Fundamentals of Advanced Ericksonian Psychotherapy

Each section is one four-hour class with two 2 hour units

1. Trance
A. Permissive Trance: Demonstration and Discussion.
B. Self Hypnosis: Styles and Methods.
2. Utilization
A. Dissociation Inductions: Demonstration and Uses.
B. Interspersal and Confusion Inductions: Demonstration and Uses.
3. The Benign Unconscious
A. The Unconscious Mind - Erickson's Approach to Change: Lecture.
B. Utilizing Images and Metaphors. Demonstration and Practice.
4. Time and Memory
A. Age Regression and Progression: Demonstration and Discussion.
B. Time Distortion: Methods and Treatment Strategies.
5. Storytelling
A. Storytelling to a Purpose: Demonstration and Discussion.
B. The Narrative Line of Hypnotherapy: Planning a Session.
6. Body Based Hypnosis
A. Feldenkrais, Erickson and Rossi: Neuropsychological retraining. Lecture and Demo.
B. Psychosomatics and Somatics: Treating Abuse and Cancer Cases.
7. Passing the Trance
A. Induction and Relaying of Trance in a Group: Demonstration and Discussion.
B. Group Method to Develop Solutions Hypnotically: Demonstration.
8. Serial Trance with Difficult Cases
A. Using Serial Trances: Demonstration and Discussion.
B. Planning and Practice of Serial Trance Work. Lecture and Practice Session.
9. Treating Problem Areas to Solution
A. Treatment Strategies for performance anxieties, pain, stress and trauma, sexuality, self-exploration, personal development. Discussion.
B. Specific Strategic Planning for Practicum Cases.
10-12. Practicum
The didactic and experiential component of the course is continued and supplemented by student presentations of practicum work. Two or three students each session present a volunteer subject and perform a short session of hypnotherapy with them. The sessions are prepared during a previous class which functions as a consultation group or reflecting team. Session results are followed to the end of the course. The training in case preparation and planning is accompanied by theoretical discussion and suggested readings to integrate hypnotherapy into the students' existing therapeutic practices.



		Fundamentals of Advanced Ericksonian Hypnotherapy Instructor: Eric Greenleaf, PhD Each section is one four-hour class with two 2 hour units 1. Trance A. Permissive Trance: Demonstration and Discussion. B. Self Hypnosis: Styles and Methods. 2. Utilization A. Dissociation Inductions: Demonstration and Uses. B. Interspersal and Confusion Inductions: Demonstration and Uses. 3. The Benign Unconscious A. The Unconscious Mind - Erickson's Approach to Change: Lecture. B. Utilizing Images and Metaphors. Demonstration and Practice. 4. Time and Memory A. Age Regression and Progression: Demonstration and Discussion. B. Time Distortion: Methods and Treatment Strategies. 5. Storytelling A. Storytelling to a Purpose: Demonstration and Discussion. B. The Narrative Line of Hypnotherapy: Planning a Session. 6. Body Based Hypnosis A. Feldenkrais, Erickson and Rossi: Neuropsychological retraining. Lecture and Demo. B. Psychosomatics and Somatics: Treating Abuse and Cancer Cases. 7. Passing the Trance A. Induction and Relaying of Trance in a Group: Demonstration and Discussion. B. Group Method to Develop Solutions Hypnotically: Demonstration. 8. Serial Trance with Difficult Cases A. Using Serial Trances: Demonstration and Discussion. B. Planning and Practice of Serial Trance Work. Lecture and Practice Session. 9. Treating Problem Areas to Solution A. Treatment Strategies for performance anxieties, pain, stress and trauma, sexuality, self-exploration, personal development. Discussion. B. Specific Strategic Planning for Practicum Cases. 10-12. Practicum The didactic and experiential component of the course is continued and supplemented by student presentations of practicum work. Two or three students each session present a volunteer subject and perform a short session of hypnotherapy with them. The sessions are prepared during a previous class which functions as a consultation group or reflecting team. Session results are followed to the end of the course. The training in case preparation and planning is accompanied by theoretical discussion and suggested readings to integrate hypnotherapy into the students' existing therapeutic practices.