December 2006
Conference

800.743.2226

December 4-10

Hilton Head Island, SC

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Karen Wolfe
Roger Jahnke
Carl Hammerschlag
Kathleen Brehony
Harville Hendrix
Phillips & Scaer
Belleruth Naparstek
Carol Look
Christine Page
Bill O'Hanlon


3-Day Intensive Training Institute
Pre-Conference

Monday December 4
9:00 - 12:00 PM, 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Tuesday December 5
9:00 - 12:00 PM, 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Wednesday December 6
8:30 - 11:30 AM, 1:30 - 4:30 PM
 
Ericksonian Hypnosis: An Inclusive, Permissive Approach to Mind/Body Healing
Bill O'Hanlon, MS, LMFT
 
Bill O'Hanlon a former student of Milton Erickson, will present clear, simple methods of mastering the hypnotic process. The permissive nature of Ericksonian Hypnosis ensures that it can be used with a broad range of people, even those who have been resistant to other approaches or who are afraid of losing control. Participants must have professional training in a health-related field and are limited to the following: MD, DDS, Phd (with Psychology as a major form of study) or doctoral student in one of the above, Master's level counseling or psychology, MFCCs, MSWs, and RNs. Completion of this course fulfills the prerequisite in the On-Line e-Training Ericksonian Hypnosis Institute.
 
DAY ONE
The Art of Trance Induction: Permission, Inclusion and Evocation
 
The crucial importance of individualizing inductions to maximize success.
Seven elements of powerful trance induction.
Four state-of-the-art ways to deepen trance and get a greater response.
How to ensure your patient will come out of a trance.
Four state-of-the-art ways to deepen trance and get a greater response.
How to overcome resistance and fear of hypnosis.
 
DAY TWO
How to Use Hypnosis to Create Clinical Results
The contraindications of hypnosis and trancework.
Eleven strategies for pain control.
Hypnotic interventions for treating somatic problems like bed-wetting, impotence, phantom limb pain, and tinnitus.
Effective hypnotic strategies for smoking cessation.
How to generate effective hypnotic interventions for any presenting problem.
How to incorporate metaphor into hypnosis to increase effectiveness.
How to carry on the change process through post-hypnotic procedures.
 
DAY THREE
Hypnosis with Special Clinical Issues
An elegant alternative to catharsis and abreaction for treating trauma.
How to do brief, respectful therapy with trauma and shame.
Why hypnosis is especially useful in the treatment of anxiety and phobias.
Special considerations for using hypnosis with borderline patients.
Successful strategies for using hypnosis with surgery, chemotherapy, and other invasive procedures.
Practical approaches for using hypnosis with childbirth.
How to develop your courage and confidence in using hypnosis in your practice
Ethical considerations in the use of hypnosis.