ONLINE HYPNOTHERAPY TRAINING

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WHO ARE OUR STUDENTS?

• Some want to take their lives in a different direction by investing in a challenging, rewarding and enjoyable new career.
• Some already work as complementary therapists or in the caring professions and want to add a new set of skills to their existing knowledge.
• Some want a part-time therapy practice to supplement their existing income, or to keep them active in retirement.
• Some simply wish to improve their communication skills, and their understanding of themselves and others.

• The history of hypnosis
• Understanding what hypnosis really is, and debunking the myths
• Ethical issues in therapy practice
• Recognising when it’s not advisable to use hypnosis
• The psychological theories underlying different therapeutic approaches
• Building a professional relationship:communication and basic counselling skills
• Suitable approaches for a wide variety of client problems 
• A range of therapeutic techniques drawn from both hypnotherapy and NLP
• How to adapt and personalise these techniques to each individual client
• How to plan a realistic and effective therapy programme 
• Creating a successful hypnotherapy practice after you qualify

YHT SYLLABUS

For Foundation level, you complete the first four modules only

Module One – Introduction to hypnosis
The history of hypnosis, Elman and Erikson
Contraindications and ethical considerations
What is hypnosis and how does it work?
The evidence for hypnotherapyBasic hypnotic inductionsLevels of trance and deepeners

Module Two – The therapeutic relationship
Building rapport: sensory preferences and non-verbal communication
Active listening and questioning skills
Developing your hypnotic skills

Module three – From hypnosis to hypnotherapy
Using hypnotic tests and convincers
Direct and indirect suggestion, metaphor
Developing a SMART therapy planOrganising your sessions
Working with motivation

Module four – Applying your skills to stress and related issues
Stress and anxietyPhobias and panic attacks
Dealing with abreactions and secondary gain
Basic skills assessmentModule five – Working with habits
Making audios and recordings
Rapid inductions
Neuroplasticity and how it affects behaviour
Unwanted behavioural habitsSmoking cessation

For practitioner level, you must complete all ten modules.

Module six – Self esteem / Weight control / Parts techniques
The development of the belief system
Working with confidenceImproving self-esteem
Parts techniquesWorking with weight control
Comparing CBT and analytical approaches

Module seven – Analytical hypnotherapy
Age regression and exploring the past life experience
Ego defence mechanisms
Working with the inner child
Advanced skills assessment

Module eight – Health and wellness
Hypnotic pain control
Working with serious illnesses
Childbirth and fertility
Autogenic training

Module nine –Introduction to wider skills
Working with groupsWorking with children
Gestalt and dream analysisFinal summation assessment and exam

Module ten – Business building
Record keeping and data protection
The professional body, CPD and supervision
Promoting your services, and the ASA guidelines
Self-care in self-employment

Graduation

COURSE STRUCTURE

Hypnotherapy in the UK is classed as a"complementary" therapy. It is not as strictly regulatedas other talking therapies such as counselling. There isa voluntary regulation agreement in place, and aTraining Standard.

The Training Standard, strictly speaking, only applies to in-person training, but we feel that all our students deserve the same high-quality training.

Our online courses, therefore, meet the same requirements regarding training hours, learning targets, and assessment as our in-person courses.

We believe this gives you peace of mind that our training will enable you to register with a professional body, get insurance and practice as a hypnotherapist.Whichever course you choose, you will be able to see  clients online or in-person.

Our course covers a total of 450 hours of study including at least 120 hours of live training and 165hours of directed learning (homework). The rest is personal study and each month you will be given information to guide you on this.YHT offers a choice of attendance patterns.Whichever you decide on, the practitioner course is made up of ten, two-day modules, each of which takes roughly a month to complete. 

• Monthly attendance: twenty weekend training days (two Saturdays per month).
• Midweek attendance: one full day followed by thirty-eight half-days held once a week during term time. The midweek option may be a blended course (online and in-person students learning together).

Foundation-level students attend just the first fourmodules in either attendance format. 

ASSESSMENT

As said above, we elect to use the guidelines in the Training Standard for our online courses.

This says that you need to be evaluated on both your practical skills and your theoretical knowledge and that although some of this can be carried out by observation and feedback, it must also include case studies and exams.

At YHT we assess you on both homework and what you do in the class. Your tutor is primarily responsible for marking your work and monitoring your progress, but some of your written work and some of your practical work in the classroom will also be reviewed by a suitably qualified person who has not otherwise been involved in your training. This 'second opinion' acts as a kind of quality control for both you and your tutor, and you can meet our most regular independent assessors on the 'tutors' page of the website.

In our experience, being assessed in any way can be a worrying thought, especially if you haven’t taken any kind of test for some time. But imagine you were going to see a therapist; you would certainly want to know that they had proved that they had reached a good standard of skill and knowledge before being given a professional qualification. Your clients will be just the same.

This course aims to produce confident and effective therapists, so it will cover everything you need to know to pass, gradually building up your skills as your knowledge and experience grow

Time can be spent looking at study skills for anyone who feels they are a bit ‘rusty’ and we have a free ebook giving study tips which you can request through the website.

Your tutor will be there throughout to help and support you and can be contacted between classes if you feel you need additional guidance. 

If you have any concerns or questions about this, please get in touch.

SUPPORT DURING AND AFTER YOUR COURSE

We offer plenty of support during your course, and afterwards.

Time is set aside in every module for discussion of what you have learned so far, the practice you have been doing since the last class, and any other questions you might have.

You are free to phone or email your tutor for advice at any time between classes or to arrange a one-to-one tutorial.

We have a LinkedIn group and quarterly supervision meetings which both students and graduates are welcome to join.

Our Facebook page features articles, offers, courses and other items of interest to students and is also useful for those promoting a practice. 

Our support is ongoing after you finish your course. You can contact your tutor at any time in addition to any other supervision arrangements you might make.

ACCREDITATION & QUALIFICATIONS

The Hypnotherapy Practitioners' course offered by Yorkshire Hypnotherapy Training has been assessed and validated at thePractitioner Level by the GeneralHypnotherapy Standards Council (UK). Our training is also recognised by the InternationalCertification Board of Clinical Hypnotherapist sand others. Please check the website for up-to-date accreditations.

Students can join any of the relevant accrediting bodies at the practitioner level once they graduate.

When you pass the Foundation level modules you will be given the interim award, the YHT FoundationCertificate in Hypnotherapy.

When you have also successfully completed the development section of the course, you will receive:
·The YHT Diploma in Professional Hypnotherapy(DipPH)
·The YHT Certificate of NLP skills (CertNLPS)

If you register as a practitioner with the GHR, you will also receive their Award, the GQHP.

In addition, you will receive a certificate for the externally validated course you have undertaken aspart of your independent study.

HEAD TUTOR 

My name is Debbie Waller. I had 15 years of experience as a voluntary advisor/counsellor for a national charity and was awarded a First Class degree from Leeds Metropolitan University before becoming qualified as a Hypnotherapist, StressManagement Coach and EMDR/BLAST practitioner.

As well as running a successful therapy practice and Yorkshire Hypnotherapy Training

• I am a registered hypnotherapy supervisor and run several peer support groups as well as working one to one
• I spoke at the UK Hypnosis Conference in London in November 2018 and I hope to return soon.
• I am the author of 'The Metaphor Toolbox', 'TheirWorlds, Your Words' and 'The Hypnotherapist'sCompanion', and a co-author of the 'HypnotherapyHandbook', all available on Amazon in paper back and Kindle format.
• I am a former editor of the HypnotherapyJournal.
• I am the editor of and primary contributor to the online journal Hypnotherapy Training &Practitioner.

You can find out more about my qualifications and professional affiliations in therapy and in training on the website.