Northern Counties Branch Hypnosis Training in Yorkshire
Alcuin College, University of York
Over three weekends from Oct 2010 - Jan 2011
This course is open to all Health Care Professionals who would like to learn to use hypnosis safely and effectively, within their professional domain.
Module one 16th /17th Oct 2010: Module two 27th / 28th November 2010:
Module three 29th / 30th Jan 2011
Cost for this training is £360 covering all three weekends
36 Hours CPD
Limited high quality B&B accomodation available on campus (£45.50)
Arrange directly with Alcium College
Other Hotels and B&B walking distance
Excellent transport links. Car parking free
Course Curriculum Programme timetable Application form
Delegates booked on this course can attend our branch meeting in York on Saturday 9th October 2010 free of charge. Dr Les Brann from the Chelmsford Hypnosis Unit will join us to discuss IBS. We will be pleased to welcome you there.
Contact either Grahame Smith grahamedsmith@doctors.org.uk OR Jacky Owens jacky@therapeuticservices.co.uk Numbers will be restricted to 18 delegates , so do not hesitate to express your interest. We will be pleased to discuss any queries you may have.
We also offer bespoke training courses for clinical teams - details on request.
About the trainers
Dr Grahame Smith uses hypnosis and related techniques to help patients with a range of problems as seen by GPs. He ceased mainstream clinical work in 2009, but remains in contact conducting around 25 GP appraisals per year. He was a GP trainer and educational supervisor for new trainers until 2005. Grahame’s training includes the University of Sheffield Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis. He has taught colleagues on many courses over the years. Recently he was co-presenter for a University of Salford Module 2. Grahame is Immediate Past President of BSCAH and is its Ethical Chair. He is an Assessor for BSCAH Accreditation, and has been an external assessor for the University of Stafford Diploma run by Midlands Branch. He is a Council member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of RSM. When in practice, Grahame had an interest in quality issues and organisational audit. His earlier career includes anaesthesia, part time occupational health, and work in Southern Africa.
Mrs Jacky Owens qualified in1968 as a registered nurse and worked within the NHS for over 40 years during which time she specialised in cancer care, was involved in teaching nurses at university level and still gives guest lectures in cancer care and hypnosis on some nursing MSc courses. Now she runs her own independent company offering a complementary nursing service for cancer sufferers and their carers. She is an Accredited member of BSCAH, currently she is a member of BSCAH Council and serves as Hon Sec as well as serving as Hon Sec of the Northern Counties Branch. Jacky is President of the Section of Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine at the Royal Society of Medicine. Her professional interests are in the holistic support for cancer patients with a particular interest in immune function
