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Professional Course

The Professional Course is open to holders of the ICH Foundation Course Certificate or those who can demonstrate, at interview, the requisite level of knowledge, skill and/or experience.

The ICH Professional Course provides students with the most thorough and challenging training in hypnotherapy, leading to the Diploma qualification DCH (Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis).

The DCH qualifies the holder to set up in practice and to work with their own clients as well as with NHS or similar complementary therapy teams.

The course is spread over eight weekends at monthly intervals and we normally hold two Professional Courses per year.

Each Professional Course is followed by one day of examinations.
The examination day will consist of:-

» one 3-hour written paper
(three essays and a Multiple Choice Questionnaire)
» a practical examination and…
» a short, written "Definitions Paper".

Throughout the course, theory is mixed with enjoyable and instructive practical sessions, so essential to building the confidence of the future practitioner. All the lecturers are people chosen not only for their superior knowledge of the material but also for their ability to teach it.

All DCH holders are invited to join The Association of the Institute of Clinical Hypnosis (AICH)

The Professional Course syllabus covers the following subjects:-

Inductions
Breathing and Counting
Candle
Confusional
Creative visualisations
Elman
Hand rotation
Hand shake
Inductions with children
Non-verbal
Not knowing/Not doing
Theatre

Hypnotic Tools
for Therapy
Age regression and revivification
Anima/Animus therapy
Amnesia
Automatic drawing
Automatic writing
Creative mothering
Death bed/chair therapy
Dissociations
Fast Phobia Cure
Hypermnesia
Kinesiology
Laughter and humour in therapy
Locus of control
Past Life regression
Personal Power Spot
Positive and negative hallucinations
Pseudo-orientation in time
Rebirthing
Stems
Surgical preparation
Therapeutic metaphors
Time Distortion

Neuro-Linguistic Programming

A thorough introduction is given to the most useful and up-to-date NLP techniques

Erickson and Elman Techniques
The famous Erickson and Elman inductions are taught throughout the course

Psychological Theories
Adler
Freud
Gestalt
Jung
Reich
Rogers

Client Management
Anatomy and resuscitation
Assertiveness training
Counselling
Dealing with abreactions
Strategic psychotherapy
The effective hypnotherapist
Transference

Practice Management
Accounting
Advertising
Building the practice
Data Protection Act
Insurance
Lecturing
Legal considerations
Marketing
Referrals
VAT

Controversial topics such as stage hypnosis or False Memory Syndrome are also explained and discussed in detail. There will be lectures by the medical and legal professions throughout the course.

Case Histories & Homework
Each weekend, case histories are discussed and analysed. These are provided either by students or by the lecturers.
Students are expected to prepare six case histories and four homework assignments during the Professional Course and to submit these for assessment. All written work submitted by students is marked and discussed with them individually by the appropriate lecturer. It is also expected that, between course weekends, students will practise the skills that they have learned.

What our students say...

“A stunning and interesting course!"
J.A., North Elham, Norfolk

“The whole course was enthralling from start to finish!"
A.W., Sidcup, Kent

“I would recommend the course with all my heart.”
J.D., London, WC1

“A fantastic experience!”
M.A., London SW15