Day One
Understanding Hypnosis
- Why Hypnosis?
- Working with the Unconscious
- Defining Hypnosis
- Myths and Misperceptions
- Live Demonstration - Pain Management
Ethical Considerations
- Hypnosis Codes of Conduct
- Ethics Overview
- Scope of Practice
- Risks and Limitations
Hypnosis, Trauma and Memory
- Hypnosis and Memory
- The False Memory Debate
- Appropriate Applications
- Working with Trauma Memory
Patient Preparation
- Explaining Hypnosis
- Establishing the Hypnotic Relationship
- Building Rapport
- Informed Consent
The Power of Suggestion
- Types of Suggestion
- Direct or Indirect?
- Individualizing Suggestions
- Laws of Suggestion
- Formulating Suggestions
- Imagery, Questions and Metaphors
Demonstration: Hypnotic Inductions
- Eye Roll/Eye Fixation
- Budzynski
- All Thumbs
- Arm Levitation
The Structure of the Hypnosis Session
- Induction/Elicitation
- Deepening/Intensification
- Suggestion/Exploration/Treatment
- Alerting
- Debriefing
Hypnotic Phenomenon
- Time Distortion
- Glove Anesthesia
- Age Progression/Regression
- Dissociation
- Affect Bridge
- Idiopathic Communication
- Amnesia
Breakout Group Practice Sessions
Day Two
Application of Hypnosis in Clinical Practice
- Trauma Recovery
- Pain Management
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Habit Disorders
- Phobias
- Substance Abuse
- Creative Applications
- Case Presentations/Demonstrations
Self-Hypnosis
- Applications
- Techniques
- Aids
- Instructing Clients in Self-Hypnosis
Managing Resistance to Hypnosis
- Identifying Resistance
- Clinical Use of Resistance
Treatment Planning
- Intervention Selection
- Treatment Strategies
- Contraindications
Assessing Hypnotic Ability
- Formal Scales
- Informal Techniques
Putting It All Together – Group Practice Time!

