by Judy Rees, July 2007

This list records some of the applications of Clean we have heard about. If you're doing something different with Clean, please let us know!

Coaching     

Examples:

• Executive coaching: various corporates, NHS managers in London and elsewhere, head teachers etc
• Sports Coaches to: British Dragon Boat racing team, rally drivers
• Weight loss coaching - 1600 Weight Watchers group leaders in the UK now have a Clean Language tool for coaching those who are losing weight
• Life purpose/direction
• Getting a book written
• Career development …and a huge range of other coaching contexts

Modelling

Self             

Model own skills to make them more accessible to self or transfer to others

Personal development

Examples:

• Disaffected youngsters learning to model themselves
• Work Directions - prepare long-term unemployed people for work
• Stress management for executives

Others                  

Modelling others for skills acquisition or to enhance understanding

Examples:

• Modelling exemplars of confidence, public speaking, creativity, assertiveness
• Study of doctors who relate well to their patients
• Skills needs analysis of Clinical Program Directors in pharmaceutical industry
• Yale University Child Development Study – modelling text of a questionnaire

Groups and teams

Joint metaphors

Visioning

Community/Group Facilitation
Couples work

Examples:

• Tel Aviv University Prof of Social Sciences - therapeutic and with families
• Social workers working with trans-racial adoption - parents and children
• Communities in post-conflict situations: Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Serbia
• Team metaphor for a group of project managers in public sector consultancy
• Group vision/mission and action plan for spiritual community of 80 people
• Pulling together a new team after health service reorganisation

Therapy

Examples:

• Victims of torture and trauma
• Anger management
• Resolving relationship issues
• People with suicidal thoughts
• Eating disorders

Creativity

Branding

Creative writing/painting/music-making

Examples:

• “For you, this product is like… what?”

Communication

Conflict resolution

Family relationships

Rapport enhancement

Dealing with difficult people

Examples:

• Police South Yorkshire Police - Interviewing vulnerable witnesses
• Handling complaints in local NHS trust

Teaching

Examples:

• Open University MBA: Practical Thinking 10-module programme
• Training opera students to reach high notes
• Modelling excellent classroom skills
• Movement/sound/metaphor to children

Health

Examples:

• Pilates
• Physical symptoms
• Speech and language therapy
• Nurses working with MS patients

Meditation / Spiritual       

Examples:

• Enhance meditative/spiritual states
• Spiritual direction
• Discover metaphors for deity
• Respectful dialogue with other faiths

Government/Politics

Examples:

• Researching public reaction to a regeneration project in former mining communities
• Team development in National Audit Office