Foundation
Diploma Course in
Clinical Hypnotherapy, NLP & Counselling Skills
Your
first steps to a career as a Hypnotherapist & Psychotherapist
...
Course Aims and Objectives
SACH courses are designed for the benefit of caring,
responsible individuals, and are the first and most valuable
steps toward a very rewarding career. The educational
aims of the School are to:
| 1. |
further the understanding, knowledge and professional
application of hypnosis for personal growth and therapeutic
benefit. |
| 2. |
provide
a sound basic knowledge of psychology, psychotherapy,
essential counselling skills and medical aspects
as applied in therapy. |
| 3. |
provide the required ethical and professional
training to students who wish to establish a clinical
practice concerned with the skills of counselling
and the use of hypnosis. |
| 4. |
provide
facilities and continuing support for further studies
to enable practitioners to keep abreast of new
techniques and developments. |
| 5. |
provide
an opportunity for application to professional
organisations for insurance cover and professional
support. |
| 6. |
enable students to gain confidence and experience
through the supervised practice of Hypnotherapy. |
| 7. |
help students to develop the skills required
to give treatments in the relevant holistic therapy
including, but not exclusive to:
(i) client case history, client comment, attitude
and physical, intellectual and emotional
conditions.
(ii) observation of the client with regard to posture, complexion, stress
and rate of breathing.
(iii) understanding of the contra-indications and their implications of
each therapy practised.
|
| 8. |
develop
the student’s comprehension of the need to
encourage clients to accept responsibility for
gaining and maintaining their own emotional, physical
and spiritual health. |
| 9. |
develop an understanding of the functions of
the human personality in all aspects - physical,
intellectual, emotional and spiritual – while
considering the client’s age, sex, cultural
background, lifestyle and religion, sexual orientation,
occupation, relationships, childhood, and nutrition. |
| 10. |
encourage a creative and integrative approach
to holistic therapies for the benefit of the client’s
health and well being. |
| 11. |
recognise
and develop intuitive skills based on knowledge
and experience. |
| 12. |
recognise and appreciate when it is appropriate
to refer the client to a doctor or another therapist. |
| 13. |
enable students to acquire the skills needed
to deal with emergency procedures to ensure client
safety. |
| 14. |
encourage
the development of listening skills and a caring
attitude and acknowledge the relationship between
the client and the therapist. |
| 15. |
ensure that, once qualified, practitioners
will undergo regular supervision and therapy as required
as part of their responsibility towards their clients. |
| 16. |
ensure that the holistic approach is understood
and applied. |
| 17. |
teach the importance of the Code of Ethics
and Practice of the relevant professional associations. |
Course Content
Weekend 1
Introduction to the course.
Preparations - good study practices.
History of hypnosis.
Psychological & physiological phenomenon of hypnosis.
Self-hypnosis.
Data-gathering.
Ideo-motor responses.
Weekend 2
Egan’s 3 Stage Model of Counselling, Stage 1.
Principles of the mind.
The subconscious mind.
Intelligence and cleverness – mind projection
Laws of the mind.
The fight & flight response.
Working with modalities.
Biofeedback techniques.
Jo-Hari window.
Weekend 3
Egan’s 3 Stage Model of Counselling, Stage 2.
Building empathy – body language – reading
character
Pre/post hypnotic suggestions
Use of imagery in hypnosis
Principles of hypnotic suggestion
Suggestion and its effects
Suggestibility tests
Visualisation in therapy
Habit control – addictions
Anchoring, reframing, rehearsal, future pacing
Fast phobia cure
Weekend 4
Egan’s 3 Stage Model of Counselling, Stage 3
The Ericksonian approach
The management of trance state
Methods of induction – deepening techniques and
indirect suggestion
Process instructions – hypnotic language patterns
Common problems – anxiety, obsession, compulsion,
phobias etc.
Resistance to hypnosis – depth and deepening trance.
Hypnotic scripts
Smoking cessation, slimming etc.
We will continually assess, review and update the course
content, material and method. We reserve the right, whilst
maintaining the stated syllabus, to effect changes in
emphasis in any part of this prospectus.
Assessments
Assessments for the course consist of:
· Completion of
30 case histories
· A practical assessment in counselling and psychotherapy
· A practical assessment in hypnotherapy
In order to maintain
a high standard of practice, as required by the major
accrediting and professional bodies,
students will be constantly assessed by the tutors.
Qualifications
On successful
completion of the course you will be able to become a
Member of GHR (General Hypnotherapy Register)
and to apply for professional indemnity and public liability
insurance covering all aspects of hypnotherapy, psychotherapy
and counselling practice.
