From Wikipedia: Self-help critic Steve Salerno states that Anthony Robbins "made NLP his own, refining it and personalizing it into what he christened 'neuroassociative conditioning' (NAC). Salerno goes on to claim of Robbins (and other lifestyle trainers or systems) that he "actually fans the fires of discontent, making people feel impaired or somehow deficient as a prelude to (supposedly) curing them". O'Connor and Seymour in "Introducing NLP" state NAC is "...not strictly NLP.". Partridge in a compendium called "New Religions: A Guide; New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities" refers to Neuro-linguistic programming as a form of Large Group Awareness Training.
It is not described as such by notable researchers or commentators in the field such as Langone or Singer, although it may be used as a component of some LGATs. In his book 'Recovery from Cults' Michael Langone states "We know that NLP is also used by some very aggressive cults because the NLP method can be used by such groups to instill a reliance upon the cult, and provides a conditioning method to further induce compliance." He describes NLP as "a tool for generating change for change's sake."
NLP has remained an eclectic field with no inherent controls over training or a professional code of ethics. According to Schutz in his guide to NLP training, training varies from very short, esoteric or hyped-up power courses at one extreme to 9 months of professional training under licensed psychotherapists or the equivalent. He advises caution in selection.
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