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    • Friday, September 29, 2023
    • 9:00 AM
    • Sunday, October 01, 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • Virtual on Zoom

    CHSNJ Fundamentals of Hypnosis Level I

    Live, Interactive, Virtual

    September 29, 2023 - October 1, 2023


    Workshop Description:

    A 3-day introductory course for all levels of licensed health and mental health professionals to inform and train them in the use of hypnotic language, principles, and techniques to increase the efficacy of their work.

    Program sophistication: Introductory. No previous hypnosis training required.


    Intended Audience: Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Graduate Students (with a letter from their university), Marriage and Family Therapists, Physicians, Nurses, and Dentists practicing within the scope of their license. For individuals wishing to pursue certification in hypnosis from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) this is the first step.


    Continuing Education (21.0):

    CHSNJ Fundamentals of Hypnosis Level I has been approved by the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) for 21 hours of continuing education credit towards ASCH membership and/or certification. 


    NJPA* Council on Continuing Education Affairs has approved CHSNJ's Fundamentals of Hypnosis - Level I for a total of 21 continuing education credits for psychologists.

    This course, The Fundamentals of Hypnosis (Level I) - Virtual, Approval #202381123-5, provided by The Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey is approved for continuing education by the New Jersey Social Work Continuing Education Approval Collaborative, which is administered by NASW-NJ. CE Approval Collaborative Approval Period: Friday, August 11, 2023 through August 31, 2024. New Jersey social workers will receive 21 Clinical CE credits for participating in this course.



    Faculty: 

    Philip L. Accaria, PhD, FASCH; Richard B. Dauber, PhD; Ginny Dinsmore, MA, LPC;  David Reid, PsyD, FASCH Robert D. Staffin, PsyD, ABPH

    Philip L. Accaria, PhD, FASCH is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and Tennessee and is credentialed through APIT to conduct “teletherapy” in 33 states. He has been practicing in the field of mental health since 1976 and has been utilizing clinical hypnosis since 1981. Philip is Past-President of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and Past-Chair/Moderator of its Board of Governors for 4 years. He also served as President of the Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey for 15 years and is currently a faculty member. Philip is also specialized in Indigenous/Shamanic Energy Medicine practices which utilize the clinician’s trance state and intuitively accessed information. He has also been practicing Past-Life Regression Therapy and teaching ideomotor signaling since 1992.

    Richard B. Dauber, PhD is a clinical psychologist and a founding partner of the Morris Psychological Group in Parsippany, NJ. He has been practicing hypnosis for over 35 years and treats both children and adults.  Dr. Dauber is an Approved Consultant for ASCH, and currently is the Vice-President of the Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey.  

    Ginny Dinsmore, MA, LPC, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor. She is an Outpatient Clinician in a community mental health agency in Hackettstown, NJ.  In 2018, after 12 years as an Episcopal priest, Ginny decided to begin study in clinical mental health counseling at Fairleigh Dickinson University.  Ginny was exposed to the teachings of Milton Erickson and his students in 2010 by one of her mentors.  She wanted the principles and practices of clinician hypnosis to be part of the foundation of her counseling education and now her practice.  Ginny has been part of the Clinical Hypnosis Society of NJ since December 2018 and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board as Secretary. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and is in consultation working toward ASCH certification. 

    David Reid, PsyD, FASCH is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Fellow and Approved Consultant of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). He is an Award Winning author of Hypnosis for Behavioral Health: A Guide to Expanding Your Professional Practice (Springer Publishing Company), and co-author of Permanent Habit Control: Practitioners’ Guide to Using Hypnosis and Other Alternative Health Strategies. Dr. Reid has received numerous Presidential awards from ASCH and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH) for his contributions to both societies. He has also been honored with awards for his peer-reviewed publications on clinical hypnosis (Milton H. Erickson Award, Ernest R. Hilgard Award, and the William S. Kroger Award). In 2021, Dr. Reid was the recipient of the Erica Fromm Award for Excellence in Teaching from SCEH. Dr. Reid is an adjunct professor at Saybrook University and Past President of Division 30 (Psychological Hypnosis) of the American Psychological Association.

    Robert Staffin, PsyD, ABPH is a clinical psychologist who lives and practices in Teaneck, New Jersey.  He received his doctorate from Yeshiva University’s Frekauf Graduate School of Psychology in 1990.  His research was in infant social development.  Since completing his doctorate, he has worked in hospitals and clinics with children and adults.  In 2003 he and his partner, Gail Talcoff, MSW, co-founded Staffin & Talcoff Associates, Inc.  He is an adjunct clinical supervisor for both Yeshiva University and Rutgers University.   Dr. Staffin has been teaching hypnosis nationally and internationally for over 20 years.  In addition to being an approved consultant for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, he is the president of the Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Hypnosis. Dr. Staffin is the author of More Common Therapy: The Experiential Psychotherapy of Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D.  He has served as Dr. Zeig’s discussant throughout the Art of Psychotherapy series sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. He maintains a private practice and offers consultation in Teaneck, NJ and remotely.

    Identification of Conflicts of Interest and Commercial Support: Each presenter will disclose the presence or absence of commercial support or conflict of interest before presenting each module of the workshop.


    WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

    At the conclusion of the workshop participants will be able to:

    1. Provide at least one commonly accepted definition of hypnosis.

    2.  Explain 3-4 hypnosis terms and how they apply to the clinical hypnosis experience.

    3. Identify two commonly held misperceptions and myths about hypnosis and offer a rebuttal for each.

    4. Explain at least two ways hypnotic communication creates positive expectancy;

    5. Discuss Erickson’s Principle of Individualization (tailoring) and Utilization as it pertains to language and suggestion.

    6. Name at least four commonly used words/phrases to reinforce the patient’s hypnotic experience.

    7. Differentiate between direct and indirect suggestion                                                        

    8. Describe the steps in a formal hypnotic encounter. 

    9. Identify 2 characteristics of trance exhibited by the subject.

    10. Define 3 changes the facilitator made during the reorientation phase of trance.

    11. Experience trance & identify 3 aspects of their individual experience of trance.

    12.  Describe three effective ways to build and reinforce rapport. 

    13. Describe at least 4 observable physiological and 4 psychological/behavioral signs of trance

     14. Discuss the importance of removing suggestions

    15. Demonstrate at least 3 methods of reorienting.                                

    16. Explain five different hypnotic phenomena;

    17. Discuss and describe how the concept of trance logic and other hypnotic phenomena can be used therapeutically.

    18. List at least three principles of eliciting phenomenon;

    19. Define abreaction and describe how it can be addressed therapeutically.

    20. Describe how hypnosis affects the autonomic nervous system & stress response.

    21. Detail 3 implications of neurophysiology research on the practice of clinical hypnosis.

    22. Define what is meant by ego strengthening and how it might be used in clinical practice.

    23. Identify three different types of ego strengthening. 

    24. Describe at least three strategies for ego strengthening in clinical hypnosis practice.

    25. Describe three methods of trance intensification. 

    26. Demonstrate the ability to intensify the hypnotic experience to fit the client   

    27.  Identify how fractionation can be used to intensify trance.

    28.  Define self-hypnosis and explain the difference between self-hypnosis & hetero-hypnosis

    29. Describe at least three therapeutic applications of self-hypnosis in clinical practice

    30. Explain how to teach self-hypnosis to a patient.

    31. Describe at least two ethical-legal issues.

    32. Discuss standards for professional conduct in using hypnosis clinically

    33. Describe three types of resistance.

    34.  Identify at least four strategies for bypassing or working through resistance.

    35. Summarize at least three key points about hypnosis to discuss in a non-technical manner with a client or patient/client. 

    36. Review important elements and recommended procedures in obtaining informed consent regarding the use of hypnosis clinically.

    37.  Discuss the fallibility of memory.

    38. Identify three developmental characteristics that make children particularly hypnotizable. 

    39. Describe how hypnotic approaches vary according to the developmental age of the child.

    40. Describe the therapeutic benefits and applications of using hypnosis with children.

    41.  Execute a thorough case assessment to elucidate the information necessary to develop a quality treatment plan.

    42. Design a treatment plan for a patient/client who presents with anxiety.

    43. List at least 4 hypnotic techniques/application that may be best suited to achieve the specific therapeutic goal in the case presented.

    44. Describe situations of uncertainty that might occur as clinical hypnosis is included in practice and identify strategies for managing/resolving such. 

    45. List at least three uses of hypnosis to your discipline that you have been taught and are ready to apply and three applications of hypnosis that require more training. 

    46. Describe three ways that he or she will begin to incorporate hypnotic communication, hypnosis and hypnotic techniques into his/her practice.

    47. Discuss ASCH’s clinical hypnosis standards of training, levels of training, and requirements for, ASCH certification.

    48. Describe the opportunities available for further training, membership &certification.


    WORKSHOP AGENDA:

    FRIDAY, September 29, 2023 9AM - 6PM

    8:30 – 9:00      Registration

    9:00 – 9:30      Welcoming, Intro. of Faculty and Intro to the Basic Program     

    9:30 – 10:00      Intro to Clinical Hypnosis

    10:00 – 10:45    Fundamentals of Hypnotic Language & Formulating Suggestions 

    10:45 – 11:00    BREAK

    11:00 – 11:45    Anatomy of Hypnotic Experience

    11:45 – 12:15   Group Hypnotic Experience                                          

    12:15 – 12:45   Introduction to Small Group Practice (SGP)  

    12:45 – 1:45      LUNCH

    1:45 – 3:00       Principles and Process of Rapport, Attunement, Trance Elicitation and Reorientation 

    3:00 – 3:15     Demonstration of Elicitation #1

    3:15 – 3:30      BREAK

    3:30 – 5:00      Small Group Practice (SGP) 1                                             

    5:00 – 5:45      Hypnotic Phenomena                                                                        

    6:00                  RECESS

    SATURDAY, September 30, 2023 9AM - 6PM

    9:00 - 9:45         Neurophysiology                                                                                

    9:45 – 10:30       Ego Strengthening                                 

    10:30 – 10:45     BREAK

    10:45-11:00        Demo of Elicitation #2                                                              

    11:00 – 12:30       SGP 2                     

    12:30 – 1:30        LUNCH           

    1:30 – 2:30          Intensification of Hypnotic Experience                                           

    2:30 – 3:15          Self-Hypnosis: How and what to teach patients                             

    3:15 – 3:30          BREAK

    3:30 – 3:45          Demo of Elicitation #3                                                                       

    3:45- 5:30           SGP 3                                                                                             

    5:30 – 6:00          Ethical Principles and Professional Conduct                                  

    6:00                     RECESS

    SUNDAY, October 1, 2023 9AM - 5PM

    9:00 – 9:45        Strategies for Managing Resistance                                                 

    9:45 – 10:30      Patient/Client Assessment, Introducing Hypnosis to the Client  

    10:30 – 10:45    BREAK

    10:45 – 11:00    Demonstration of Elicitation # 4

    11:00 – 1:30      SGP 4

    1:30 – 2:00       LUNCH  (Suggest brown bag lunch)

    2:00 – 2:45      Hypnosis with Children

    2:45– 3:45       Treatment Planning, Strategy & Technique Selection in Clinical                                 Hypnosis                               

    3:45-4             BREAK

    4 -–4:45           Integrating Hypnosis into Clinical Practice

    4:45– 5            ASCH Membership and Certification                                            

    5:00pm            RECESS


    GENERAL INFORMATION:

    Full attendance all 3 days is required. No partial credit will be given.

    Following the completion of program evaluations, certificates will be awarded from CHSNJ.

    Cancellation Policy: A full tuition refund, less a $50 fee, will be made for cancellations up to 14 days prior to the workshop. After that there is no reimbursement.

    Grievances: All grievances must be in writing to chsnj1986@gmail.com. A reply will come within 5 business days.

    "New Jersey social workers not pleased with a grievance resolution provided by the Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey may appeal to the approving entity or their jurisdictional board."

    * NJPA is approved by APA to offer continuing education for psychologists and maintains responsibility for this program and its content. NJPA does not endorse the presented material as the only approach to a given area of study or therapeutic approach.

    Proprietary Information: NJPA ensures that permission to use proprietary information, and steps to safeguard such information, are discussed with presenters at NJPA, co-sponsored programs. No material (physical or electronic) provided to attendees at such programs may be shared.

    Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations are available upon request. Requests must be made at least 14 days prior to the event. Please contact Dr. Robert Staffin drstaffin@gmail.com for more details.



    • Friday, December 15, 2023
    • 9:00 AM
    • Sunday, December 17, 2023
    • 3:30 PM
    • Virtual on Zoom
    Register


    CHSNJ Intermediate Workshop in Hypnosis Level II 

    Live, Interactive, Virtual

    December 15, 2023 - December 17, 2023


    Workshop Description:

    A 3-day intermediate course for licensed health and mental health professionals to strengthen and expand their skills in the use of hypnotic language, principles and techniques to increase the efficacy of their work. 

    Program sophistication:  Intermediate and Advanced Levels. Previous coursework in hypnosis necessary. 


    Intended Audience: Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Graduate Students (with a letter from their university), Marriage and Family Therapists, Physicians, Nurses, and Dentists practicing within the scope of their license. For individuals wishing to pursue certification in hypnosis from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) this is the second step.


    Continuing Education: 20 CEs

    CHSNJ Intermediate Workshop in Hypnosis Level II has been approved by the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) for 20 hours of continuing education credit towards ASCH membership and/or certification. 


    This course, Intermediate Workshop in Hypnosis Level II , Approval #202381123-6, provided by The Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey is approved for continuing education by the New Jersey Social Work Continuing Education Approval Collaborative, which is administered by NASW-NJ. CE Approval Collaborative Approval Period: Friday, August 11, 2023 through August 31, 2024. New Jersey social workers will receive 20 Clinical CE credits for participating in this course.


    NJPA* Council on Continuing Education Affairs has approved CHSNJ's Intermediate Workshop in Hypnosis - Level II for a total of 20 continuing education credits for psychologists.


    Faculty: 

    Philip L. Accaria, PhD, FASCH; Cheryl Bemel, PhD LP; David Reid, PsyD, FASCH; Robert D. Staffin, PsyD, ABPH; Jennifer Swaim, PhD, BCB, MBA; Social Work Consultant, Arline Duker, LCSW

    Philip L. Accaria, PhD, FASCH is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and Tennessee and is credentialed through APIT to conduct “teletherapy” in 33 states. He has been practicing in the field of mental health since 1976 and has been utilizing clinical hypnosis since 1981. Philip is Past-President of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and Past-Chair/Moderator of its Board of Governors for 4 years. He also served as President of the Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey for 15 years and is currently a faculty member. Philip is also specialized in Indigenous/Shamanic Energy Medicine practices which utilize the clinician’s trance state and intuitively accessed information. He has also been practicing Past-Life Regression Therapy and teaching ideomotor signaling since 1992.

    Cheryl Bemel, PhD LP is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota's School of Dentistry, where she treats patients and trains dentists in psychophysiological management for chronic pain conditions.  Additionally, she sees patients for Presurgical Psychological Evaluations (PPE’s) at Allina Health’s Bariatric Surgery Center. She also has her own Private Practice. Dr. Bemel has provided on-site trauma services within the Minneapolis Police Department’s Child Development Policing Project, and has provided care as a Crisis Psychologist in hospital emergency departments. Dr. Bemel is an Approved Consultant with the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and teaches as a faculty member for both ASCH workshops & NPHTI workshops (The National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute). 'Engaging in play' is important to her, so she will be happy to play Pickle Ball or Bicycle with you when you visit Minnesota. And yes, that was a hypnotic suggestion, 'when you visit Minnesota.'  For more information about her work, you may visit www.drcherylbemel.com

    David Reid, PsyD, FASCH is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Fellow and Approved Consultant of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). He is an Award Winning author of Hypnosis for Behavioral Health: A Guide to Expanding Your Professional Practice (Springer Publishing Company), and co-author of Permanent Habit Control: Practitioners’ Guide to Using Hypnosis and Other Alternative Health Strategies. Dr. Reid has received numerous Presidential awards from ASCH and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH) for his contributions to both societies. He has also been honored with awards for his peer-reviewed publications on clinical hypnosis (Milton H. Erickson Award, Ernest R. Hilgard Award, and the William S. Kroger Award). In 2021, Dr. Reid was the recipient of the Erica Fromm Award for Excellence in Teaching from SCEH. Dr. Reid is an adjunct professor at Saybrook University and Past President of Division 30 (Psychological Hypnosis) of the American Psychological Association.

    Robert Staffin, PsyD, ABPH is a clinical psychologist who lives and practices in Teaneck, New Jersey.  He received his doctorate from Yeshiva University’s Frekauf Graduate School of Psychology in 1990.  His research was in infant social development.  Since completing his doctorate, he has worked in hospitals and clinics with children and adults.  In 2003 he and his partner, Gail Talcoff, MSW, co-founded Staffin & Talcoff Associates, Inc.  He is an adjunct clinical supervisor for both Yeshiva University and Rutgers University.   Dr. Staffin has been teaching hypnosis nationally and internationally for over 20 years.  In addition to being an approved consultant for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, he is the president of the Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Hypnosis. Dr. Staffin is the author of More Common Therapy: The Experiential Psychotherapy of Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D.  He has served as Dr. Zeig’s discussant throughout the Art of Psychotherapy series sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. He maintains a private practice and offers consultation in Teaneck, NJ and remotely.

    Jennifer Swaim, Ph.D, BCB, MBA is a licensed psychologist and practice consultant who specializes in supporting individuals pursuing the best possible functioning in their professional and personal lives.  Dr. Swaim is a member of the American Psychological Association, and an Approved Consultant and educator for The American Society for Clinical Hypnosis and is Board Certified in General Biofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America. In addition to her expertise in applied human factors, she holds an MBA in Health Care.  Her Medical Psychology practice currently focuses on work with individuals with chronic pain, biomedical ethics and peak performance/positive psychology. Previous areas of specialization have included rehabilitation psychology, consultation/liaison psychology, presurgical psychological evaluations, and psychogenic disorders.

    Identification of Conflicts of Interest and Commercial Support: Each presenter will disclose the presence or absence of commercial support or conflict of interest before presenting each module of the workshop.


    WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

    At the conclusion of the workshop participants will be able to:

    1. Construct two therapeutic metaphors as a type of hypnotic suggestion.

    2. Describe the principles involved in constructing metaphors.

    3. Explain the purpose of using stories in hypnosis and be able to construct a story that contains three different characteristics that distinguish it from "ordinary" storytelling.

    4. Identify three principles of induction.

    5. Identify three principles of hypnotic suggestions.

    6. Identify hypnotic language for refining inductions.

    7. Present four types of inductions and examples of each.

    8. Increase clinician’s ability to develop and use both direct and indirect suggestions.

    9. Discuss the “gist” of the research regarding the effectiveness of direct vs. indirect suggestion.

    10. Iterate at least three forms of indirect suggestions

    11. Cite one current finding on hypnosis & memory and cite the implications for clinical work.

    12. Identify the three major positions within the "false memory" debate.

    13. Identify and explicate the “SARI” model of trauma treatment.

    14. List 3 hypnotic techniques used in the treatment of trauma.

    15. Name the behavioral & psychodynamic factors relating to anxiety disorders.

    16. Name two hypnotic techniques for treating anxiety disorders.

    17. Describe 2 hypnotic techniques for treating phobias and the rationale for each.

    18. Explain the importance of non-hypnotic methods of both medical and psychological evaluations for chronic pain.

    19. Describe the precautions in using hypnosis for pain relief. 

    20. Name six hypnotic techniques for use in pain management

    21. Describe when a habit becomes a problem.

    22. List two methods to address habit disorders with hypnosis.

    23. Identify four types of suggestions that may be used to treat smoking or obesity.

    24. Explain the principle of utilization in Ericksonian hypnosis.

    25. Describe an Ericksonian naturalistic induction and how it is used.

    26. Compare and contrast Ericksonian & traditional introductions to hypnosis. 

    27. Define what is meant by ego strengthening methods and how they are used in practice.

    28. Identify situations and symptoms presented by clients when ego strengthening would be appropriate. 

    29. Identify and utilize three ego strengthening strategies and techniques using hypnosis.

    30. Identify three forms of ideomotor signaling.

    31. Articulate Cheek’s 3 levels at which mind-body information can be encoded.

    32. Identify LeCron’s 7 Common Causes of Symptoms.

    33. List 5 medical disorders for which hypnosis could be beneficial.

    34. Describe four different ways in which hypnosis can be helpful with medical conditions.

    35. Identify three metaphors that could be helpful with different types of symptoms and diagnoses.  

    36. List three regions or networks that research shows may be hypnotically altered.

    37. Discuss how polyvagal theory relates to hypnosis and stress response.

    38. Detail three implications of neurophysiological research on use of clinical hypnosis.

    39. Describe the Ericksonian approach to facilitate each of the stages of hypnosis.

    40. Clarify when Erickson followed the principle of Utilization.

    41. Explain how "prescribing the symptom" could promote change.

    42. Develop therapeutic metaphors for four different client populations.

    43. Demonstrate how to construct metaphors that are culturally sensitive.

    44. Describe at least two ethical-legal issues.

    45. Discuss standards for professional conduct in using hypnosis clinically

    46. Describe the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis certification requirements.  

    47. Name three ways in which the clinician intends to utilize hypnosis skills in the coming week.

                      

    WORKSHOP AGENDA:

    Friday: December 15, 2023                                                

    8:30-9:00              Registration

    9:00-9:30             Welcoming, Introductions and Overview  

    9:30-10:30           Therapeutic Metaphors, Suggestions and Phenomena        

    10:30-10:45           BREAK

    10:45-11:45         Advanced and Specialized Inductions                                             

    11:45-12:30         Practicum in Formulating Direct and Indirect Suggestions             

    12:30-1:30            LUNCH

    1:30-3:15             Small Group Practice (SGP) 1: Advanced induction w/a suggestion based in metaphor                          

    3:15-3:30              BREAK

    3:30-4:15             Clinical Demonstration                                                

    4:15-5:00             Hypnosis & Trauma: Memory, Trauma and Treatment                 

    5:00-6:00             Hypnotic Interventions for Anxiety and Phobias                          

    6:00                      Adjourn

    Saturday: December 16, 2023   

    9:00-10:00           Hypnosis and Pain Management                                  

    10:00-11:45         SGP 2: Induction and Suggestion for Addressing Pain or Anxiety Symptom

    11:45-12:00          BREAK

    12:00-1:00           Hypnosis and Habit Disorders                                      

    1:00-2:00               LUNCH

    2:00-3:00             Ericksonian/Utilization Hypnosis 1                                                   

    3:00-3:45             Advanced Ego Strengthening Methods 

    3:45-4:00              BREAK

    4:00-4:45             Ideo-motor Signaling and Exploratory Hypnotic Techniques           

    4:45-5:30             Medical Hypnotic Applications                                      

    5:30                     Adjourn

    Sunday: December 17, 2023 

    9:00-9:45             Neuroscience of Hypnosis

    9:45-10:45           Ericksonian/Utilization Hypnosis 2                              

    10:45–12:30        SGP 3: Indirect Induction, Suggestion and Elicitation of Ideo-Motor Signaling Response or Suggestions based in Metaphors.

    12:30-1:00          LUNCH

    1:00-2:00            Practicum in Constructing Therapeutic Metaphors          

    2:00-2:45             Ethics, Professional Conduct and Certification          

    2:45-3:30             Integrating Hypnosis into Your Clinical Practice         

    3:30                      ADJOURN

                                      

    GENERAL INFORMATION:

    Full attendance all 3 days is required. No partial credit will be given.

    Following the completion of program evaluations, certificates will be awarded from CHSNJ.

    Cancellation Policy: A full tuition refund, less a $50 fee, will be made for cancellations up to 14 days prior to the workshop. After that there is no reimbursement.

    Grievances: All grievances must be in writing to chsnj1986@gmail.com. A reply will come within 5 business days.

    "New Jersey social workers not pleased with a grievance resolution provided by the Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey may appeal to the approving entity or their jurisdictional board."

    * NJPA is approved by APA to offer continuing education for psychologists and maintains responsibility for this program and its content. NJPA does not endorse the presented material as the only approach to a given area of study or therapeutic approach.

    Proprietary Information: NJPA ensures that permission to use proprietary information, and steps to safeguard such information, are discussed with presenters at NJPA, co-sponsored programs. No material (physical or electronic) provided to attendees at such programs may be shared.

    Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations are available upon request. Requests must be made at least 14 days prior to the event. Please contact Dr. Robert Staffin drstaffin@gmail.com for more details.




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Sunday, May 21, 2023 Resolving Trauma with Acceptance and Integration Training®
Saturday, March 11, 2023 Intuitively Informed Treatment for Trauma: The CORE Approach
Saturday, February 18, 2023 A Gathering of Healers: Incorporating Intuition into Your Clinical Practice
Sunday, January 29, 2023 Hypnotic Repair - What is it and how might you structure it?
Sunday, December 11, 2022 Clinical Conversation: "The Body Keeps the Score” - Treating Trauma with Appropriate Hypnotic Interventions.
Sunday, November 20, 2022 Clinical Conversations: Case Consultations in Treating Patients with Anxiety Disorders
Saturday, October 15, 2022 So you want to learn about Rapid Hypnotic Inductions?
Saturday, September 24, 2022 TEACHING OUR CLIENTS HOW TO FORGIVE
Saturday, June 18, 2022 Clinical Conversation: The Use of Intuition in Clinical Practice
Sunday, May 22, 2022 Clinical Conversation: Hypnotic Suggestions of Intuitive Eating and Body Acceptance vs. Hypnosis for Weight Loss
Saturday, April 23, 2022 Making Hypnosis More Effective by Activating Unconscious Intelligence
Friday, February 11, 2022 Virtual Intermediate Workshop
Friday, December 10, 2021 Virtual Fundamentals of Hypnosis
Saturday, August 07, 2021 The Anatomy of a Conversational (Naturalistic) Trance.
Sunday, June 27, 2021 Session 6 of our 6 Series Clinical Conversations - Naturalistic with Dr. Norma Baretta
Saturday, May 22, 2021 Session 5 of our 6 Series Clinical Conversations - Experiential with Dr. Jeffrey Zeig
Saturday, April 24, 2021 Chronic Pain & the Opioid Crisis: Mind-Body Innovations in Clinical Hypnosis
Saturday, April 10, 2021 Session 4 of our 6 Series Clinical Conversations - Destabilization
Sunday, March 21, 2021 Session 3 of our 6 Series Clinical Conversations - Strategic
Sunday, February 21, 2021 Session 2 of our 6 Series Clinical Conversations - Utilization
Saturday, January 09, 2021 Session 1 of our 6 Series Clinical Conversations - Tailoring
Saturday, April 25, 2020 Clinical Conversation: Ways Hypnosis Can Help
Saturday, February 29, 2020 Clinical Conversation: These are a few of my favorite things
Saturday, January 11, 2020 Clinical Conversation: The use of hypnosis in the conduct of "Past Life Regression Therapy
Friday, November 15, 2019 Intermediate Workshop
Saturday, November 02, 2019 Clinical Conversations: Between a Rock and a Soft Place.
Friday, September 20, 2019 Fundamentals of Hypnosis
Saturday, September 07, 2019 Utilization in the service of "conversational" trance
Saturday, June 08, 2019 Clinical Conversations: Facilitating Age Regressions
Saturday, May 04, 2019 Advances in Children's Trances: We are only young once but we can be immature all our lives.
Saturday, January 26, 2019 Clinical Conversations: Classic Ideomotor Signaling with Muscle Testing Ratification.
Friday, December 07, 2018 Intermediate Workshop
Saturday, November 10, 2018 Clinical Conversations: What we can learn from scripts so that we do not need them.
Friday, September 28, 2018 Fundamentals of Hypnosis
Saturday, August 18, 2018 Clinical Conversations: Tips from a Master: Jeff Zeig's "5 minute therapy tips"
Saturday, June 09, 2018 Clinical Conversation: Using Hypnosis with Children
Saturday, May 05, 2018 Healing the Wounds of Development: Attachment Theory and Hypnosis, An Integrated Approach to Psychotherapeutic Treatment
Saturday, January 13, 2018 Clinical Conversations: What do the words sound like in practice?
Friday, December 01, 2017 Intermediate Workshop
Saturday, October 07, 2017 CHSNJ Clinical Conversations - Saturday October 7th
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