places available | 24 March - 24 March

Viktor Frankl's experiences in the concentration camps and his logotherapy theory have inspired many to lead more purposeful lives. Discover how to apply his thoughts and methods to create more meaning in your own life. 

Viktor Frankl's experiences in the concentration camps and his logotherapy theory have inspired many to lead more purposeful lives. Discover how to apply his thoughts and methods to create more meaning in your own life. His Man’s Search for Meaning is recognised as both a personal development classic and a primer in logotherapy, a form of existential therapy. In this introductory workshop you will learn key ideas that you can apply to give your own life more meaning and purpose. The course will also be of interest to life coaches, counsellor or psychotherapists who wish to assist their clients with these issues.

The course will be very practical, the intention being to look at Frankl ideas and see what you can take from them. His ideas about the areas to find meaning, and his techniques for finding more purpose, will be of interest to anyone who has thought about these questions, and also anyone thinking about career change or who has a desire to change direction in life. Participants should be willing to work on some of these issues in small groups and on their own on the day. The course is not intended as an alternative to therapy for dealing with deeper emotional issues such as anxiety or depression.

To enrol: call 020 7831 7831 quoting course code 5PG628 or apply (HTML version)   apply (PDF version)

Topics studied will include:

• Strengths
• Flow and well-being
• Hope, luck and optimism
• Emotional intelligence
• Creativity and creative thinking
• Wisdom and decision-making
• Meaning and purpose
• The positive self

code: CE 1941                                             Course fee:   £120.00                          Term:           Spring

Start date:   Wednesday 18 January 2006     Class time:    18.30–20.30                    Number of classes:        10 weekly classes

Recommended reading:

Argyle, M. (2001) The Psychology of Happiness, London: Routledge

Carr, A. (2004) Positive Psychology, Hove and New York: Brunner-Routledge

Csikszentmihayli, M. (1990) Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, New York: Harper Row

Compton, W.C. (2004) Introduction to Positive Psychology, Wadsworth

de Bono, E. (1982) de Bono's Thinking Course, London: BBC Books

Epstein, S. (1998) Constructive Thinking: the Key to Emotional Intelligence, Westport: Praeger

Gelb, M. (2004) How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, Element Books

Goleman, D. (1995) Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ, New York: Bantam

Goleman, D. (1998) Working with Emotional Intelligence, Bantam

Levine, M. (2000) The Positive Psychology of Buddhism & Yoga, LEA

Linley, P. & Joseph, S. (2004) Positive Psychology in Practice, Wiley

Rawlinson, J. (1986) Creative Thinking and Brainstorming, London: Gower

Seligman, M. (1991) Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and your Life, New York: Pocket Books

Seligman, M. (2002) Authentic Happiness, New York: Free Press

Snyder, C.R. & Lopez, S. (2002) Handbook of Positive Psychology, New York: OUP

How to Apply

By Post. An application form is attached to the centre of our prospectus, available from the department. If you already have a student identification number issued by the Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA), please enter it in the appropriate place on your application form.

Please post your completed form, together with your cheque or credit/debit card information to:
Courses for Adults
Department of Continuing Education
City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB

 Enrol online. Click here

 By telephone. Phone the Courses for Adults office (020 7040 8268) between 09.00 and 17.00. Please have all the information that is required to complete the application form ready, including credit/debit card details

OTHER WORKSHOPS AND COURSES OFFERED BY TIM LEBON

The following courses can be run to suit you or your organisations needs. Please contact education@timlebon.com for further details

           Philosophical Counselling     For prospective philosophical counsellors. [ with David Arnaud and Antonia Macaro]

          Oh No! I’m 30-something     For people with a mid-life crisis, whatever their age [with GOALS trainer Bill Anderson]

          Maslow                               Father of humanistic counselling 

          Working with Stress            How to manage stress at work and in your personal life

          Philosophy for Counsellors     How to use philosophy as a resource

          Personal Development through Psychology  How 10 of the best personal development books can help you

          Frankl and Logotherapy         Introduction to key ideas in the therapy that helps you find meaning in life

          Ethical decision-making for Counsellors and Psychotherapists     Practice procedures and training

           Positive Psychology              How the science of optimism and personal strengths can help you achieve your goals

          Introduction to philosophy  - Great thinkers  From Socrates to Sartre

          Introduction to philosophy   -  Key themes  Ethics and beyond

          Progress in decision-making     How to make wise decisions - [with David Arnaud]

What they are  saying  about Tim LeBon’s workshops

Introduction to Existential Counselling (2006) (100% Excellent or Good)

"I have never attended such an informative course. Rather than just another boring powerpoint presentation, Tim actual seemed to put real thought and effort into ensuring the theory was related to how you might use it as a counsellor"

Ways into Philosophy –Practical Philosophy (2004)

100% of students rated this course “excellent” or “good”. 66% rated it “excellent”

“I like the way it challenged my thinking processes and has impacted on the way I want to lead my life”

 “Particularly impressed by the handouts and the preparation that has gone into each class”. 

“It was very accessible and helped to de-mystify the topic of philosophy”.

“Interesting and thought-provoking”

 “I have achieved a greater sense of well-being in my life …Such practical spin-offs from the course have been a welcome, unexpected bonus from my learning for interest’s sake.”

 “The course has had a major impact on my life.”

Philosophical Counselling for You (2004)

75% rated this one day workshop  "excellent"

"This course was very inspiring.  I really enjoyed the day and the teacher was excellent"

"A more concise introduction to philosophical practice than the academic books I have been interested in"

 "It gave a very useful overview of philosophers and included exercises which helped us ot understand".

 "I appreciated the teacher's enthusiasm, learning, pace of course, just the right amount of repeating, good use of teaching material." 

"Interesting and practical".

"The course was excellent"

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People workshop (2003)

“Friendly approach, relaxed. Simple and clear distillation of key points.”
“The suggestion of a weekly course sounded good.”
“Tutor knew the subject very well.”
“Thorough explanation of the 7 habits.”
“Interesting, clear explanations”
“I was helped by writing a mission statement and planning priorities using the quadrants”
“The course helped me understand the meaning of mission statements and goals.”
“I can use what I learnt  at home and work”
“Thanks very much! I now have a much more structured approach to things. Opened up Covey’s work to take further on my own."
“Much more accessible to take this course than going straight into Covey’s books.”

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Living workshop (2004)

100% rated this course as good or excellent.

“Complex ideas explained clearly with relevance to life”

“It was clear and very useful”

“I liked the mix of different learning/teaching”

“Ideas put over well”

“This course has pushed the right button for me to move on in a major decisions”

“Helped me write my own mission statement”