This Advanced Hypnosis Workshop will be taught by Akira Otani, Ed.D., ABPH. He is a psychologist with more than 25 years of experience with clinical hypnosis. He trained with Kay F. Thompson, DDS, a close colleague and friend of Milton Erickson, MD, and a legend in the field. An ASCH-Approved Consultant and Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Hypnosis (ABPH), Akira has served on the ASCH annual and regional workshop faculty since 1990. After 20 years at the University of Maryland Counseling Center, he currently works at Spectrum Behavioral Health in Annapolis, Maryland. His professional clinical interests include treatment of anxiety disorders, expecially OCD and trauma, and meditation. He is also an avid yogi and beer taster!
In this 2-day workshop we will focus on a number of ego-strengthening and mind-body strategies that are applicable to a variety of clinical situations and disorders. Special emphasis will be placed on trauma work. We will also examine mindfulness approaches, with a focus on how they can augment hypnotic techniques. Meditative affect regulation will be taught as an extension of hypnotic ego-strengthening. There will be two practice sessions, and one experiential session for those participants who would like to personally experience the techniques covered in the lectures. Ample question and answer time will be allotted, to help each participant personalize the knowledge and skills taught in this workshop. As usual, it is the purpose of the workshop that each attendee leave feeling competent to bring these skills directly into their own clinical practice.
Learning Objectives
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- demonstrate 3 hypnotic techniques to increase client ego-strengthening
- create 2 affect regulation and ego-strengthening strategies to help clients soothe themselves
- demonstrate an understanding of basic mindfulness skills, combined with hypnotic techniques, that are applicable in mind-body work.
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Eligibility
Health professionals holding doctoral degrees in medicine, dentistry, podiatry and psychology, or doctoral or masters degrees in social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, or nursing, licensed in the state in which they practice; degree graduates receiving documented clinical supervision toward licensing, and graduate students in eligible disciplines with documentation of their student status from the Chairperson of their graduate program.
Continuing Education Credit
We offer Florida CEU's for licensed psychologists under 490 (Provider #PCE-23, Exp. 5/12); clinical social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists under 491 (Provider #BAP 675, Exp. 3/12), and all our workshops count toward ASCH certification requirements.
Location
We will be staying at your choice of the Courtyard by Marriott, at 3435 N. Atlantic Avenue, or the Hampton Inn, at 3425 N. Atlantic Avenue, both in Cocoa Beach, FL 32931, at special group rates. The Hampton is $99 or $109 a night, depending on whether you choose ocean view, and comes with full buffet breakfast. The Courtyard is $99, with an a la carte breakfast from $6 to $12.50. If you choose, however, you can add a voucher for $7 per person to have full breakfast at the Hampton.
Both these hotels share a state-of-the-art conference facility, and are only yards from the beach, close to the Kennedy Space Center, and less than an hour from the Orlando attractions. With an outdoor heated pool, jazz on Thursday and Saturday nights, and extremely comfortable and updated rooms, these are great places to stay. Make reservations by calling 321-784-4800 for the Marriott, or 321-799-4099 for the Hampton, and identifying yourself with FSCH. Please make sure to make your reservations by September 19,since we can't guarantee availability or our group rate after that date.
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October 20-24, 2010 Basic and Advanced Workshops
October 20-22, 2010 BASIC WORKSHOP (20 hours credit)
October 23 and 24, 2010, HYPNOSIS, MEDITATION AND AFFECT REGULATION (12 hours credit)
Basic Hypnosis With Applications
This 20-hour, ASCH-approved introduction to the use of ethical clinical hypnosis gives participants a hands-on learning experience. In this workshop, you will learn the history, myths and misconceptions about hypnosis; the indications for its clinical use, as well as contraindications; how to present it to appropriate clients; how to structure inductions and deepening experiences; how to use appropriate suggestions; and how to re-alert clients from hypnotic states. You will be introduced to the use of hypnosis in both medical and mental health settings, and will have at least three opportunities to practice what you've learned, as well as to experience hypnosis yourself.
This workshop will be taught by several master FSCH hypnotherapists, with a variety of special areas of expertise. It is a
pre-requisite for attending more advanced workshops.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- define hypnosis and its major theories, and describe how to present it to a client
- describe ethical consideratyions in the use of hypnosis, including informed consent
- demonstrate the ability to do at least 4 basic inductions and 4 deepening methods
- describe contra-indications for using hypnosis
- use hypnosis for relaxation and stress management
- discuss hypnosis, memory and psyeudomemory issues
- identify at least 5 of the phenomena associated with hypnosis
- demonstrate understanding of treatment planning and goals appropriate for hypnotic intervention.
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Intermediate/Advanced Workshop
Hypnosis, Mindfulness and Affect Regulation
