POSTGRADUATE MASTER DEGREE

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We planned a postgraduate course for clinicians who wish to learn hypnosis in a context in which exchange with colleagues from their own or from other specialization is possible. We believe in the value of a multidisciplinary clinical team, therefore our training is open to psychologists, psychotherapists, physicians, dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, midwives, psychiatric rehabilitators and speech therapists. Our goal is to create a workshop in which operative skills can be learned through study, training and practice. In our experience with clinical professionals we observed that everyone of them finds some specific induction modes more suitable to his professional practice and to himself. At the end of the course, thanks to the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge, each participant will have had the chance to elaborate his own individual way to use hypnosis and to include it in the context of the other intervention practices that are used in therapy.
 
Structure of the course
After having presented the necessary theoretical concepts, the course will be practical and experiential: we will propose to participants exercise of increasing difficulty that will enable them to develop the necessary skills to use hypnosis in the best possible way in their clinical practice.

Organization of the Master
The master lasts one year and it is distributed in 7 meetings of three days each (since Friday to Sunday, once a month for 7 times). Dates are reported below. Classes will take place from April to December from 10:00 to 17:30.

Certificate issued
The POSTGRADUATE MASTER DEGREE IN ERICKSONIAN CLINICAL HYPNOSIS certificate will be issued after a final exam whose characteristics will be communicated during the course.
 
We admit
Psychologists
Psychoterapists
Physicians
Dentists
Nurses
Physiotherapists
Midwives
Psychiatric Rehabilitators
Occupational Therapists
Speech Therapists


FIRST MEETING
RELAXATION AND SELF RELAXATION
From Traditional Hypnosis to New Hypnosis: Theoretical framework
Fundamental Hypnotic Phenomenology and ideo-dynamic processes
Ericksonian Relaxation classes and Ericksonian Self-Hypnosis.

SECOND MEETING
HYPNOSIS, SELF-HYPNOSIS AND TRANCE
Analysis and study of Ericksonian Language
Observation and Utilization techniques of body signs to build therapeutic relationship
Ericksonian Inductive Trance scheme

THIRD MEETING
HYPNOSIS, SELF HYPNOSIS AND PAIN MANAGEMENTE 
Interactive guided imagery
Inducted desensitization and anesthesia with alteration of perceptive-sensory functions
Bi-hemispherical Techniques: Palm Therapy

FOURTH MEETING
CONVERSATIONAL HYPNOSIS AND WAKING TRANCE
Submodalities and Anchoring techniques
Dissociation and Double Dissociation
Creativity Models and transformation techniques
Visualization technique
Bi-hemispherical techniques: Static Timeline

FIFTH MEETING
ERICKSONIAN REGRESSIVE HYPNOSIS
Hypnosis as an explorative investigation tool of the patient’s past and memories
The use of regression in the process of therapeutic intervention
Memory perception modification in Hypnosis
Bi-hemispherical techniques: Modified Static Timeline

SIXTH MEETING
HYPNOSIS AND NARRATION
Clinical inductions that build new descriptions
The use of metaphors in Hypnosis
Indirect suggestion Techniques and Narration of stories
Make narrations evolve through Ericksonian Language
Bi-hemispherical techniques: Dynamic Timeline

SEVENTH MEETING
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS OF CONVERSATIONAL HYPNOSIS
Psychobiology of Mind-Body Healing
Bi-Hemispherical techniques: Static Timeline and Hands Polarity
Final workshop to review and deepen learned contents
During meetings, the use of hypnosis in the following areas will be presented:
Treatment of Eating Disorders
Treatment of Anxiety and Depression
Treatment of Dangerous Habits
Treatment Sexual Problems
Treatment of Phobias
Treatment of side effects of invasive therapies
Treatment of Traumatic Experiences and Accompanying Terminal Patients
Hypnosis to Study, Hypnosis and Sports

 
Supervision and individual counseling
For those who are facing complex or difficult situations, Supervision and Individual Counseling sessions are available.