Key moments in the evolution of PCW

Here are some of the key moments in the evolution of the Provocative Change Works model

• 2004 – first meeting with Frank Farrelly, whose Provocative Therapy approach sparked the creation of the PCW model
• 2005 First hosting of annual events for Frank Farrelly
• 2006 – Invited by BBC radio to work with phobics for 26 consecutive weeks live in the BBC Leeds studio
• 2006 also marks the beginning of live PCW trainings which in subsequent years appeared regularly across the globe in Japan, India, USA, Hungary, Holland, Spain, Ireland, Israel, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, UK and Russia
• 2008 – Nick is invited by Robert Dilts to present at IASH in San Francisco
• 2010 Nick is hosted by Steve Andreas introducing PCW in the Advanced Master Training in Boulder Colorado
• 2011 – first of many trainings across India
• 2011 – a chapter on PCW is included in “Innovations in Nlp for Challenging Times” All profits go to Research & Recognition project
• 2012 – Steve Andreas includes a section on PCW including “The voice tempo exercise” in new book “Transforming Negative Self-Talk”
• 2012 – first training in Japan, which becomes the biggest country for PCW events, including the first PCW Prac training.
• 2019 Major live training in Moscow
• 2019 – first 1 year online training for PCW
• 2020 – first 1 year online training for Japan
• 2022 – first 1 year online training for Spain
• 2022 – creation of 2^nd generation PCW training with 1 year online course
• 2022 – contracted by Leeds university for funded 1 – 1 and group PCW work for 12 month period for senior academics
• 2023 – start of 3^rd generation PCW
• 2024 – The introduction of the core PCW CPD & R and D group
• Continued success with PCW with sports professionals, especially in martial arts
• The first online PCW training for Ukraine
• Oct – PCW Gen 4 trainings take place in Osaka
• Oct the PCW Gen 3.1 one year course begins
• Starting to build the Provocative online global academy for PT and PCW
• Jan 2025 Major new online PCW trainings for Eastern Europe
• May – Keynote presentation at major NLP conference in Valencia
• June- The start of specialist clinical groups deconstructing client sessions on depression, anxiety and schizophrenia
• October – PCW training for medics in Osaka
• November – presentation to Lebanese Psychological Association
• Jan 2026 – New PCW online foundations training for Japanese medics
• July 2026 – The launch of The Association for Provocative Change Works
• October 2026 – The start of the PCW Development/CPD programme for students
• PCW is recognised as an insurable stand alone modality by Balen Insurance