SASH Course 2021

Applications welcome from healthcare practitioners eligible for AHPRA registration

Venue: RACGP – all sessions unless otherwise indicated

15 Gover Street
North Adelaide SA 5006

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE SASH COURSE

Proposed Course Dates for 2021

6 Feb, 7 Feb, 20 Feb, 21 Feb, 27 Mar, 15 May, 16 May, 26 Jun, 27 Jun, 7 Aug, 8 Aug,
16 Oct, 17 Oct, 6 Nov & 7 Nov.

Course days are held on the weekend and generally once a month.
Content may change subject to teaching faculty availability

Course Program 

Practical Components in Hypnosis

Day 1 – Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis

Introduction to the Executive / the course / Student introductions

  • History of Hypnosis
  • Hypnotic Phenomena
  • Professional Issues Ethics, Informed Consent, Complications
    Myths / Misconceptions / Indications, Contraindications,
  • Overview of a hypnosis interaction, the 4 steps (SS)
  • Inductions: Background, Direct & Indirect Inductions,
    Eye Fixation, Deepeners, Emergence & Trance termination.
  • Group Hypnosis
  • Course Overview.
  • Practice and Supervision

Day 2 – Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis (cont.)

  • Review of Day 1
  • Neurobiology of hypnosis, FRMI evidence,
  • Abreaction, Deconstruction of a hypnosis Intervention, Re-alerting safely,
  • Ideomotor Finger Signalling, Spiegel Induction & hypnotic phenomena in
    practise, Arm levitation / Anesthesia and Basket of Cares and Worries,
    Age regression, Dissociation techniques for teaching self-hypnosis,
  • Admin processes and Feedback
  • Practice and Supervision.

Day 3 – Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis (cont.)

  • Review of Day 1 & 2
  • Hypnotic Phenomena
  • Introduction to Ideomotor Finger signals
  • Hypnosis basics. Favourite techniques
  • Seeding plus favourite inductions
  • Review and Feedback
  • Practice and Supervision

Day 4 – Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis (cont.)

  • Introduction to indirect techniques
  • An introduction to Metaphor
  • Metaphor – Part 2 – Exploring and utilising client metaphors &
    Constructing metaphors for effective change
  • Ego-Strengthening
  • Days 1 – 4 Summary/Overview Debrief
  • Feedback to group & Evaluation
  • Practice and Supervision

Applications of Hypnosis

Day 5 – Hypnosis for Anxiety

  • Anxiety Disorders-overview
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Anxiety-overview
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder and use of hypnosis
  • Specific Phobias, including flying phobia, needle phobia
  • Case Studies
  • Anxiety Disorders-psychiatrist’s perspective
  • Panic Disorder and use of hypnosis
  • Social Anxiety Disorder and use of hypnosis
  • Further aspects Hypnosis and Anxiety
  • Review and Feedback
  • Practice and Supervision     

Day 6 – Hypnosis for Managing Pain

  • Explain pain in hypnosis
  • Acute and chronic pain management
  • Examples of hypnosis use
  • Small group practice
  • Practical techniques for the management of chronic pain
  • Review and Feedback
  • Practice and Supervision          

Day 7 – Applications

  • Psycho-neuro immunology
  • Affect bridge
  • Grief
  • Review and Feedback
  • Practice and Supervision   

Day 8 – Maternity Care 

  • Opportunities to use hypnosis throughout the pregnancy
  • Utilising hypnosis in pregnancy and childbirth in the naive subject
  • The use of hypnosis for labour analgesia – further insights
  • Antenatal preparation for labour analgesia – The HATCh perspective
  • The pregnant patient in pain but not in labour
  • Perioperative and Postoperative management with hypnosis of the pregnant patient
  • Hypnosis for Hyperemesis
  • Hypnosis for the anxious pregnant patient
  • Hypnosis for induction of labour and prevention of premature labour
  • Review and Feedback
  • Practice and Supervision     

Day 9 –  Hypnosis for Children (Paediatrics)

  • Hypnosis with Children – The Psychology Perspective
  • Hypnosis with Children – Another perspective
  • Hypnosis for paediatrics
  • Indirect Hypnosis with Children
  • Clinical applications e.g. Developmental Issues, using creativity for play
  • Review and Feedback
  • Practice and Supervision 

Day 10 – Ericksonian Hypnosis

  • The utilisation of Ericksonian-, Ego State and Somatic Experiencing therapy: an integrated hypno-somatic approach in the treatment of trauma – Part 1
  • Ericksonian approaches demonstration and practical – Part 2
  • Review and Feedback
  • Practice and Supervision

Day 11 – Hypnosis for Depression

  • Hypnosis for depression
  • Depression – Solution Focused
  • Approaches and Application of Hypnosis
  • First Aid for Depression
  • Review and Feedback
  • Practice and Supervision  

Day 12 – Dentistry and Student Presentations

  • Dentistry and Hypnosis – Part 1
  • Dentistry and Hypnosis – Part 2
  • Student presentations (1 to 10)
  • Exam practise
  • Review and Feedback
  • NO PRACTICE & SUPERVISION

Day 13 – Student Case Presentations continues and Wind up

  • Student Presentations (11 to 20)
  • Wind-up
  • NO PRACTICE & SUPERVISION

Day 14 & 15 – Students Viva and Practical Assessment

 

Case Reports and Short Case Studies

June

Final date for submission of first 5 short case studies to SASH

September

Final date for review of 2 case report by SASH (If required)

September

Final date for submission of 2 case reports to ASH

October

Final date for submission of last 5 short case studies to SASH
(Total of 10 short case studies required)

October

Complete supervision/mentoring hours, including 15 direct supervision to give minimum total of 50 hours.
Please note each study day includes 4 hours of supervision, plus 1 hour at end of each course day between 5 – 6pm.

Course payment details

Step One:
Pay the course deposit of $500 
This will confirm a place on the course for AHPRA registered eligible applicants

Step Two: 
Option 1 – Early Bird Fee
Pay the early bird fee of $4,000 before 31 January 2021
(Total Course Fee: Deposit $500 + $4000 = $4,500)

or

Option 2 – Full Course Fee
Pay the full course fee of $4,450 after the 31 January 2021
(Total Course Fee: Deposit $500 + $4,450 = $4,950)

Please Note: All fees include GST

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.

Course participants for 2021 who have registered for the Postgraduate Training and paid the deposit before 1st November 2020 receive complimentary registration to attend the Introductory Day in Hypnosis – Saturday 7th of November 2020 at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Please contact the Director of studies for any queries related to the course and registrations of interest for Hypnosis Training.