May 15-18, 2008 Workshop
May 15-16, BASIC HYPNOSIS WORKSHOP (14 hours credit)
May 17-18, INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED WORKSHOP (12 hours credit)
Basic Presenters:
Nancy Robbin, MD, David Swindall, M.Div.,LMFT, and Fred Williams, LCSW
Advanced Presenters:
Advanced Program:
Competency-Based Hypnotic Brief Therapy
A Model for Brief Interventive Therapy with Lasting Solutions
Competency-Based Hypnotic Brief Therapy presupposes that the chief purpose of psychotherapy and intervention is to produce behavioral change which is appropriate, demonstrable, replicable and enduring to the individual. Such change must hold the potential for new behaviors to be at some point self-generating, outside of the clinical setting, and on-going.
The emphasis of this model is the assessment, creation, renovation and installation of states of competence in the individual, which provides the restructuring of perceptions and amelioration of cognitive skills required to generate and maintain changes in behaviors desired. It is especially useful in treating anxiety, phobia and trauma, and focuses primarily on the present state and the desired state.
Its primary theoretical roots lie in an overlay of four already existing models: state-dependent memory and learning behavior; cognitive therapy; information processing theory; and neuropsychology. It is the blending of these models with the presupposition that each person has the resources needed to make the desired changes that gives this approach a definite advantage in the therapeutic utilization of hypnosis.
Abstract
This approach focuses on the person's own resources as the basic component of developing the ability to create lasting changes. We keep insight out of sight, and focus on behavioral shifts and updates of beliefs. Unconscious process is a major contributor to lasting solutions and the ability to use hypnotic linguistic patterns of "temporary" (referring to the present state) and "permanent" (referring to to the solutions leading to the desired state) is an essential element of the model.
Practice will be provided with demonstrations and case materials elicited from the group.
Learning objectives:
After participating in this workshop, therapists will be able to:
1. differentiate between present state and desired state
2. use hypnotic language emphasizing temporariness of "problems" and permanence of
3. help the patient access past resources for use in the present.
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Hotel and workshop location
We'll be staying at the Naples Hilton Hotel, 5111 Tamiami Trail North, Naples, FL 34103. Telephone 239-430-4900.
We have a limited number of rooms at the special group rate of $99 per night. Upgrade to the Concierge Level for $30 more. This hotel features a tropically landscaped heated swimming pool, whirlpool, fully-equipped fitness center, basketball, ping-pong table, and bikes available at no charge. The Gulf of Mexico is only a few blocks away, and golf courses and attractions are nearby. The rooms have irons, hairdryers, coffee makers and refrigerator, and free internet access, and there's a complimentary business center. There’s complimentary shuttle service to the beach as well. Be sure to make your reservations before April 29, to assure your group rate, and identify yourself with FSCH when you call. We cannot guarantee either availability or this rate after April 29..
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.
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Norma Barretta, Ph.D., and Philip Barretta, MA, MFT
Norma and Philip Barretta are in private practice in brief psychotherapy, specializing in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Neurolinguistics, and uncommon therapeutic intervention strategies for individuals, couples, families and groups.
They are presently consultants and trainers in Ericksonian Hypnotic Techniques, and they have developed a brief therapy approach called Competency Based Hypnotic Brief Therapy. They are on the faculty of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis workshop Programs, and of the Erickson Foundation Bi-Annual Congress. They were our feature presenters in 1999, and are back with us because they were so well received then.
Among their major international clients are the Italian Government Mental Health Project and the U.S. Seventh Army Corps Continuing Education Project, in Heidelberg, Germany. They have many clients among large corporations, hospitals, professional groups and educational organizations.
Together they have written several articles that have appeared in various publications. They both did post-graduate studies with Milton Erickson, MD, John Grinder, Ph.D., William Kroger, MD, William Fezier, Ph.D. at UCLA Medical School, John Weir, Ph.D., and the National Training Laboratories.
Dr. Norma Barretta received her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, her Master's degree from Rutgers University, and she was a Ford Foundation Scholar as Glassboro, NJ College. She is Adjunct Faculty at Sierra College and William Lyon University. She holds staff positions at Del Amo Hospital, Torrance, California, and College Hospital, Cerritos, California. She has conducted staff training at both hospitals.
Philip Barretta received his MA from California State University in Long Beach, and his BA from Rutgers University. He is affiliated with Del Amo Hospital, in Torrance, California, as a faculty lecturer, and with College Hospital, in Cerritos as on-going faculty for in-service programs.
