Advanced Training in Clinical Hypnosis
Applications welcome from healthcare practitioners eligible for AHPRA registration
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Course Dates
TBC
Pre-course reading
BJA: Clinical hypnosis and the anaesthetist: a practical approach
Hypnosis and the anaesthetist – published 2024
Clinical hypnosis – implications in anaesthesia and perioperative care Editorial
Sola et al BJA 2023 Hypnosis vs GA RCT
Course Program
Course days are held on weekends only.
Practical Components in Hypnosis
Day 1 – Introduction to hypnotic phenomena: Ethics, hypnotisability, consent, seeding, 4 steps of hypnosis
Day 2 – Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis: Abreaction, Yes sets, setting up ideomotors, Lived in imagination
Day 3 – Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis: Spiegel and other inductions, body dissociation, self hypnosis
Day 4 – Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis: Indirect techniques and metaphor, Ego strengthening
Applications of Hypnosis Topics Include
Day 5 – Lifestyle changes (morning) Maternity Care (afternoon)
Day 6 – Anxiety
Day 7 – Children
Day 8 – Grief (morning) Depression (afternoon)
Day 9 – Pain
Day 10 – Advanced Techniques: Affect Bridge; Dentistry
Day 11 – Cancer (morning); Student presentations
Day 12 – Student Presentations
Please note: Content may change subject to teaching faculty availability
Assessments
- 10 short case studies
- Student Presentations
- Long Case Report
- Students Viva and Practical Assessment
Short Case Studies and Long Case Reports
June – Final date for submission of first 5 short case studies
August – Final date for review of your long case report by SASH (if required)
September – Final date for submission of your long case report to SASH
October – Final date for submission of last 5 short case studies to SASH (Total of 10 short case studies required)
Complete supervision/mentoring hours, to give a minimum total of 50 hours.
Please note each study day includes 4 hours of supervision and practice of hypnosis techniques, plus 1 hour at end of most course days.
Course Venue
- Robinson Research Institute, Ground Floor, Norwich Centre, 55 King William St, North Adelaide SA 5006
Course Fee
Discounted Fee – $5,500 (incl GST) to be received in full by 1st February 2025.
Split Payment Fee – $6,000 (incl GST)
See Course payment details below.
Course Fee includes:
- Face to face lectures and practical supervision;
- Lunch and light refreshments at morning and afternoon tea;
- Membership of the South Australian Society of Hypnosis (SASH) for the duration of the course (Trainee / Associate membership) & then another 6 months full membership after successful completion of all assessments;
- Access to the student and member sections of the SASH website;
- Access to research papers on hypnosis, PowerPoint presentations, videos of hypnosis techniques and teaching sessions from previous courses (over 500 hours of video training materials);
- Access to the SASH library;
- Assessment – 10 short case studies, one case report, Student Presentations Weekend; Viva and Practical Assessment;
- Graduation Dinner and award of Full membership of SASH on successful completion of the SASH Postgraduate training in Clinical Hypnosis.
Course payment details
Discount fees – total $5,500
Deposit $500 – due by 31st Dec 2025
Remaining $5,000 – due by 1st Feb 2026
OR
Split payment – total $6,000
Deposit $500 – due by 31st Dec 2025
Remaining $5,500 – paid in split payments:
$3,000 – by 1st Feb 2026
$2,500 – by 1st Jul 2026
Step One: Pay the course deposit of $500
This will confirm a place on the course for AHPRA registered eligible applicants
Step Two: Course Fee
Pay the remaining fee in single or split payments
Please Note: All fees include GST
Deposit to be made electronically please:
SASH Bank Details:
South Australian Society of Hypnosis
BSB: 805050
A/C No: 100025728
Reference: (Your Name/course)
Please email treasurer@sash.asn.au when you have made a transfer.
For any queries related to the SASH Clinical Hypnosis Course please contact the Director of studies
Registration
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