Intermediate Workshop (ASCH Level 2)

"Refining Skills and Treatment Applications"

WHEN:  February 18, 19, 20, 2022 
ABOUT:  Virtual Workshop via Zoom, 20 CEU's and Credit Toward ASCH Certification

Registration is OPEN

Presented By: Louis Damis, PhD, ABPP

Louis Damis, PhD, ABPP, the immediate Past President of FSCH, is a Diplomate with the American Board of Professional Psychology, a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH), the American Academy of Clinical Health Psychology, and the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance.  He is  listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers. Dr. Damis is ASCH Certified in Clinical Hypnosis with Consultant Status, a frequent ASCH presenter, and he is the new ASCH President-Elect.

Program Schedule and Learning Objectives:

Friday, February 18, 2021:

4:00 pm     Welcome to Level 2
4:15 pm     Neurophysiology of Hypnosis and Meditation
                    At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                    -Identify two brain regions contributing to the neurophysiological basis of involuntariness.
                    -Identify three CNS systems altered during hypnosis
                    -Identify two ways hypnotic suggestion formation are informed by neurophysiological findings.
5:15 pm     Adverse Reaction to Hypnosis & Howard Alertness Scale
                     At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:   
                    -Describe two common and one extreme adverse reactions to hypnosis.   
                    -Identify two factors associated with adverse reactions.                   
                    -Describe the Howard Alertness Scale and demonstrate its use for prevention of adverse reactions.
5:30 pm     Refining Skills of Elicitation and Intensification
                     At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                     -Observe and identify three advanced inductions and clarify conditions under which
                       they may be indicated.
                     -Describe three signs of increased suggestibility/trance.             
                     -Describe at least two hypnotic techniques for intensification or deepening of trance.
6:30 pm      Break
6:45 pm      Group Experience 1 and Processing
                      At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                      -Experience an advanced Ericksonian induction.
7:00 pm      Refining Skills of Hypnotic Communication and Suggestion
                      At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                      -List two ways of phrasing suggestions to promote empowerment and mastery.
                      -Identify two strategies to promote attunement and deepening in hypnotic interactions.
                      -List two hypnoprojective strategies for coping enhancement.
8:00 pm       Group experience and processing
                       At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                       -Experience an advanced hypnoprojective for effective learning of hypnosis.
8:15 pm       Insight and Exploratory Techniques
                      At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                      - Identify two prerequisites for the use of hypnotic exploratory techniques and identify two
                         clinical situations contraindicated for exploratory work.
                      -Describe and apply three insight-oriented techniques.
8:30 pm       Small Group Practice 1
                       At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                       -Demonstrate as the operator and personally experience as the subject a hypnotic trance. 
                       -Utilize a new induction and deepening technique along with a new skill or application learned
                         from the preceding lectures and demonstrations on hypnoprojectives.
9:00 pm        Adjourn

Saturday, February 19th:

8:00 am       Applications of Hypnosis: Habits     
                      At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                      - List one hypnotic intervention empirically supported in the research literature on hypnosis
                        found to be effective in the modification of habits
                     .- Identify four stages of change relevant to treating habit disorders, one goal of hypnotic
                        intervention for each, and apply two specific hypnotic interventions appropriate to each stage
                        of change.
                      - Describe a four-stage model of habit control applicable to various habit disorders.
9:00 am       Applications of Hypnosis: Ego Strengthening                
                      At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                      - Describe the two historical approaches in the development of the ego-strengthening
                        approach.
                      - Describe one direct and one indirect (ego therapeutic) hypnotic ego-strengthening
                        techniques.
                      - Discuss two relevant situations where ego-strengthening may be applied in the participant’s
                         field of practice.
10:00  am    Break
10:15 am     Applications of Hypnosis: Pain with Glove Anesthesia with Demonstration
                      At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:                    
                      -Identify the two risk factors in using hypnosis prior to a medical and psychological
                       evaluation of a pain problem.
                      -Outline two precautions in using hypnotic methods for pain relief.
                      -Discuss how hypnotic phenomenon such as amnesia, time distortion, and dissociation
                       can be helpful in the hypnotic management of pain.
                      -Describe a strategy for eliciting glove anesthesia and its application for pain management.
11:30 am     Applications of Hypnosis: Anxiety, Fears & Phobias
                      At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                      -Describe two basic principles stemming from research data on the treatment of anxiety
                       and phobic disorders relevant to the application of hypnosis.
                      -Learn a minimum of three hypnotic techniques for treating anxiety and phobias and be
                        able to provide a rationale for using each method.
12:30 pm     Lunch Break
1:30 pm       Small Group Practice 2
                      At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                      -Demonstrate as the operator and personally experience as the subject a hypnotic trance.
                      -Utilize a bridge technique for accessing a positive state and ego-strengthening.
3:30 pm       Skill Development with Metaphorical Approaches
                      At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                      -Explain the concept of utilization in the creation of metaphors.
                      - Learn two essential elements to construct therapeutically relevant metaphors.
                      - List three themes that will help intensify metaphorical suggestion.
4:00 pm        Adjourn

Sunday, February 20, 2021:

8:00 am        Skill Development with Metaphorical Approaches (continued) 
                       At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                       -Explain the concept of utilization in the creation of metaphors.
                      - Learn two essential elements to construct therapeutically relevant metaphors.
                      - List three themes that will help intensify metaphorical suggestion.
8:30 am         Group Practive Developing Metaphors
                        At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:      
                        -Demonstrate how to construct therapeutic metaphors and give two examples of
                         metaphorical suggestions.
9:00 am          Break
9:15 am          Applications of Hypnosis:  Sleep
                        At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                         -List three cognitive-behavioral factors contributing to insomnia.           
                         -Describe the application of three hypnotic techniques to improve sleep.
                         -Explain the importance of screening for sleep apnea and describe the appropriate role
                           of clinical hypnosis in working with sleep apnea.
10:00am         Small Group Practice 3
                         At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                         -Demonstrate as the operator and personally experience as the subject a hypnotic trance.
                         -Utilize a hypnotic strategy for pain management.
11:45 am         Lunch Break
12:45 pm        Treatment Planning
                         At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                         -List three levels of pathology that may be addressed in a treatment plan.
                         -List two hypnotic interventions applicable to each level of pathology.
                         -List one benefit of tailoring interventions to consider each of these levels and a method for
                           integrating interventions to address them concurrently.
                         -Discuss two variables that determine whether hypnotic techniques may be indicated or
                           relatively contraindicated in a treatment plan.
                         -List at least four applications of hypnosis suited to achieve specific therapeutic goals.
1:30 pm           Treatment Planning Practice
                          At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                          -Demonstrate how to create a treatment plan for two case examples
2:15 pm            Break
2:30 pm            Ethics
                          At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                          -List five components of a progress note documenting the use of clinical hypnosis.
                          -Identify two pertinent ethical standards and concerns with respect to the clinical
                            use of hypnosis.
                          -Describe ethical issues and standards for professional conduct in using hypnosis clinically.
3:00 pm            Certification, Training, and Wrap-up
                           At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to:
                           -Identify the opportunities available for further training, membership, and certification.
3:45 pm             Questions, Evaluations
4:00 pm             Adjourn

Why is This Workshop Important?

The Refining Skills and Treatment Applications (ASCH Level 2/Intermediate) Workshop increases skills and builds confidence in the use of hypnosis. It prepares the workshop participant to move on to the Advanced Workshop level and Individual Consultation with a strong basis of skills and understanding of the principles and practice of clinical hypnosis.

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, nursing, or other medical fields, 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. All attendees must have previously taken an ASCH approved Basic Hypnosis course or workshop.

Continuing Education Credit

We offer 20 Florida CEU's for licensed psychologists under 490 (Provider #50-774, Exp. 5/22); clinical social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists under 491 (Provider #50-774, Exp. 3/23), and all our workshops count toward ASCH certification requirements. We automatically report to CEBroker.

Location:  From the comfort of your home via Zoom

Registration Fees 

 Note: if you are a graduate student or intern FSCH member, inquire about the Mutter Scholarship 40% discount.