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iHHS Clinical Hypnotherapy Training Program : 220 hours

COURSE COURSE DESCRIPTION
 LEVEL 1
HYP 101, HYP 102, HYP 103, HYP 104, CHT 101, CHT 102
HYP 101
5 hours
Power of the mind, Introduction to self-hypnosis
  • History of hypnosis, from Mesmer to Boyne
  • Myths and facts about hypnotism
  • Applications of hypnosis: Entertainment vs. Therapy
  • Hypnotherapy: A new health alternative
  • Self-hypnosis and how to create a self-hypnosis recording
HYP 102
3 hours
Anatomy and mechanics of the mind
  • Consciousness and brain activity
  • Mind/Brain/Consciousness Connection
  • Hypnotic trance
  • Emotion and Energy
HYP 103
2 hours
Exploring the emotion of behavior
  • The anatomy of fear
  • Subconscious programming
  • Linguistic effects
  • Emotional language
  • Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)
HYP 104
5 hours
Metaphors and imagery: Language of Imagination
  • Dreams
  • Alternate reality
  • Imagery
  • Manifesting intentions
  • Scripts and re-scripting
CHT 101
5 hours
Clinical application of hypnotherapy I
  • Hypnotherapy: Clinical application of hypnosis
  • Who is the hypnotherapist?
  • Characteristics of a clinical hypnotherapy professional
  • Spiritual foundation of Hypnotherapy. Applied to client and therapist
  • Distinctions between hypnotherapy and psychotherapy
  • Schools of practice in hypnotherapy
  • Demonstration and practice
CHT 102
30 hours
Clinical application of hypnotherapy II
  • Mechanics of clinical hypnotherapy
  • Hypnotic voice
  • Suggestibility testing: Determining if client is willing
  • Pre-interview techniques: Probing and assessment
  • Client interview skills: Asking the right questions. Reading verbal & body responses
  • Induction techniques: Elman, Erikson, McGill, Boyne. Design your own
  • Trance deepening techniques. Determining what depth of trance is necessary
  • Therapeutic suggestions. Appropriate language for reframing and resolution
  • Conditioning: Appropriate words to enhance suggestions
  • Trance termination
  • Post hypnotic suggestion. Improving suggestibility in subsequent sessions
  • Debriefing. Session closure
  • Demonstrations and practice
50 hrs End LEVEL ONE : Progress Report
   
LEVEL 2 CHT 203, CHT 204
CHT 203
30 hours
Art of healing I
  • Self-healing: Improving self confidence and self-esteem for the hypnotherapist
  • Grounding techniques: How to take care of self before taking care of others
  • Guided imagery and metaphors
  • Age and life regression
  • Healing of addictions: Issues with weight, smoking, alcohol, toxic relationships
  • Healing from trauma; emotional, physical and sexual abuse
  • Forensic hypnosis
  • Overcoming performance anxiety
  • Emergency hypnosis
  • Overcoming fears and phobias
  • Programming for success
  • Healing from stuttering
  • Getting to restful Sleep
CHT 204
20 hours
Clinical Applications I
  • Case histories
  • Live demonstrations
  • Video demonstrations
  • Discussions
  • Supervised practice
50 hrs End LEVEL TWO : Progress Report
   
LEVEL 3 CHT 301, CHT 302, CHT 304
CHT 301
20 hours
Clinical hypnotherapy techniques
  • Radical/Authoritarian Technique
  • Clearing Emotional Clutter / K. Neill Technique
  • Boynean Transforming Therapy
  • Advanced pain control / Hypno-anaesthesia
  • Childbirth hypnosis
  • Soul-retrieval technique
  • Grief therapy
  • iChange Therapy
CHT 302
10 hours
Art of healing II
  • Spirituality and religion
  • Energy medicine, quantum physics and hypnosis
  • Advanced regression techniques, past life regression
CHT 304
20 hours
Clinical applications II
  • Case histories
  • Live demonstrations
  • Video demonstrations
  • Discussions
  • Supervised practicum
  • How to teach a class in self-hypnosis
  • How to present a seminar on hypnosis to a specified audience
50 hrs End LEVEL THREE