Michael Yapko, PhD is the author of Utilising Clinical Hypnotherapy To Enhance Treatment: Make Your (Inevitable) Suggestions Count.

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As a clinician, you can appreciate that sug- gestion is an inevitable part of any treatment. The study of clinical hypnosis encourages a deeper under- standing of how you already use suggestive language in your therapy approaches as well as ways to broaden your range of skills in suggesting therapeutic possibilities. Sensitivity to the unique and subjective aspects of human experience is fostered by the practice of clinical hypnotism. Anyone who practices hypnotism knows that people have many more resources than they realize. It is possible to use hypnotism to make innate resources more accessible, empowering individuals in the process.

This workshop will provide a framework for understanding the field of hypnotism. The emphasis will be on starting to develop some of the core skills for designing and delivering hypnotically based interventions in ways that are consistent with your chosen style of practice. The opportunity to observe and deconstruct a recorded clinical hypnotist demonstration session will be included in this workshop. The best way to learn is through experience. Research shows that hypnotism enhances treatment outcomes. It is a domain of professional practice that includes effective and empowering ap- proaches to psychotherapy, as well as behavioral medicine, such as pain management and promoting health and healing. It’s a privilege to work with people like this.

The educational objectives are listed.

1. Identify the suggestions inherent in conducting psychotherapy regardless of which specific model of (verbal) psychotherapy under consideration.
2. Identify and offer multiple examples of specific forms (structures) of suggestion.
3. List and describe at least three different models or conceptual frameworks for understanding hypnosis.
4. List and define the so-called “classical hypnotic phenomena” that can be elicited in hypnosis (such as analgesia, time distortion, etc.).
5. Describe the potential applications of hypnosis in a variety of contexts, including psychotherapy and behavioral medicine.
6. List and describe specific ways people respond differently to suggestions given in hypnosis to those given outside of hypnosis.

Session may be edited to preserve confidentiality.