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Engaging Hypnotherapy Courses In Australia

Whether you have an interest in hypnotherapy or are looking at developing your skills, we offer a variety of hypnotherapy courses to suit your needs. Train with our qualified lecturers and develop your healing skills quickly. Based in South Australia we have the ability to teach throughout Australasia and internationally via ZOOM., Our courses include the Foundation Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma and more. Live practicals are available in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

ICHP 1400 hr Diploma  Course in Hypno-psychotherapy (Live face-to-face and/or ZOOM Virtual classes with Breakout supervised rooms)

This course has been developed to prepare individuals for Clinical work in Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy using guided visualization (trance) as an adjunct to counselling/psychotherapeutic techniques. It teaches, at an equivalent of an AQTF Volume of learning of 1400 hrs, level, the application of hypno-psychotherapy  in health sciences and human services, particularly but not exclusively, in the form of Enhanced CBT based upon evolutionary considerations of threat and safety, childhood developmental issues and Polyvagal theory, relating in particular to  social engagement, personal empowerment and enhanced resilience in the face of everyday adversities.

This course comprises two stages; Stage 01  (800 hr)  within Membership of the AHA (for example) will permit immediate entrance as a Graduate member into supervised Clinical practice with the benefit of that ongoing Clinical supervision  as a Graduate member  of AHA, and with access to Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance and access to up to 15 Health Insurance providers. 
As you  further your studies in this course into Stage 02 (600 hrs)  you will become eligible, with the full Diploma, for professional Membership of AHA and GoAH (an Hypnotherapy Council of Australia Association).
The Diploma course  is a pre-requisite for ALL higher courses (Advanced Diploma, Associate degree etc)  in ICHP Australia unless Recognition of prior Learning (RPL) has been granted.

Course Venue/Dates:

Please also contact ICHP(Australia) on ichp.aust@gmail.com or ring 0412 907 363 if you wish for  a schedule  of all classes (Live f-f and ZOOM) and relevant practical Venues.

Course Components and Content Stage 01, (800 hrs)

On Line Learning Modules + 6 Practical Day blocks + Assessments  (120 hrs CONTACT )
  • A Model of the Mind
  • Enhanced CBT 1234 model
  • Clinical Session Structure
  • Clinical Interview
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Reflective Counselling
  • Commitment & Goal setting 
  • History of Trance Therapies
  • Conscious / Subconscious minds
  • Laws of Suggestion
  • Self-hypnosis Conditioning
  • Relaxation procedures
  • Deepening Techniques
  • Representational Systems
  • Indirect Suggestion
  • Regression Therapy
  • Suggestion Formulation
  • Guided Visualisations
  • Weight Loss therapy
  • Smoking Cessation Therapy
  • Matching & Mirroring
  • Abreactions and Catharsis
  • Ideo-Motor Signalling
  • Catalepsy & Arm Levitation
  • Phobias, Anxiety, Panic
  • Hemispheric Brain Dominance 
  • Stress Level Profile
  • Miscellaneous Clinical Situations (STOP/REDIRECT)
  • Clinical Scripts & Metaphors
  • Maslow Needs & Erickson developmental pathway
  • Basic Psychotherapeutic techniques: basic NLP, parts therapy, brief, swish, etc.
  • Ethical and Legal Issues

Course Components and Content Stage 02, (600 hrs)

On Line Learning Modules + 6 Practical Day blocks + Assessments  (a further 90 hrs CONTACT )
 
The second stage of the Diploma course (600 hrs) introduces the following elements:

  • Advanced Counselling techniques.
  • A number of basic Psychotherapy tools derived from  Gestalt, SFBT, Psychodynamic therapy, Ego-state therapy, Psychosynthesis, NLP , Augmented Mindfulness and Enhanced CBT.
  • A range of Hypno-analytic techniques including BCHAPS and  Hypno-Jungian Dream analysis.
  • Enhanced Polyvagal theory including neuroception and neuro-plasticity, Enneagram personality profiling, treatment of Stress disorder, and Anxiety and Depressive mood, Habit control (Weight, Alcohol, Smoking & Psycho-somatic issues) and Grief &  loss.
  • Reinforcement of legal,  cultural and ethical issues in Hypno-psychotherapy and
  • further consideration of safety(self harm and suicide)

Advanced Diploma in Mental Health & Wellbeing

 This ICHP Hypno-psychotherapy Advanced Diploma course (an extra 900 hrs) in Mental Health & Well-being is designed to support suitably qualified graduates in Clinical practice where they may seek referrals not only by advertising and self-referral but also directly from GP Clinics and Psychiatrists. Statistics show that Some 70-90% of people with a Psychological or Emotional problem seek advice  from their GP first in Australia. The GP, if required, will then make an appropriate referral. Providing your local GP Clinic with details of your treatments, their underlying Evidence-based protocols and relevant Brochures, and perhaps even short CDs designed to rewrite neural pathways in areas such as Anxiety and Panic disorder, can make an enormous difference to your GP/Client list. 

The Diploma is the pre-requisite for a place on this Advanced Course. This course is delivered cyclically on ZOOM and there is opportunity for live face-to-face classes  during the 10-12 months the course takes to complete.  Tuition is practical and intensive and there is continuous assessment of each student’s progress. Clinical Supervision is provided throughout and in particular in relation to the Case Studies  that are required to be assessed. Time is also allocated to dealing with any issues that have arisen with On Line studies and assessment questions..

Through course support is provided via Email and dedicated 1-1 ZOOM sessions and if necessary (eg: because of distance or disability or circumstances such as COVID) through a ZOOM Virtual classroom.

Course Components and Content

On Line Learning Modules +  Practical Days + Assessments 
  • DSM V Anxiety disorders
  • DSM V Depressed Mood disorders
  • DSM V Trauma resolution 
  • DSM V Stress disorders
  • DSM V Personality disorders
  • Psycho-somatic disorders
  • Medical support (Surgery and etc)
  • Relationships in Crisis
  • Personality typing
  • Deeper self-hypnosis
  • Trance time management
  • Hypnosis and sport
  • Hypnosis and pain management
  • Hypnosis and learning
  • Hypnosis and Transpersonal (Spiritual) Development
  • Hypnosis and cardio-vascular problems
  • Hypnosis and sexual dysfunction
  • Hypnosis and the anxiety disorders
  • Hypnosis and compulsions (including DSM V Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
  • Hypnosis and emotional disorders
  • Hypnosis and creativity
  • Dealing with potential Self harm
  • “Live” therapy sessions
  • Case studies/histories
  • Using Transference
  • Negative & positive hallucinations
  • Time distortion
  • Memory reconsolidation
  • Working with Children and Adolescents
  • Ericksonian approaches
  • Verbal , Somatic and Emotional   bridges
  • Hypnosis in substance abuse
  • Hypnosis and the Psycho-biology of mind-body healing
  • Hypnosis and affirmations
  • Hypnosis and performance
  • Hypnosis and smoking cessation
  • Integrative Analytical Therapy (HIT)
  • Age regression, deep regression and progression
  • Hypnosis with Terminal Illness
  • Hypnosis with Sleep disorders
  • Schema therapy
  • Further applications of Enneagram Typing

Course Materials

Course materials are provided On Line at www.hypnopeople.com and include Video andAudio files, Manuals, including additional Script manuals. Further Workbook materials are supplied at Practical class to assist in conduct of the experiential tasks under Supervision..

Practical Classes

The extra 6 day intensive(s) are used to clarify and elucidate the material learnt in the non-contact mode and provide opportunity for demonstration and practice. In addition a number of different psychotherapeutical approaches, which are suitable for use in combination with Hypnotic techniques to treat certain disorders, are further examined, demonstrated and practiced. These include:
  • Person-centred therapy (Dr Carl Rogers);
  • Classical cognitive-behavioural therapy (Dr Aaron T. Beck);
  • Psychosynthesis (Dr Roberto Assagioli);
  • Gestalt (Drs Fritz and Laura Perls);
  • Parts Therapy (Roy Hunter and Big Mind Genpo Roshi)
  • Cognitive and Analytical Therapy (Dr Carl Jung);
  • Existential Therapy (Irvin Yalom and Rollo May);
  • Cognitive-humanistic therapy (Dr Richard Nelson-Jones); 
  • Transpersonal Therapy (Ken Wilber, Dr Roger Walsh and Dr Frances Vaughan)

 Associate Degree and Post-Graduate Diploma

 These Advanced level Courses takes the Advanced Diploma graduate who is engaged in Clinical work on to the more advanced Hypnotic techniques and Hypno-psychotherapeutic approaches which have proved so successful in Clinic. The course introduces a range of well established and proven “brief therapy” Protocols which research has shown increase Clinical effectiveness by a factor of between 2 and 3. 

Successful graduation from the Advanced Diploma MH and Wellbeing course is a pre-requisite for the Associate Degree and for Post-graduate studies. Graduates are required to complete a further 600 hrs (which may also be reduced by granting recognition for prior learning and/or current practice).  At least 400 hrs are focused on increasing practical skills and on the application of those skills in the Graduates clinical work where clinical support is so important. The remaining 200 hrs are dedicated towards advancing theoretical understanding. At the Post-graduate level a further 1400 hrs is required in part-time study.

The focus of the Associate degree Course is Clinical practice and the provision of support for on-going practice employing Evidence-based (best practice) Hypno-psychotherapy Protocols for a range of conditions commonly presented in Clinic. There is also a research task which is desirable for those students wishing to migrate to Post Graduate studies in a University or other Vocational Institute.This course provides COMPLETE  Protocol information  that includes:

  • A description of the treatment for a given disorder/issue. This description is suitable for distribution to Clients and in some cases for Psychiatrists, GPs or other referring organisations.
  • An appropriate Protocol/Treatment plan which is evidence-based and best practice.
  • Supportive Client educational material (A4 illustrations that can be laminated) for Psycho-education of Clients.
  • Recommended running Assessment tools and templates for them.
  • Profile templates when appropriate (eg: Smoking, Over-eating, Pain etc)
  • A Script Pack covering global issues in early sessions and unique Client issues in later sessions.
  • CD bullet point scripts for between session consolidation and reinforcement. 
  • A spreadsheet template for recording and reporting Client progress during treatment.
  • Research references for the Clinician.
The Protocols come in Data Packs and represent many years of practical clinical experience drawn from all the ICHP schools. As such their distribution is  limited to existing Associate degree Graduates from those schools who are already in, or (in the case of RPL) entering into, Clinical practice. 
Call 0412 907 363 to learn more about our courses
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