Course Schedule & Outline

Except for days 1 and 7 the class schedule will be from 9am to 6pm with an hour break for lunch at around 1pm.

Day 1: registration is from 12pm - 1pm, class is from 1pm - 6pm (eat lunch before class)

Course Introduction and Welcome
What Happens When an Idea is Accepted by the Unconscious Mind?
Brief Introduction to Hypnosis/Pre-Induction Talk
The Conscious & Unconscious Mind (briefly)
Emerging From Trance
Signs Of Trance
The Principles of Rapid Inductions
Turning Suggestibility Tests Into Instant Inductions
Rapid Inductions
What is Hypnosis?
The Simplest Induction Ever

Day 2: 9am - 6pm

More about hypnosis
The History Of Hypnosis
Hypnotic Possibilities
The Uses Of Hypnosis
More Inductions
The “Statements You Know To Be True” Technique
Progressive Relaxation
What Makes A Powerful, Quick And Effective Induction And Why?
Levels Of Trance & Somnambulism
Deepening
Testing
Dave Elman
The Modified Dave Elman Induction
Testing As A Convincer
The Rehearsal Induction
The Overload Induction
The 1, 2, 4 Induction
What you need to know before you hypnotize someone
Professionalism
Safety & Ethical Considerations
Rapport
Unconscious Communication

Day 3: 9am - 6pm

How To Talk To Clients About Hypnosis
Precision Information Gathering Overview (P.I.G.)
Emotions Drive Behavior
Evoking Powerful Emotions
Association & Dissociation
The Pre-Induction Interview
Precision Information Gathering Procedure
Suggestions
Formulating Suggestions Guidelines
Linking  & Suggestion
Cause & Effect Linkages
Meaning Linkages
Presuppositions
Temporal Words
Precision Information Gathering, Formulating Suggestions, And Linking
Information Gathering And Suggestion
Formulae For Suggestions
Factors For Powerful Suggestions
Utilization
Intent
Developing Your Hypnotic Voice
Changing The Environment For The Trance
Post-Hypnotic Suggestions
Post-Hypnotic Re-Induction Cues

Day 4: 9am - 6pm

Ethics, Legalities & Protection
Rights Of Clients
Responsibilities Of The Hypnotherapist
The Scope Of Practice Issues
When Is A Referral Needed?
Your Belief Systems and The Client
Avoiding False Memory Syndrome
Liability Insurance
Regression Techniques
Regressing To Cause
Linking To A Solution
Dissociation And Rewinding
Future Pacing
Regression Therapy
The Affect Bridge
Integrative Techniques
How Parts Are Born
Spotting Inner Conflict
Motivation Of Behaviors
Chunking Up
Separating Behavior From Intention And Re-labeling
Integration
Information Gathering For Integration Techniques
Integration Process
Ideomotor Signaling
Ideosensory Techniques
Learning A Lesson
Working With Illness: Symptoms As Signals

Day 5: 9am - 6pm

Smoking Cessation
Reframing
Physical Responses
The Hand-Lock For Smoking Cessation
Creating And Removing Sensations
A Deep, Refreshing Breath
Saying Goodbye To Eddy Haskell
The +/- Game
The Smoking Diary
Responsibility And Commitment
A Stop Smoking Protocol
Effective People-Helping
The Principles Of Effective Therapy
How To Utilize The Principles Of Effective Therapy With Hypnosis
Teaching A Client Self-Hypnosis
Pre-Trance Procedures
Using Post-Hypnotic Reinduction Cues For Self-Hypnosis
Client Uses For Self-Hypnosis

Day 6: 9am - 6pm

Weight Loss
I’m Not A Loser
Emotional vs. Physiological Hunger
The Role Of Genetics
Unconscious Eating
Going To The Future
Regression To Cause  for Weight Loss
Physical Responses
The Hand-Lock For Shedding Excess Weight
Creating And Removing Sensations
Thirst And Refreshment
Replacing The Emotional Eating
The +/- Game
The Eating Diary
Responsibility And Commitment
A 4 Session Weight Loss Protocol
What About Exercise And Diet?
The Laws Of Influence
How To Utilize The Laws Of Influence With Hypnosis

Day 7: 9am - 3pm

Phobias & Anxieties
What Is Anxiety?
Two Kinds Of Anxiety
What Is A Phobia?
Three Kinds Of Phobias
Panic Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Drugs And Anxiety Disorders
A Warning About Drugs And Withdrawal
Some Overlooked Aspects To Anxiety
Self-Hypnosis
Regression Therapy
Future Pacing For Anxieties And Phobias
Examination
Graduation