Fr. Charles
Welsh, S. J. from the U.S., speaks fluent Chinese and has stayed in Taiwan for
nearly 43 years. He started to promote Neuro Linguistic Programming about 30 years
ago and is now a Chief Lecturer at Xavier Cultural Center. Fr. Welsh recalled how he stepped into the consulting field. He was once
assigned to the Lifeline and the Catholic Socia L Services in Hsinchu and stayed
for 18 years in total. Later he went to the Graduate School of Psychology at National
Taiwan University for further study. He became familiar with different schools
and techniques, such as Satir, NLP and hypnotism. Afterwards, he devoted himself
to helping people resolve their trouble and anxiety in order to have a happier
and more confident life. Currently, Fr. Welsh not only teaches and works as a
consultant, but also is responsible for administrative matters at his church.When
Fr. Welsh gets free time out of his busy schedule, he likes to watch movies at
the Kaohsiung Film Archive or the second-run movie theaters, or takes a walk.
The advantage of living in Kaohsiung, he said, is that there are many places for
people to relax and enjoy beautiful scenery. Cijin Island, Kaohsiung Museum of
Fine Arts, and the Cultural Center are among Fr. Welsh's favorite places. He particularly
likes Sizihwan Beach. Therefore, whenever he has foreign visitors, he always takes
them to see the beautiful and unique scenery around the beach. Although
Fr. Welsh moved to Kaohsiung only six years ago, he visited several times before.
He said that Kaohsiung has undergone tremendous changes and indeed shows its potential.
Since the MRT system is in operation, traveling in Kaohsiung has become very convenient,
with bus and taxi availability as well. He also can't wait to try the newly-launched
public bike rental system. Soon in the future, maybe you will see him on the bike
trail! |
來自美國的王輔天神父(Fr. Charles Welsh, S. J.)說得一口流利的中文,來台已近43 年,30年前開始在台灣推廣NLP-「腦神經語言心法」(Neuro Linguistic Programming),現為天主教四維文教院(Xavier Cultural Center)的首席專業訓練講師。 說起從事心理諮商的過程,王神父說,早年曾被派到新竹生命線與天主教社會服務中心服務18年,後又攻讀台大心理研究所,接觸到薩提爾(Satir)、NLP及催眠等不同學派與技術,致力於幫助人們消除煩惱與焦慮,讓生活更愉快、更有自信;目前王神父除了授課,同時接受諮商個案,還要負責教會事務,日子十分忙碌。 不過一有空閒,王神父喜歡到高雄市電影圖書館或二輪電影院看電影,或者到戶外走走。他說住在高雄有項優點,就是不需要跑到很遠的郊外,在市區就有很多可以散心、賞景的地方。包括旗津、美術館、文化中心等地,都是他的最愛鎮,特別是西子灣,國外教會人士來訪時,王神父總會帶他們去感受西子灣美麗又獨特的景緻。 雖然王神父六年前才來高雄居住,但之前因授課關係也不時造訪此地。他說,高雄這些年的變化實在精采,同時是一個很有潛力的城市,特別是捷運通車之後,搭配公車和計程車,交通變得相當方便,讓他不需要再冒險騎機車或費力開車;對於新推出的公共腳踏車,王神父也躍躍欲試,說不定哪天您會在自行車道上與他巧遇喔! |