Module 1
Your first weekend is spent being introduced to hypnotherapy and understanding its interesting history from when it all began to the application of today’s advanced techniques. The weekend includes discussion around the image and perception of hypnosis, as mind control, and will dispel some of the common misconceptions and myths concerning hypnotherapy. We also briefly discuss the present legal framework and our governing bodies. And of course, the most exciting part of this weekend is your first exercises in hypnotising your fellow students.
Topics covered in module 1 include:
- School expectations
- Legalities of hypnosis
- General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)/General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC)
- Ethics and boundaries
- What hypnosis is and trance
- History and founders of hypnosis
- National Occupational Standards (NOS)
- Client expectations, needs & confidentiality
- Health and well being
- Conscious/unconscious mind (basic)
- Nervous system and senses
- Contra-indications to hypnosis
- Induction for relaxation
- Guided imagery and visualisation
- Awakening for relaxation
- Simple arm levitation
- Suggestibility – direct and indirect