We are very pleased to welcome Don Blackerby to NLPednet Education Week. Don is the author of 'Rediscover The Joy of Learning' and founder of SUCCESS SKILLS.
Don will be the keynote speaker at the Spring Conference and will be leading a number of workshops during the NLPednet Education Week.
Don has written many articles about NLP in education for journals such as Anchor Point, Positive Health and recently for Rapport - Finding The Missing Piece to the Puzzle.
In 1981, Don Blackerby established SUCCESS SKILLS, a
training and consulting firm in Oklahoma City. He established SUCCESS SKILLS in order to
allow him to expand Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) into new applications such as the
learning process, peak performance in sports, and helping struggling students. Today, he
is recognized as the foremost NLP authority on Learning Disabilities, including Attention
Deficit Disorder. Through SUCCESS SKILLS, Inc, he consults and conducts seminars and
workshops with schools, businesses, and agencies in topics such as: Health and Healing
Applications, Leadership and Empowerment Skills, Enhancing Memory Techniques, and various
topics related to Personal and Professional Communications.
One of Dr. Blackerby's specialities is working with under-achieving students of all levels
and ages. He works privately with them in two primary areas: teaching them how to learn
and in positively affecting their attitude about school and learning. He also works with
students with learning disabilities including Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD.
Dr. Blackerby has been in education at varied levels for over 30 years. He has taught at
the high school and college level, has been a college dean, and served on the staff of The
Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education. He also was elected to serve on the Putnam
City School Board in Northwest Oklahoma City.
He received his BS and MS in Math Education from Oklahoma State University and his Ph.D.
in the Management of Higher Education Systems from the University of Oklahoma. He has had
extensive additional training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Gestalt Therapy,
Transactional Analysis, and Chemical Dependency Counseling.
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REDISCOVER THE JOY OF LEARNING: With Blackerby's Academic Success Skills Tips- Don A Blackerby A wonderful new book using the NLP model for excellence to aid learning. The author, a former teacher, struggled at school himself, so the ideal person to write a book like this! Containing a wealth of practical, effective strategies to overcome ADD issues, it covers specific strategies for academic tasks, as well as communication and motivational techniques for teachers, parents and counsellors. A marvellous resource to make learning easier, more satisfying and more fun, it also demonstrates the enormous value of NLP and the breadth of its scope. "A must for anyone interested in education": Robert Dilts. |
Drawing on his Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) background, Don Blackerby offers a much needed handbook for students, teachers, parents, and counselors. It is a book that will also benefit people who have been diagnosed as having ADD.
For more information, please call or email:
SUCCESS SKILLS
P.O. Box 42631
Oklahoma City, OK 73123-3631
(405) 773-8820
800-775-3397
fax (405)773-5427
email: [email protected]