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The following documents are in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format). The files can be viewed online if you have the Adobe Acrobat plug-in installed, or they can be downloaded and printed from your own computer.

   For LearningMethods Teachers and Apprentice-Teachers:

   1. Licences for Teachers, Trainees and those studying LM

   2. Documents and Release Forms pertaining to Audio/Visual Recordings

   3. Study Material on Ethics and Professional Conduct

   4. Brochures & Support Material for Teachers and Trainees

   Interesting Articles:  

   1. Articles on science, recent research, education, walking, and lots more

   2. Articles on red/white muscle adaptation (Goldspink)

   3. The Debate on the AlexTech Forum about flaws in the premises of the Alexander Technique
      (from June 1998)

   4. On Conflict and Consensus - The Formal Consensus Workbook (aussi en français)

Documents for Teachers, Trainees, and those developing their teaching skills

For Teachers:

1.  Teacher Trademark Licence                                         (go to pay your Teacher Licence Fee)
      This Licence Agreement must be signed by all certificated LearningMethods Teachers
      for them to have the legal right to use the LearningMethods name and logos to promote
      their work. It is renewable each 2 years subject to an assessment of the teacher's work
      during that period.
(last updated 17 January, 2007)

2.  LearningMethods Code of Conduct
      This is the Code of Professional Conduct that all LearningMethods Teachers must sign
      and uphold. There is one page to sign and return, one for you to keep.
(last updated 16 February, 2007)

For Apprentice-Teachers:

3.  Apprenticeship Training Policy
      This Policy Agreement spells out the rights and responsibilities for those who are formally
      becoming LearningMethods Apprentice-Teachers. All of the Apprentice-Teachers must sign
      this document before they can do supervised teaching in the workshops and to gain access
      to Professional Development material.
(last updated 08 February, 2005)

For others who want help with teaching but do not wish to become
LearningMethods Teachers:

4.  Supervised Teaching Policy
      This document is for those who do not want to become formal teachers of the LearningMethods
      work, but who either:
       — are already teachers in some area and wish to gain further tools for their existing teaching, or
       — who wish to get practical help with their ability to informally help friends, colleagues and others.
           and thus wish to have supervised help with teaching.
(last updated 28 December, 2004)

LearningMethods Audio-Visual Recordings

Licence Agreements and Release Forms

NOTE: Check the "last updated..." dates below to make sure that you have the latest version. Thirty (30) days after being posted here, these versions become legally binding and take precedence over any older versions that you may have been sent or may have signed.

1.  End-User Licence Agreement
      This is the Licence Agreement that you agree to when you purchase and watch or listen
      to any of the LearningMethods Recordings available to the public or to participants of workshops.
(form last revised 30 December 2004)

2.  Professional Licence Agreement
      This is the Licence Agreement that LearningMethods Teachers or Apprentice-teachers must
      sign in order to have access to confidential professional development and training materials.
(form last revised 15 January, 2007)

3.  Release Form
      This is the form to be filled out and signed by anyone who is giving permission for a recording
      of their pieces of work to be made available for others to study and learn from.
(form last revised 27 April, 2004)

4.  Standing Permission Release Form
      This is the form to be filled out and signed by anyone who wants to give a standing
      permission (i.e. ongoing permission) for recordings of their pieces of work to be made
      available for others to study and learn from.
(form last revised 27 April 2004)

Documents on Ethics and Professional Conduct

1.  LearningMethods Code of Conduct
      This is the Code of Professional Conduct that all LearningMethods Teachers must sign
      and uphold.
(form last revised 29 February, 2004)

2.  Ethics: The Teacher-Student Relationship
      A series of articles and essays on being clear about your practice polices, on understanding
      boundaries, on sexual and ethical considerations, on confidentiality, on dual relationships,
      and the value of ongoing supervision.
   

3. Ethics: Working with Survivors of Abuse
      An essay on understanding what it means to work with people who have suffered from abuse,
      mostly sexual abuse. The article touches on aspects of boundaries, on sexual and ethical
      considerations, on confidentiality, on dual relationships and supervision.

Brochures and Support Material for Teachers and Trainees

1.  List of LM Teachers and Apprentice-teachers
       This is a simple listing of the practising LM teachers and the places they work with
       their contact details. There is also a listing of the current senior Apprentice-teachers
       and their contact details.  (in both A4 and 8½ in x 11 in sizes)

2.  Where the LM work is or has been taught             aussi en français
       This is a formatted colour 2-page listing of the various schools, institutions, etc. where
       the LearningMethods work is or has been taught. It can be helpful when applying for
       work, supporting applications for grants, or for use in brochures, etc.
       (in both A4 and 8½ in x 11 in sizes).

3.  Two sample Student Information Brochures
       These are 2-page formatted samples of information packs you can hand out to new
       students - one about in-person sessions and the other about telephone sessions.
       It contains all the details you might want a new student to know so that there is less
       chance of misunderstandings regarding your practice, your policies and fees. 
       (in both A4 and 8½ in x 11 in sizes)

4.  Article in Symfo'ni Magazine about a grant to Trainee-teacher
       This is a formatted greyscale page with a copy of the article in the Swedish musicians
       magazine, Symfo'ni, about Lena Jonhäll receiving a large grant to further her training
       as a LearningMethods teacher. It can be helpful to show the interest and support in the work.

5.  Article in Phoenix by Ben Kreilkamp about conquering depression
       This is a formatted reprint (1 sheet, 2 sides) of the article by Ben Kreilkamp about
       how a single LearningMethods class liberated him from his long-standing depression.
       The article appeared in the February 2003 issue of Phoenix, a Minneapolis area monthly
       newspaper dedicated to recovery, change and  growth. There is a longer version of
       this article on this web site at Encounter.htm.

On Belief Systems and Learning

1.  The record of the e-mail AlexTech Debate
      The record of an extensive and at times rowdy debate from the AlexTech discussion group
      about the validity of the basic premises of the Alexander Technique and on the nature of the
      (then) new LearningMethods work

On Conflict and Consensus

1.  On Conflict and Consensus Workbook
      This is the handbook for Formal Consensus, the wonderful decision-making process
      developed by C.T. Butler.

2.  Sur les conflits et les consensus (en français)