ABSTRACT
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, neurolinguistic programming (NLP) was well publicized, with many workshops around the country by Richard Bandler, John Grinder, and others. NLP is focused on observing the transactions between the client and therapist to determine what occurs in communication that brings about change. NLP is a model of communication that promises to have meaningful application to the human services, both for developing rapport and for helping people to change. Neurolinguistic programming postulates that there are at least four ways in which the client reveals the particular sensory system which he/she is using. Specific clues may be attained by focus on the client's verbal predicates, eye movements or accessing cues, voice tone, and self-report. NLP has not been used to any great extent with groups. The small systems most often utilized have been natural groups or families. Basically, NLP techniques used for the group are not different from those used in individual therapy.
