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Advanced Clinical Course 2010 Print E-mail

Advanced Clinical Course in Hypnosis, Counselling, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy-Cognitive (CBT), Guided Imagery, Relaxation & Stress Managment.

Certificate of Advanced Clinical Hypnosis

This year's Advanced Clinical Course is one of three advanced courses which are rotated, one each year. There is a special component of regression and hypnoanalytic therapy contained in this course.
You will learn skills which are complimentary to those in the Clinical Course.

The core skills are:

  • Rapid Inductions & Somnambulism
  • Life Scripts and Injunctions
  • Regression to positive past experience
  • CBT & CBT in trance
  • Guided Imagery
  • Hypnoanalysis and approaches to handle an abreaction
  • Psychoeducation
  • Self instructional training
  • Relaxation
  • Skills training
  • How to avoid "false memory syndrome"

These skills will be used for:

  • Mixed anxiety depression
  • Overcoming mental blocks
  • Ego strengthening
  • Acute Stress Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Phobias
  • Performance enhancement

This course is designed to expand your range of clinical skills with hypnotherapy, psychotherpy & counselling.

The Advanced Clinical Course will be held in Sydney. Brisbane & Melbourne. The skills which you will learn in this course can help you to tailor your therapy specifically to the person requiring therapy. This course is clinically orientated, to help you to be able to apply these skills with appropriate patients when you return to your practice immediately after the course. Each technique will be practised in groups of 2 or 3 and will include ego strengthening.

You will develop confidence in using a wide range of practical skills

Once again we will have sessions of group relaxation for ego strengthening designed to:

boost your concentration
enhance your memory
fortify your self-esteem
refresh your coping ability
 

As with the General Course, participation is restricted to registered tertiary trained health professionals such as psychologists, doctors, nurses & midwives, dentists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, osteopaths & chiropractors who have completed an initial clinical hypnosis course.

COURSE ACCREDITATIONS 

An application has been made for courses to be approved for Vocationally Registered (VR) general medical practitioners (GPs) by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) for 6 Active Learning Modules each worth 40 Continiung Professional Development (CPD) points.  Total = 240 CPD points *.  YET TO BE ADJUDICATED.

An application has been submitted for the Advanced Courses to be approved by the General Practice Mental Health Standards Collboration (GPMHSC) for both levels 1 & 2 mental health training. Level 2 is also called Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS) for GPs to apply to become registered with Medicare Australia to use the FPS mental health Medicare item numbers. YET TO BE ADJUDICATED.

Approved by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) for 48 CPE points.

An application has been made for this course to be approval by the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine for 30 extended skills & 30 core skills PD points. YET TO BE ADJUDICATED.

Approved by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) for generalist PD points and for 96 specialist PD points (category 2) by the College of Health Psychologists plus awaiting news from 3 other colleges. 

The New South Wales Psychologists Board approved the Courses for conditionally registered psychologists in 1995 for 20 credit hours. The 20 credit hours previously allocated gives a guide for supervisors in making their credit hour allocation. 

An application will again be made for re-approval by the Australian Association of Social Workers for double credit points = 96 points.

An application will again be made with OT Australia for occupational therapists to allocate 12 credit points for this course.

Psychiatrists can allocate 48 credit hours for this course.

Approved by the College of Nursing for 68 CPD hours.

Approved by the Australian College of Midwives for 45 PD credit points under the midPLUS programme.

Approved by The Australian Practice Nurses Association for CPD hours.

Physicians can allocate CPD points for this course.

Psychiatrists can allocate 48 credit hours for MOPS.

It is intended that applications will be made to The Australian Dental Association, The Australian Physiotherapists Association, The Chiropractors Association of Australia  and the Australian Osteopathic Association later in 2010.

 

Included in the course 

The Certificate of Advanced Clinical Hypnosis, lunch, morning and afternoon teas, the advanced course handbook, a textbook and good company with colleagues.


The Course will be held over 6 days.
The Course times are 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 2 month early bird fee will be $1799 for fees fully paid 2 months in advance. This fee includes GST.

The 1 month early bird fee will be $1899 for fees fully paid 1 month in advance. This fee includes GST.

The full fee will be $1999. This fee includes GST.

$200 early bird discount when paid in full 2 months prior to the course  or

$100 early bird dicount for 1 month full payment prior to the course.

Post graduates who have completed courses or workshops conducted by the College of Medical Hypnosis for a total of 104 hours are eligible for the:
Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis.
These courses must include the Clinical and at least one Advanced Course, but can also include College of Medical Hypnosis Workshops. If you are eligible for a diploma, please let us know. Graduates who have completed all 3 advanced courses are eligible for the:
Diploma of Advanced Clinical Hypnosis.

Somnambulism & Rapid Inductions

Using Somnambulism

Reinforce your skills with rapid trance induction and deepening. Gain confidence having the hypnotised person talking whilst hypnotised. Learn to recognise the signs of somnambulism.

Includes:
Rapid induction techniques
Rapid deepening techniques
Directing conversations with the person in trance
Directing ideomotor signalling with the hypnotised person - more extensive use.

Time and Age Regression

Use the trance state to recall moments of pleasure or success from the past.
Use these positive experiences to achieve present day mood improvement and future successes.

Includes:
Time regression and revivification
Use of verbal tense to direct regression
Trance induction via utilization of a memory
Establishing positive memory "sanctuaries"
Hypermnesia and amnesia
Guidelines and cautions to enable accurate recall and avoid confabulation
How to avoid “false memory syndrome”
Ideomotor signalling
Emotional 'leap frog' technique Imagery regression
Time progression. Fantasy versus positive   imaging
Re-orientation

Hypnoanalysis

Positive realistic reinterpretation is used to replace negative cognitive distortions.

Includes:
Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Cognitive therapy in trance
Power of permission and restrictions in trance

Hypnoanalyisis Formula Includes:
History taking
Freeze framing the “video”
Uncovering negative self injunctions
Ventilation and guilt assessment
Positive reinterpretation
Positive counter suggestion formulation
Future auto suggestion

Catharsis - Abreaction

Reinforce your confidence in how to handle an abreaction. How to reduce, stop, delay or facilitate the release of pent up emotion.

Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

An overview of the principles of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy is followed by the use of CBT in trance, to reinforce positive, realistic attitudes and healthy behaviours.

  • Theoretical models
  • Modelling & rehearsal as patterns for behaviour
  • Stimulus control, contingency management
  • Dysfunctional thoughts, schemas, expectations
  • Irrational beliefs
  • Self instructional training
  • Attention regulation

Pyscho Education

Discuss the importance of demystifying the patient's illness to help the person improve their self efficacy and reduce anxiety:

  • Disorder prevalence
  • Related problems and symptoms
  • Aetiology and prognosis
  • Treatment options

Skills Training

This is a combination of cognitive and behavioural strategies tailored to the individual. This is a solution based approach for a patient's particular problem including:

  • Structured Problem Solving
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Social Skills Training
  • Stress Management

Specific topics will include:

Life Scripting
Mixed Anxiety - Depression
Phobias
Acute and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

*The RACGP only guarantees point allocation, when both the participants and the convener comply with RACGP requirements.


Please contact the College of Medical Hypnosis for further details.
91 Wentworth Avenue
Wentworthville NSW 2145
Australia
Tel: (02) 9688 2300
Fax: (02) 9688 2800

Outside Australia:
Tel: +61 2 9688 2300
Fax: +61 2 9688 2800

email:

Dr Alan Fahey MB,BS (Syd Uni)  M.Psych.Med (UNSW)  FACPsychMed., M.Psychiatry
 

Last Updated ( Friday, 23 July 2010 )