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A bit of background to the
ifocus school
from
Alexandra Chalfont, Principal
Working as a psychotherapist and executive coach some years ago,
I framed the way I worked as having an
integral focus.
 This
choice of the word "integral", this frame of reference, was based
on the work of American philosopher Ken Wilber. In his
writings I saw a framework or a mapping which would allow a true
integration of many valuable ways of working in coaching and
therapy.
In
2005 integral focus became a training consultancy,
ifocus connections. The "i" in ifocus stood for "integral".
The word connections was vital - it was my aim to begin to bring
together under one virtual roof many colleagues who had
contributed to our knowledge and skills base in very different
and in very valuable ways. In 2005 ifocus connections was
delighted to invite colleagues such as
David
Grove
and
Bill
O'Hanlon
to
give splendid workshops.
In
2005 I had written a report regarding the psychotherapy training
standards of an accrediting organisation which was a member of
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. Several times
colleagues asked me when my school was going to start. My
school? What a grandiose idea! But the notion had seeded, and I
realised that with a good dose of courage the vision that had
been internal for such a long time could actually finally be
made real: to create a psychotherapy and counselling school, and
alongside it a coaching school, that would meet high quality
training standards and be truly
integral. Where ways of working would meet any particular client
in their particular frame of reference, whilst maintaining an
awareness of a much larger frame to include all human ways of
understanding and behaviour. Where ways of learning would
respect the different learning styles of participants, and
develop new learning tools using modern technology. Where people
can acquire skills and knowledge standards to serve them as
private practitioners or within the NHS and other work settings
as therapists, or in corporate environments as coaches.
The
ifocus school was incorporated in August 2006, and, with the
help of some distinguished colleagues, we are forming the
identity of the school and developing integral curricula.
MORE
INFORMATION ON our thinking
FOLLOWS SHORTLY
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