North Carolina Society of Clinical Hypnosis

The North Carolina Society of Clinical Hypnosis, a component section of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, is pleased to offer professional training in clinical hypnosis.

Using the standards of The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis-Education and Research Foundation (ASCH-ERF), NCSCH periodically presents 21.5 hour Level One and Level Two Workshops.

We are please to announce our upcoming Level One AND Level Two Virtual Workshops in March, 2023.

Level One takes place Thursday, March 23 - Saturday, March 25. Register here!

Level Two takes place Thursday, March 30 - Saturday, April 1. Register here!

Completion of these NCSCH-sponsored training will make you eligible for higher-level training offered by ASCH and other providers.

According to The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis-Education and Research Foundation (ASCH-ERF),

“Clinical hypnosis has been a valuable treatment modality and adjunct for hundreds of years and has been used as an efficacious intervention in medical, dental, and behavioral health care. Clinical hypnosis incorporates understanding of current concepts of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuroplasticity with effective patient relationship and communication skills. This effective and useful clinical strategy has been defined as a special state of mental functioning, the process to create that state, the experience of oneself in that special state, and all of the above.

“Hypnotic trance has also been described as a state of focused attention, inner absorption, perceptual distortion, and openness to change. Clinical hypnosis is a powerful therapeutic intervention that draws upon the skill, adaptability, and creativity of clinicians.

“The benefits of using clinical hypnosis in treatment situations include:

• Rapid establishment of rapport and the hypnotic relationship developmental and readiness to change stages.
• Facilitation of change, ego-strengthening, personal mastery, and reduction of impediments to change.
• Cost-effective, collaborative, person-centered treatment.
• Providing patients with life-long skills for better health.

“American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) - approved Level 1 (Basic) training in clinical hypnosis is the first of a series of training workshops that are a large part of the ASCH certification program in clinical hypnosis. ASCH approved workshops are taught by faculty with a wide range of health care experience in various disciplines who will demonstrate and teach workshop participants the concepts, principles, and processes of hypnosis. The workshop is comprised of a mix of didactic presentations, demonstrations, experiential exercises, and faculty led small group practice tailored to the specific needs, interests, and learning styles of workshop participants. At the successful completion of the workshop, participants will have been taught the knowledge and skills necessary to capably use clinical hypnosis and to begin to employ this strategy in their clinical practices. They will also be eligible for ASCH membership and included benefits as well as prepared to participate in Intermediate (Level 2) and Advanced level ASCH or ASCH-approved workshops.

Upon completion of the Level One workshop, participants will be able to do the following in their clinical practices:

• Identify and demonstrate at least three ways to facilitate hypnotic trance and to appropriately re-orient a patient from trance state.
• Demonstrate at least three strategies for facilitating intensification of trance.
• Describe at least four clinical conditions in which hypnotic strategies might be successfully utilized.

Upon completion of the Level Two workshop, participants will be able to do the following in their clinical practices:

• Identify two hypnotic strategies for use in pain management.
• Cite at least two examples of metaphors that might be used with clinical problems.
• Demonstrate three types of techniques and types of suggestions that might be used with common behavioral  problems. 

NCSCH’s Level 1 and 2 Workshops are presented by Lane Wagaman, EdD, and Maggie Dickens, LPC.

NOTE: These workshops are NOT pre-approved for CEUs with any accrediting body. Participants receive a Certificate of Participation which, along with the curriculum of the course, may be submitted to a licensing body to receive CEU credit.

However, the course is ASCH-approved and satisfies the requirements for participating in NCSCH's annual Fall Conferences.