Practitioner Level

VALIDATED TRAINING General Hypnotherapy Standards Council

This Practitioner Training in Hypnosis offered by abetterlife has been assessed and validated at Practitioner Level by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (UK).

Summary

The course is designed for you to learn how to use formal (deep) Hypnosis within a therapeutic framework, for treating primarily clinical problems. It builds on your Foundation Training in Hypnosis, and forms Module B of two modules, (A) and (B), which together lead to Practitioner certification, the highest nationally recognised level of training as certified throught the GHSC. Module A is the 8-day training in Cognitive and Waking Trance Approaches. The aim is that you will be able to work safely, ethically and legally with the public, who may be at their most 'vulnerable' or delicate. To this aim, you will also carry out two case studies, with clients, under supervision. 

Course requirements and scope of practice

This training requires that you have previously satisfactorily completed the Foundation level training in Hypnosis. This training takes your capability to the next level, with its emphasis being on therapeutic strategies using formal (deep) hypnosis, ethical practice, and supervision. 

You will receive a Diploma on successful completion of your studies.  At this level you may carry out therapy with clients, subject to making supervision arrangements. Even so, I strongly recommend that you complete your studies to full Certified Practitioner status,  by studying Module A: Cognitive and Waking Trance Approaches.

You will become competent to help treat the following:

• minor neurotic conditions (including minor habits, phobias, unwanted behaviour) 
• reducing or eliminating pain (incl. chronic pain) and the symptoms of disease
• eating and weight problems; smoking
• stress, anxiety, past and present negative emotions, and
• a wide range of performance enhancement issues.
  

If you have other professional qualifications, you may use your hypnosis training to treat a wider range of issues, according to your competence and training. 

Course length and certification standard

This training comprises of twelve days live training, private study, four writen assignments, an open book test, 15 hours supervision, and supervised case studies. The minimum requirement for certification at Practitioner Level as recognised by the GHSC is 120 hours classroom study and 450 hours study overall. Study at Foundation, combined with modules A and B of the Practitioner, exceed this requirement as shown at the foot of this page and, altogether, are recognised as validated training at Practitioner Level by the GHSC. The course content is shown below. Download a bochure <here>.

Techniques

Therapeutic background and considerations

Clinical Studies

You can choose to study Module A at any time. 
Just a footnote: there are some training institutes which offer a hypnosis certification as part of an NLP Practitioner training. Usually this comprises no more than a few days training in hypnosis, and very little of the strategies of using hypnosis for therapy. This is fine as an introduction to hypnotic phenomena but in my experience, not sufficient if you really want to learn the proper use of hypnosis for therapy.