An intensive 5-day course for suitably qualified professionals wishing to add hypnotherapy and related disciplines to their existing range of treatments.
This course is fully accredited by the National Council of Psychotherapists & the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council, and provides an ideal starting point for those with an existing medical background to make the move into hypnotherapy, NLP, Stress Management and other related therapies.
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Carole Wan and Alan Cooper have almost twenty-five years experience as hypnotherapists. They have offered an externally validated Diploma in Hypnotherapy for several years, and are now, for the first time, offering an intensive 5 day course aimed at those with existing medical or psychological training.
The fast track course is conveniently separated into two modules (see prospectus) and you will be fully qualified within six to eight weeks. You will also qualify for appropriate insurance, should you wish to go into practice as a hypnotherapist.
Hypnotherapy can be easily added to your existing approach and many psychologists and psychotherapists already use hypnosis as an effective and brief intervention. Hypnosis is used increasingly within the medical professions too, particularly in dental work, palliative care and pain management. Past students who have successfully added hypnotherapy to their existing portfolio include:
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The Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) believe Hypnosis treatments could be used on a range of medical conditions, including pain management and stress to save the NHS millions of pounds, according to a group of medical experts.
Conditions such as depression and irritable bowel syndrome affect millions of people in the UK and a great cost to the NHS. But hypnosis can often work where other treatments have been unsuccessful.
With almost twenty years experience, the Academy of Clinical & Medical Hypnosis offer externally validated training in hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, stress management, coaching and NLP. In addition, we run 'fast track' hypnotherapy training for Doctors, Anaesthetists, Dentists, Radiographers, etc concentrating on medical hypnosis for pain management, IBS, dental work, anxiety and most stress-related conditions.
A British study has found that stress levels actually reduce after smoking cessation.The use of hypnosis for relieving stress & anxiety is well known, therefore using hypnotherapy to quit habits such as smoking makes sense. [more...]
Published data support the benefit of hypnosis in children with respiratory disorders with a large mind-body component such as vocal cord dysfunction and habit cough. Hypnosis can also help lessen sensations of difficulty breathing and anxiety in other respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis and asthma. Hypnosis is also a valuable tool for easing a child's anxiety and helping patients control their response to discomfort. [more...]
Greater use of hypnotherapy to ease the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome would help sufferers and might save money, says gastroenterologist Dr Roland Valori of Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
He began referring IBS patients for hypnotherapy in the early 1990s and has found it to be highly effective. NHS guidelines allow doctors to refer IBS patients for hypnotherapy or other psychological therapies if medication is unsuccessful and the problem persists. [more...]
We are now accepting applications for our 5-day 'fast track' courses, running in Sheffield. Suitable for existing therapists and those with a medical/psychological training, our fast track courses in hypnotherapy and NLP will equip you with all you need to add hypnotherapy and NLP to your existing qualifications. Accredited through the National Council of Psychotherapists & general Hypnotherapy Standards Council. Download a FREE prospectus by visiting www.fasttracktherapytraining.co.uk
The Open University has considered the Education and Training Programme from the National Council for Hypnotherapy and assigned a credit value to the Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD) as follows.
Open University Credits for Hypnotherapy Practitoner Diploma (HPD):45 points at Undergraduate Level 1 (FHEQ Level 4/SCQF Level 7). [more...]