six days modular foundation training

As the BSCAH Foundation Course is highly practical, at least 30% of contact time will be supervised hypnosis practice, and background reading is encouraged.

The Core Curriculum for Module 1

1. Nature of hypnosis (incl. Phenomena)
2. History of hypnosis (brief)
3. Theories of hypnosis (brief look at current methodologies)
4. Hypnotisability, scales, categorisation and flexibility of approach (brief introduction)
5. Online therapy and hypnosis (brief?)
6. Safety aspects and contra-indications
7. Managing abreaction
8. Selection and preparation of the patient
9. Rapport, communication, observation and feedback (include introduction to nocebo)
10.  Two or three inductions and deepening (and the use of different levels of consciousness)
11.  Ego-strengthening and positive suggestion (direct and in-direct)
12.  Anchoring
13.  Self-hypnosis
14.  Uses in clinical practice to include research, evidence base and audit
15.  Discussion with participants regarding implementing hypnosis into their clinical field.
16.  Building review, reflection and evaluation into therapy planning
17.  Professional and ethical issues and best practice, the hypnotist/client relationship, safeguarding, confidentiality, recording and documenting  
18.  Role of the Society – ongoing support

The Core Curriculum for Modules 2 + 3

1. Feedback from Module 1- successes and failures
2. Treatment of anxiety
3. Introduction to functional disorder
4. Ideomotor signalling
5. Pain – analgesia / anaesthesia
6. Phobias – desensitisation
7. Reframing –treatment of habit disorder
8. Handling past trauma within your clinical field
9. Memory / false memory (brief)
10. The Therapeutic Relationship – drawbacks and uses
11. Use and construction of metaphor
12. Evaluation, outcome measures and clinical audit
13. Use of hypnosis within the participants’ field of clinical work
14. Professional and ethical issues – good practice
15. Role of the Society – ongoing support and the accreditation process

Other topics may be included depending on the participants’ field of clinical work.

1. Working with children – differences and similarities
2. Uses of hypnosis in depression
3. Uses of hypnosis in terminal care
4. Uses of hypnosis in obstetrics
5. Use of hypnosis during clinical interventions
6. Use of hypnosis in treating grief and bereavement
7. Investigative techniques