MID SOUTH INSTITUTE OF NLP:

INSTRUCTOR: CLINTON O. CLAY, MSW, LCSW, BCF/NBCCH

     OVERVIEW AND STATEMENTOF PURPOSE

This seventy two hour course has been designed especiically for medical,  dental, educational and mental health professionals, and for those who wish to pursue a career of hypnosis/hypnotherapy The curriculum includes sufficient hours to enable the masters level graduates to apply for affiliation with the National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists as a certified clinical member of that organization.  The curriculum has been approved by the National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists
2008 TRAINING SCHEDULE

COURSE TO BE REPEAT

ED BEGINNING FEBRUARY, 2009 

Weekend I , June 14-15, 2008.

Introduction, history, defining hypnosis, hypnosis is naturalistic, demonstration, dispelling myths, common hypnotic phenomena, recognizing is self and others & practice of simple induction.  importance of rapport.Assignment.

Weekend II. July 12=13, 2008.

Review, reports on assignment, hypnotizability scales, setting up the induction session, orientation, induction, deepening, utilization, Dave Elman techniques. Assignment.

Weekend III. August 9-10, 3008.

 Dr. Milton R. Erickson and his great contributions to the field of Hypnosis,  his history, obstacles, his dealing with lifelong pain, etc.  Some Ericksonian techniques: conversational, confusion, indirect, metaphors, task assignments inductions, demonstration  practice in triads: hypnotist, subject and observer.  A video, “The Artistry of Dr. Milton Erickson” will be shown in the evening. Experiental and reading assignments.

Weekend IV. September 13-14, 2008

Sructuring hypnotic work, affect bridge, producing analgesia and anesthesia, glove anesthesia, ideo motor signals, positive and negative hallucination, how to induce and, when appropriate to use ,  amnesia and  hypermnesia, in  induction and use,  supervised practice.  Interim assignment: practice inductions at every opportunity and continuing reading suggested texts on Erickson.

Weekend V. October 11-12, 2008.

 Conversational inductions, the art of story telling, constructing your story for the client,  task assignments,with expectation of learning something of value through the carrying out of the task, relating some of his typical stories and examining appropriate times and contexts in which task assignments  could be of value, nesting stories. Reading and practice assignments.

Weekend VI. November 8-9, 2008.

Review and  sharing experiences - successes and not so successful cases. NLP timelines   demonstrated, and practiced,  trouble shooting and problem solving issues that have arisen in practice, Milton Erickson’s pattern interrupt technique will be taught and practiced..  Tying up incomplete and uncovered areas.  There will be much experiential practice time with supervision.  GRADUATION!

Mental Health therapists who successfully complete the entire program are eligible to apply with the National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists for certification.

Expectations of the student:

1) Attendance and participation in all scheduled classes and arranging for make-up sessions in event illness, work duties or other valid reasons prevent attendance.

2) Following through on assigned readings and outside practice of techniques  being taught.

3) Attending approximately five additional hours, lunching together and  or in evenings, of  videos demonstrating techniques of well known persons  in the field. Each DVD or video is an hour in length plus critiquing and discussing.

4.  Use of telephone or on-line consultation as needed between sessions.

INTERESTED IN A FIVE DAY TRAINING IN HYPNOSIS IN THE FALL IN BEAUTIFUL HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA? COMBINE WITH VACATION. SEE OUT OF WORLD EXHIBITS AT NATIONAL SPACE MUSEUM. VISIT BOTANICAL GARDEN WITH THE DINOSAUR EXHIBIT AND BUTTERFLY HOUSE. ENJOY NATURE AND NEARBY CATHEDRAL CAVERNS, GUNTERSVILLE STATE PARK, MONTE SANO STATE PARK, HELEN KELLER BIRTH PLACE, AND MANY ACTIVITIES AT HUNTSVILLE'S ALWAYS ACTIVE CIVIC CENTER. RIVERS, LAKES AND MOUNTAIN SCENERY ALL ABOUT.

IF INTERESTED, LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ORGANIZE AND PROMOTE.

CLINT

"The very term, hypnosis, derived from a Greek word meaning sleep, is misleading. Hypnosis is as related to sleep as night is to day-and is no more like it night is like day. If you put aside all preconceived notions and examine hypnosis clinically, you will find that it doesn't look or "behave" like as you thought it would. The way it does behave makes this phenomenon a tremendously valuable medical tool, though misconceptions continually hamper or prevent its use entirely.

-------There is really no such thing as a hypnotist, this is obviously impossible. As a  practitioner employing this tool, all you can ever do is to show a patient how to over the hurdle from a normal waking or sleeping state into tis peculiar state of mind known as hypnosis. You won't hypnotize him; he will hyptonize himself. This means that those of us using suggestions

Wield no "power" over any subject. It means that there is nothing I do that you can't learn to do in hypnosis."   

Dave Elman; Hypnotherapy,

Westwood Publishing Co, Glendale,Ca 

Definintion of Hypnosis - A heightened state of suggestibility, such that the suggestions given are accepted as being true and effect the beliefs, habits, perceptions and behaviors of an individual in varying degrees according to the depth of hypnosis established. “Deeper levels” of hypnosis enable the hypnotized individual to experience greater hypnotic phenomenon such as light states being able to create catalepsy by suggestion, and deeper states allowing the individual to experience amnesia, anesthesia, and hallucinations.Generally there are several types of hypnosis, (1) naturally occurring hypnosis, (2) hetero hypnosis, (3) self-hypnosis, and (4) waking suggestion which is similar to placebo. (Cal Banyan)

Definition of Suggestibility - The extent to which a person is able to accept suggestion, which varies according to one’s state of mind (i.e. normal waking consciousness or hypnosis). The greater the suggestibility that an individual is experiencing, the greater the effect that suggestions offered will affect that person’s perceptions of reality. In hypnosis, which is a altered state of consciousness, one can reach high levels of suggestibility. In this altered state suggestions can profoundly affect perceptions including causing amnesia, anesthesia and both positive and negative hallucinations. When one is in a heightened state of suggestibility, the individual is said to be in hypnosis, or the hypnotic state. (Cal Banyan).

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