Gestures: The unspoken language

The Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey is pleased to welcome Rob Staffin, PsyD, ABPH.

Please join us on Saturday,  January 25, 2025 as Rob  presents: “Gestures; the unspoken language.”

This program will be held virtually on Zoom from 11AM to 1PM EST.
The Clinical Conversations are free to members of ASCH, its component sections, SCEH, and ISH.  There is a $15 fee for nonmembers.  All proceeds go to fund the Stephen R. Lankton Scholarship Award.

Description: Communication comes in packages, it is embodied.  Gestures are one element of that package.  They have multiple and varied purposes: they punctuate and augment our messages; represent ideas and concepts; serve as reference points; and can be used to engage, distract and or assess responsiveness.  Their subtlety makes them ideal for clinical work as they are not consciously attended to yet influence perception, understanding, and meaning; they are core elements of limbic communication.  We routinely employ them in the course of normal conversation, harnessing them mindfully with strategic intent is an easy transition.