International Institute of Clinical and Medical Hypnosis

Incorporating the Welsh Society of Registered Clinical Hypnotherapists

The Course:

A Very Unique Training Programme in Clinical Hypnosis

And Hypnoanalysis

The course has been designed to give the Student "hands on experience" from the outset by way of intensive practical tuition at The Hypnotherapy & Relaxation Clinic combined with a little home study over a 6 month period, at the end of which time the Student will be suitably qualified as a Professional hypnotherapist.

The course is set out in an interesting and easy to follow format and has been designed to teach Students with no previous knowledge of hypnosis, to enable them to reach Practitioner status.

Hypnosis as a career

Professional hypnotherapy training

A further Education Training Program

The course is open to anyone wishing to join the caring profession or those already in professional practice, Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Social workers, people already working in alternative medicine, and of course the person who is considering a complete change of vocation, working in the caring profession.

The course is to the highest possible standard and covers the A to Z of clinical and medical hypnosis.

We belief it to be the most advanced course in clinical hypnosis in the UK and as been designed for both lay practitioners and use by the Medical Profession to assist with conventional Medicine.

Clinical Supervision

The course is conducted under the personal supervision of Dr. Lyn Bateman at all three levels and ongoing professional advice, following completion of the course, is freely available.

Diplomas

Diplomas will be awarded on completion of the course. Upon successfully completion of level three of the course, each student will receive a Diploma stamped by the official seal and stamp of the I.I.C.M.H. entitling them to use the designated letters A.P.I.I.C.M.H. after their names.

Students passing levels 1.2.3. are allegible to join the Welsh Society of Registered Clinical Hypnotherapists 

Students wll also receive 12 months free professional membership.

The prestigious postgraduate Diploma level 4 and the most advanced level in Clinical Hypnotherapy may only be taken after the successfull achievement of level 1.2.3.

Indemnity Insurance.

The opportunity to obtain Professional Indemnity Insurance, which is essential for anyone working in the caring profession.

All members of the I.I.C.M.H. must be in receipt of up to date indemnity insurance to remain members.

 

The International Institute of Clinical Medical Hypnosis

The I.I.C.H was founded in 1992 for the sole purpose of providing a first class training organization to enable lay persons and Medical Practitioners to learn the science of clinical and medical hypnosis so they are able to work with each other side by side which is of great assistance to the medical profession, as hypnotherapy and conventional medicine can compliment each other perfectly. We also aim to provide ongoing specialised training for qualified practising therapists whom we redeam have up to date quality training.

Having its own complaints and disciplinary procedure's.

Code of ethics.

Equal opportunities policy

Commitment to promoting Equality Opportunity.

Equal Opportunities Policy.

No student shall be excluded from the course on the grounds of ethnic background, colour, creed, culture, disability, education, gender, mobility, religion, sexual orientation, and care is taken to ensure that no prejudice is contained or implied within documentation or information whether written or spoken.

Levels of membership of the I.I.C.H.

Membership to the I.I.C.M.H. is not available to outside hypnotherapy organisations or individual practitioners at Advanced or Postgraduate Status.

The above two practitioner levels can only be obtained by passing each level With the I.I.C.M.H.

All members are required to hold a currant insurance certificate

 

Hypnosis as a career

 

Professional Hypnotherapy Training

I.I.C.H. Certification Classes

For health

counselling professionals

&

lay practitioners

Tutor: Dr. Lyn Bateman.

Course Commencing : T.B.A.

                                            

                                                           PATRON REPRESENATIVE

General Hypnotherapy Register General Hypnotherapy Council

Hypnotherapy an introduction

Basic Course. Clinical Hypnotherapy Level one:

Program Description

Students will learn and understand the following techniques

MODULE ONE:

A short introduction into hypnosis by Lyn

Brief History of hypnosis past to present

Theories of hypnosis

The law and hypnosis

Myths surrounding hypnosis

Misuses of hypnosis

Preliminaries to trance induction

Overcoming trance resistance

Examining the uses of hypnotic tests ( Waking Suggestion )

Practice of psychological suggestibility tests

Alternative states of consciousness

Principals underlying trance induction

Attain full knowledge of those who should never be hypnotised

Learn and practice voice control – modulation – projection – timing

How hypnosis works

The student will learn and demonstrate the practice of trance induction

Demonstrate re-orientation

MODULE TWO:

Demonstrate the practice of trance induction

The student will learn and demonstrate rapid trance induction

Learn and demonstrate deepening of trance

10 down to one, Lift method etc

Asses the five levels of trance

MODULE THREE:

The student will demonstrate rapid trance induction

Dave Elman’s Medical hypnosis Techniques

2 to 3 minutes to attain somnambulism

Demonstrate deepening of trance

10 down to one, Lift method, deepening by breathing

Learn of the works of Milton EriksonLearn the extreamly powerful

hypnotic techniques of the worlds most famous hypnotherapist

MODULE FOUR:

Post hypnotic techniques for the re’induction of instant hypnosis

Vogt’s Fractionation

3.2.1. Method

Induction by distraction method

Advanced Rapid method of hypnotic induction by the use of

 hand movement

Hypnotic suggestion

Post hypnotic suggestion

Level one exam

Examination by way of 1 short essay to cover all level one and one

taped induction, plus practical demonstration of acquired skill’s.

 

Intermediate Course Clinical Hypnosis. Level two.

Program Description

Students will learn and understand the following techniques

MODULE FIVE

Learn to identify the different personalities of people:

Clients differ dramatically learn to decide which induction technique

to use with the peticular personality to create the right situation for

the effective use of clinical hypnosis

Learning communication skills:

Mirroring

Leading & Pacing

Attaining information skills

Taking a case history

MODULE SIX:

Ideo Motor Responses I.M.R.

I.M.R. In clinical practice its uses

Understanding therapy formulation

The correct use of therapeutic suggestions

Working with addictions and habbits

Methods of hypnotherapy with smoking

Methods of hypnotherapy to assist in obesity

The patient and secondary gains

MODULE SEVEN:

Methods of hypnotherapy in stress control

Hypnotherapy has an aid to removing anxiety states

Treating hysterical conversion symptoms

The treatment of hysterical paralysis

Methods of treating insomnia

Direct suggestion

MODULE EIGHT:

Hypnotherapy in the treatment of nail biting

Hypnotherapy in the treatment of cluster headaches

Hypnotherapy in the treatment of migraine

MAINTENANCE OF THE PATIENT AFTER TREATMENT

TAKING CHARGE OF CHANGE SUCCESSFULLY APPLICATIONS

AND TECHNIQUES OF SELF HYPNOSIS AND AUTOGENIC TRAINING

MODULE NINE:

REGRESSION TECHNIQUES

Psychological exploration of the unconscious mind

Present and past life regression

Time progression

Time distortion

The uses of time progression / distortion in the same clinical session

Abreaction

Abreaction its uses in clinical hypnosis

Abreaction and the control of the patient in therapy

MODULE TEN:

THE USE OF NLP IN CLINICAL PRACTICE.

The Meta Model

The Milton model

Framing and re-framing

The use of Anchors

Anchoring States of Mind

Setting Anchors

Stacking Anchors

Collapsing Anchors

Future Pacing

Eye Accessing Cues

Examination by way of 1 short essay’s, to cover all level two

Four verbally described therapies by student

Plus practical demonstration of acquired skill’s.

Advanced Course level three clinical Hypnotherapy:

level three Program Description:

Students will learn and understand the following techniques

MODULE ELEVEN:

The hypnotic coma or plenary trance and its benefits

Advanced hypnotic sleep induction

The advantages of sleep induction over the general relaxation

 techniques

Methods of hypnosis in the treatment of hypnogogic hallucination

TREATMENT OF PHOBIAS THROUGH CLINICAL HYPNOSIS TFT

 AND CBT.

THOUGHT FIELD THERAPY IN THE USE OF PHOBIAS AND ANXIETY

 STATES:

TFT An exctreamly powerful way of assisting the removal of deep

seated fears.

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES:

Methods of CBT and hypnosis in the treatment of phobias the most

powerfull technique of all.

MODULE TWELVE:

Clinical hypnosis in the treatment of depression and the limitations of

hypnosis as therapy in depressive disorders:

Depression

Seasonal Effective Disorder

Dysthymic Disorder

Reactive depression

Manic depression

Psychotic depression

MODULE THIRTEEN:

Methods of hypnotherapy treating psycho sexual problems

Secondary gains in the treatment of psycho sexual problems

Methods of hypnotherapy in dentistry and orthodontics:

Obtaining relaxation – gagging reflex and salivation,needle phobia –

 fainting – reduction of anxiety and fear

production of analgesia/anaesthesia

MODULE FOURTEEN:

Hypnotherapy in the treatment of obstetrics:

Prenatal training – to teach self hypnosis to aid mother and baby

during pregnancy

and labour – to remove fears and doubts – to test clients ability

to achieve analgesia, anaesthesia for painless child birth

To ensure easy labour and delivery with the least amount or no

discomfort or stress

To assist in the reduction and removal of anxiety

Last minute preparation for mother to be

To assist and relieve post natal anxiety or depression

MODULE FIFTEEN:

Dermatological conditions:

Treating

Eczema

Psoriasis

Warts

MODULE SIXTEEN:

Assisance with Oncology

Teaching the patient self hypnosis/specialized techniques for

 pain control

To reduce the discomfort and severe pain associated with cancer

To reduce drug therapy where possible

To Reduce the fear of treatment chemotherapy

To assist in the reduction with nausea during treatment

Pre and post operative fear

Reduction of anxiety and depression of the patient

Specialised methods of hypnosis to assist in Cardiology:

Relaxation to assist in lowering blood pressure adjunct to medication

Relaxation to assist with Angina Pectoris

Hypnotherapy to assist with pre and post operative procedures

Hypnotherapy to assist with Pre and post operative, Anxiety,Fear

and Depression

Advanced Examination:

Examination by way of one short essay, and four written therapies.

Four verbally described therapies by student

Advanced Examination:

Examination consists of a 3000 word thesis upon the work of level three

plus four verbally described therapies by student.

Advanced Practitioner Diploma will be awarded to all Practitioners upon the successful completion of level 1.2.3. each Diploma duly signed by our hands and sealed with the official stamp of the International Institute of Clinical Hypnosis.