FSCH
    The Florida Society of Clinical Hypnosis
October 2009 Workshop Program
October 14 -18, 2009 Workshop Programs
Basic Hypnosis with Applications

Susan Becker, Ph.D., Chip Schaaff, LMHC, Fred Williams, LCSW,
Joan Becker, LMHC, Louis Damis, Ph.D., & Sarah Arnett, MS

20 CEU's available
Complimentary hot breakfast available at the hotels for hotel registrants only, from 7 to 8 am each day
A light dinner will be provided on Wednesday evening from 5 to 6 pm.

  Wednesday, October 14, 2009  (4 credit hours)  Registration from 5:30 to 6 pm
6 - 10 pm   Introduction, definitions, history, theories, myths and misconceptions; memory.  Assessment; presenting
hypnosis to the client; hypnotic relationship; informed consent.  Hypnotic phenomena and their
applications; steps and levels of hypnosis.  Laws and principles of induction; re-alerting; principles
in formulating hypnotic suggestions.

  Thursday, October 15   (8 credit hours)
8:00 am      Demonstration of 2 inductions.  Small group practice 1.  Video of eliciting hypnotic phenomena.
Concepts of susceptibility; stages of hypnosis; deepening.
Noon  Lunch hosted by FSCH
1 - 5 pm     Uses of hypnosis for relaxation and stress management.  Small group practice 2.   Self-hypnosis.

  Friday, October 16   (8 credit hours)
8:00 am      Demonstration of 2 inductions.  Ideomotor signaling.  Susceptibility scales.  Use of hypnosis in medicine
and therapy.  Hypnotic phenomena.
Noon          Lunch
1 - 5 pm     Treatment planning; selection of strategies and techniques; managing resistance.  Small group practice 3.
Ethical issues and conduct; certification.  Integrating hypnosis into the clinical practice. 
  e-alerting.  Ethical issues and considerations.  Summary, questions, evaluations.
  Basic Workshop Learning Objectives
   After taking this workshop, participants will be able to:
   1.        define hypnosis and its major theories, and describe how to present it to a client
   2.describe ethical considerations in the use of hypnosis, including informed consent
   3.demonstrate the ability to do at least 4 basic hypnotic inductions, and 4 deepening methods
   4.describe contra-indications for using hypnosis
   5.use hypnosis for relaxation and stress management
   6.discuss hypnosis, memory, and pseudomemory
   7.identify at least 5 of the phenomena associated with hypnosis
   8.demonstrate understanding of treatment planning and goals appropriate for hypnotic intervention.

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Intermediate/Advanced Workshop

Integrative Medicine and Hypnosis:
Harnessing Mind-Body Connections for Powerful Healing

Mark B. Weisberg, Ph.D., ABPP 

12 CEU's available
Complimentary hot breakfast available at the hotels, for hotel registrants only,  from 7 to 8 am each day

   Saturday, October 17, 2009   (6 credit hours)  Registration from 7 to 8 am
8 am Fundamentals for powerful and effective mind-body interventions.  How mind-body medicine works:
    Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) and Hypnosis.  Neurobiology: brain structures, mind-body interactions,
    and hypnotic strategies.  Hypnosis and PNI in treating chronic pain.
Noon        Luncheon hosted by FSCH to
1 - 3 pm   Hypnosis and PNI in treating chronic pain, continued.

  Sunday, October 18, 2009   (6 credit hours)
8 am Applications, questions regarding PNI, neurobiology.  Hypnosis for surgery and other invasive procedures.
    Integrative treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and related digestive disorders.
NoonLunch
1 - 3 pm   Hypnosis and IBS, continued.  Overcoming obstacles to treatment with complex conditions.  Integration,
    questions, conclusion.
   Saturday, May 16, 2009 (6 credit hours)  Registration from 7:30-8:00 am
  Workshop Learning Objectives
  After taking this workshop, participants will be able to:a
  1.identify and use at least 3 hypnotic strategies for treating chronic pain more effectively
  2.identify at least 4 components of an integrative approach to treating irritable bowel syndrome,
including hypnotic techniques
  3.know the 3 most important needs of a patient preparing for surgery or invasive procedures, and
how to apply at least one hypnotic strategy for this application
  4.discuss at least 3 brain structures that have been shown to be central in mind-body healing 
  Workshop ObjectivesAfter taking this workshop, participants will be able to:     1.  recognize the effects of unconscious fa__________________________________


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