For a start, nobody can even agree on what hynosis is, or whether it exists at all.
Hypnotherapy simply does not lend itself to compulsory regulation and the current attempt by some societies to do so, in the hope it will gain the profession more respectability, is a fiasco. In 2011, I reluctantly decided to leave the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis - after fifteen years membership - rather than face compulsory attendance of rehashed courses I'd already attended, or extremely dubious sounding new courses. Instead they recycle the same old stuff that has been around for years.
In contrast, hardly any meaningful, new scientific research is carried out in hypnotherapy, let alone empirical research, and most of the top up training courses don't focus on this anyway. Whereas with medicine, clinical psychology or even education - there is a considerable amount of new, scientific research constantly being carried out - and therefore a need for professionals to be kept up to date. You will find some hypnotherapeutic techniques, such as past life regressions are frankly, unscienific - and there is almost no scientific data to compare the effectiveness of one technique against another - so how can you justify making ongoing training compulsory? Unlike being say, a doctor or dentist, a hypnotherapist requires artistry, flair and natural talent as much as training and knowledge. Not only that, but there are so many diverse ways of using hypnosis in a therapy setting it makes standardisation impossible. There is an irony here, because obviously some of those experienced hypnotherapists out there in the field are as good, if not better at the job than those who would make money out of insisting they constantly need further training.
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There is also a growing trend for the elite of many of these training organisations to make a considerable amount of money from ongoing professional development courses - in some cases compulsory.
Also be aware that the vast majority of those who train in hypnotherapy never go on to actually practice in a true professional sense. Make sure whichever course you choose has sufficient teachers with a genuine background in psychology and does not place too much emphasis on NLP or regression therapy.īe warned that most hypnotherapy organisations give few client referals to their members - the elite of these organisations naturally keep most of them to themselves. There are other large organisations so have a proper look round before making a decision. I'm not sure how good the training is these days, but back then they offered a grounding in many of the various aspects such as Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), and you were also given a training in the basic art of hypnosis - lacking in certain other courses which were fashion conscious and jargonised. The LCCH now run courses all over the country. No amount of academic study or training can make a clinical psychologist able to tell jokes well and the same goes for being a good hypnotist. I'm not saying that comedy has anything to do with hypnosis, it's just that both are verbal skills that rely to some degree on naural flair and personality rather than just reciting a dry script. Getting someone to go into hypnosis at will is as much of an art as getting someone to laugh at loud at will. It didn't matter in the slightest though because in fact, so much of hypnotherapy is an art, and is as dependant on personality and bedside manner as it is brain power. salesman who'd only just graduated in hypnothyerapy the year before! I was studying for a PhD at the time and was surprised at how unacademic the whole thing was. He originally ran the organisation with people similar to himself at the helm. It was founded in 1984 by Michael Joseph, who, if I remember correctly had no degree or academic background - but made up for it with experience, knowledge and charisma. If you are interested in training in clinical hypnosis, or wish to do a post graduate medical course in the subject, then consider the London College of Clinical Hypnosis (LCCH). British Society of Clinical Hypnosis, 15 Connaught Square W2 2HGĪ selection of books on all aspects on hypnosis, hypnotherapy, self hypnosis and NLP is available at:Īnglo American Book Company, Bancyfelin, Carmarthen, SA33 4ZZ
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