Advanced Clinical Course 2026 with Ericksonian Principles

    Doctor Erickson was a genius and a professor of both psychiatry and psychology, and he invented a new therapy for every individual patient and for their specif issues.

 

3. Gestalt and Role Play in Trance Principles next in 2028 previously 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 (delayed from 2021 due to Covid), 2025.

 

Three different Certificates of Advanced Clinical Hypnosis (CBT-FPS),

Each Advanced Clinical Course is different from the other two advanced courses in that it includes different principles of psycho-hypnotherapy in addition to the core CBT and FPS principles. You will learn skills which are complimentary to those which you learnt in the Clinical Course and the other two Advanced Clinical Courses. The 3 different advanced courses are rotated as described, one each year. After the Ericksonian Principles Advanced Course, he other 2 advanced courses have either Time Regression plus Hypnoanalysis and Positive Rehersed Imaginal Therapy or Gestalt Principles plus Role Play techniques with both theory and skills aquisition along with CBT and FPS in their platform.

Venue

The Advanced Clinical Course will be held in Sydney in 2026 and possibly in Brisbane and Melbourne in future years, as they were prior to the Covid pandemic.

SYDNEY

THE 175 CONFERENCE ROOM WITHIN 175 MOTEL (PREVIOUSLY TITLED THE WESLEY MOTEL) AT 175 HAWKESBURY ROAD WESTMEAD NSW 2145.

Benefits

These courses are designed to expand your range of knowledge and skills.

You will find these skills of great benefit in your clinical work, as an aid to any of the following: 

Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy including CBT and FPS, Counselling, Relaxation, Meditation or Bio-Feedback.

Each day we will have sessions of group relaxation with couples or with the whole group designed to:

• • BOOST YOUR CONCENTRATION
  • ENHANCE YOUR MEMORY
  • GENERATE POSITIVE HELPFUL THOUGHTS AND COGNITIONS
  • FORTIFY YOUR SELF-ESTEEM
  • REFRESH YOUR COPING ABILITY
  • HELP YOU TO FEEL IN CONTROL WITHIN YOUR OWN LIFE
    

As with the Clinical Course, Advanced Clinical Courses are restricted to nationally registered (AHPRA) tertiary trained health professionals such as psychologists, medical practitioners, nurses & midwives, occupational therapists, dentists, physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths and also social workers with AASW registration who have completed the initial examinable Clinical Course titled the Certificate of Clinical Hypnosis (CBT-FPS) Course conducted by the College of Medical Hypnosis.

Course Accreditations

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) have approved Module 1 of the Advanced Clinical Courses for the 2026-2028 triennium for vocationally registered general practitioners (VRGPs) for:

• 1 Accredited Activity (AAs) with a total of 16.5 CPD hours for Module 1 plus GPs can allocate more than 70 CPD hours with a mixture of EA, RP and MO via Quick Log at the RACGP website using the certificates that you will receive after the training, to support your allocation.
• This course will cover the complete educational requirement for VR GPs for the year and also FPS-CPD for Medicare re-registration for FPS provision the triennium, except for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

The General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration (GPMHSC) have approved the Advanced Clinical Course Module 1 (and also 5 of the Clinical Course Modules) for GPs for FPS Continuing Professional Development (FPS-CPD) for the 2026 to 2028 triennium for GPs to re-register with Medicare for FPS skills related Medicare item number utilisation.

The GPMHSC approvals are made collectively by the the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the RACGP and the ACRRM and the ANZCollege of Psychiatrists and the MHCA (MHA).

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) CPD Programme has previously approved this training for short learning format 2 Credits per hour for 96 credit points (Accreditation does not represent endorsement or approval by the ANZCA of the activity).

The Autralian Dental Association (ADA) and the Dental Board of Australia (DBA) CPD criteria are met for this training course.

Psychiatrists are able to allocate 48 PD credit hours for this course.

Physicians can allocate CPD credit hours under 'Structured Learning Projects'.

Course Past Approvals

The Australian Psychological Society (APS) for it's members since the first approvals in 1995 by the then director of training and standards Dr Alison Garton. The APS no longer approved any courses for PD other than it's own training courses ie, run by or on behalf of the APS, from October 2012 but has since changed their policy. These courses were previously approved until October 2012 for 45 Generalist credit hours as well as by the Clinical, Community, Health and Counselling Colleges in various recent years prior to 2012. These prior accreditations by the APS can be used as a guide for psychologists in self assessing CPD allocation in 2026, using 48 Face to Face hours as a guide plus 20 Extra-Curricular hours (plus) for CPD allocation in 2026.

The Psychologists Registration Board of NSW approved this course in 1995 for intern or conditionally registered psychologists in NSW for 20 credit hours. From 1996 the Psychology Board delegated credit hours allocation to a training psychologist's individual supervisor rather than the Psychology Board itself. Individual supervisors could then use the previous Board allocation of approved credit hours as a guide. The 20 hours were the maximum allocation allowed for a training course at that time. The course has 48 hours of Face to Face training in 2026 plus 20 hours (plus) of extra-curricular training for CPD allocation in 2026.

OT Australia previously approved the training for 30 points in category 6, but they no longer accredited any training courses for any training organisations in recent years post circa 2012.

The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) approved the course for 48 CPD credit hours in 2013 and for many subsequent years until the AASW ceased assessing and appellating training courses also circa 2012.

In addition some of the previous Course Approvals included:

The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).  Approved for 2017-2019 for PD points and MOPS as in 2011-2013 and 2014-2016. It is planned for reapplication to the ACRRM to be made in the 2026-2028 triennium.

The Australian College of Midwives (ACM) for 65 Credit hour points. A re-application is being considered for 2026.

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) for 45 CPD hours. A re-application is being considered for 2026.

Course Structure and Inclusions

Each Clinical or Advanced Clinical Course is held over six days. The Advanced Clinical Course is conducted each day from 8.30 am until 5.30 pm with a 1 hour lunch break and a 15 minute break during both the middle of the morning and the middle of the afternoon. The Course contents include: the course handbook, an exercise book, a GPMHSC list of the FPS, relaxation recordings, a textbook, course meals and good company with like-minded professionals, plus the unique opportunity to witness actual patients being assessed and treated live during the training in a confidential and respectful manner. The Certificate of Advanced Clinical Hypnosis (CBT-FPS) is awarded after successful completion of the course. All participants also receive a Certificate of Attendance/Compliance for each Day/Module, which includes their names, training dates, venue, training description course accreditations, plus CPD hours.

The Certificate of Advanced Clinical Hypnosis (CBT-FPS) leads on to:

The Clinical Diploma of Hypnosis (CBT-FPS) which leads to;

The Clinical Diploma of Advanced Hypnosis (CBT-FPS).

Course Fees and Discounts

Fees for 2026

A special discounted course fee of $2599 applies for all 2026 Course applications received with the balance of fees received by or before the 31st of Decamber 2025.

 

There are 10 week and 5 week early bird discounts for the 6 day courses for fees paid in full by the early bird date.

 

The 10 week early bird discounted fee is to be announced soon after the 13.12.25 which will include 10% GST.

The 5 week early bird discounted fee is to be announced soon after the 13.12.25 which will include 10% GST.

The full fee is to be announced soon after the 13.12.25 which will include 10% GST.

These fees represent a significant discount XXX for 10 weeks advance full payment or XXX discount for 5 weeks advance payment.

All fees quoted above include 10% GST

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Previous Venues used for many years with many happy memories prior to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Sydney

The Health Education & Training Institute (HETI). The training was conducted independently from HETI in the classrooms previously known as: 

The New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry,
Cumberland Hospital,
Westmead / North Parramatta

Melbourne

The Collins St Baptist Church 174 Collins St, Melbourne.

Brisbane

Mercy Place, 371 Simpsons Rd, Bardon, Brisbane.