Hypnosis Training: Lancashire & Cheshire Branch
Foundation training (3 x 2 days)
Dates of next courses:
Module 1: 4/5th February 2012 Module 2: 3rd/4th March 2012 Module 3: 28/29th April 2012
Module 1: 13th/14th October 2012 Module 2: 24th/25th November 2012 Module 3: 12th/13th January 2013
Venue: Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1QG
Cost: £500 including a free copy of ‘A Handbook of Contemporary Clinical Hypnosis’ published by Wiley 2012
Course information:
This course is open to all Health Care Professionals who would like to learn to use hypnosis safely and effectively, as an adjunct to their clinical work. including doctors, dentists, psychologists, nurses, physiotherapists, qualified counsellors, and allied health professionals who have a reason for using hypnosis in their professional work. If you are unsure whether you fit these criteria please contact Geoff Ibbotson or Ann Williamson with a copy of your CV. This course counts as 36 hours CPD and although there is a core curriculum, delivery and content will be tailored to the participants needs.
The Foundation course is aimed at teaching the basics that health professionals can integrate into their existing clinical work.
Following the foundation training you should feel confident to add hypnosis, including teaching self-hypnosis, to your existing skills in anxiety management. We also introduce the concept and rationale for hypnotic techniques in other conditions on module 2 and 3, so if you are already working with patients with these conditions you should then be able to integrate simple hypnotic and imagery techniques into your work. The evidence base is referred to throughout the course.
With NICE accepting hypnosis as an effective treatment for IBS and with all the mass of evidence for its use in oncology and pain demand for hypnosis is very likely to grow. With the latest adult dental health survey confirming the high levels of dental anxiety in the population, hypnosis can offer a drug-free alternative or an adjunct to standard sedation techniques for patients.
How to apply: Download a copy of the application form and relevant course details. Email Linda Dunlop for any further information.
Accommodation & transport : Car parking at Warrington Hospital costs £3 a day. Click here for directions to Warrington Hospital. Lunch and refreshments are provided on the course.
About the trainers:
Dr Geoff Ibbotson was a General Practitioner for many years and then worked as a psychological therapist in a Clinical Psychology Department. He is a Fellow of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH), and a Master Practitioner in Neurolinguistic Programming and has trained in many different approaches to therapy. Geoff has been involved in training Health Professionals in the use of hypnosis for over fifteen years and has a special interest in PTSD and trauma. He prepares medico-legal reports for those with complex psychological problems who are seeking asylum in the UK. He now works independently both as a therapist and supervisor. He is a UKCP Registered Hypno-Psychotherapist and a qualified supervisor.
Dr Ann Williamson was a General Practitioner for thirty two years She is an Accredited member and Fellow of the British Society of Clinical & Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH), an NLP Master Practitioner and has had training in brief solution oriented therapy and other approaches. She has been involved for many years with teaching Health Professionals how to use hypnotic techniques both for themselves and within their own field of clinical expertise. She runs stress management, creativity and brief psychological interventions workshops on request, as well as seeing private clients for therapy. She has also lectured widely in the UK and abroad. She is a Reiki Master Trainer and has an interest in creativity and exploring emotions through the arts. She has written several books, "Smoke Free - and no Buts", "Still - in the Storm", "Brief Psychological Interventions in Practice" and is a co-editor of "A Handbook of Contemporary Hypnosis" and has contributed to several other books and journals.
Mrs Phyllis Alden is a consultant clinical psychologist specialising in oncology, palliative care, pain and PTSD. She has served on the Board of Directors of the European Society of Hypnosis and has been involved in teaching hypnosis both internationally and in the UK for many years.
Ms Catherine Potter qualified at Manchester Dental School in 1980 and has worked in the Community Dental Service, General Dental Practice and part time at Birmingham Dental Hospital. She recently worked for Salford PCT as Senior Dental Officer and outreach teacher and the University of Manchester as Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow for the Control of Pain and Anxiety postgraduate Diploma and MSc. Her present position is Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow in Behavioural Sciences at Leeds Dental Institute where she is year 1 lead and module organiser for a number of modules throughout the BChD curriculum. She also has a special interest in the treatment of anxious patients using hypnosis and Inhalation Sedation. Cath is currently studying for a PhD investigating the relationship between hypnosis and Inhalation Sedation.
