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.

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.