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Basic Hypnotherapy Certification
Video Course Outline

Hypnotherapy Skills III
The intent of this course is to allow the student to incorporate skills that they have acquired in a psychotherapeutic context. This is accomplished by having students work with others, on real issues under indirect supervision.
This format allows the student therapist to be guided throughout the course in a safe and supportive environment. Also touched on are areas not covered previously such as addictions, bulimia, abuse, hypoglycemia, etc., recognizing the symptoms and knowing when to refer, creating a business plan and promotion.


Hypnotherapy Clinical Practicum
The practicum is taught through indirect supervision of student conducted practice sessions. Students will conduct sessions with actual clients (5 clients, 5 sessions each) and videotape one session. Progress will be supervised by the instructor as it proceeds by communicating with the student through phone or e-mail. The student's hypnotherapy and counseling skills will be critiqued for further refinement and accuracy. Students will also be required to observe a variety of sessions on video conducted by the instructor and others.

Course Completion

The following is a list of the requirements for the Basic Hypnotherapy Distance Certification Program:

1. Counseling Course assignments
2. Watching all Video and reading texts and Manuals
3. 25 sessions with Client's
4. Completing a multiple choice and open book essay type exam.
5. Videotaping 1 session

Once the student successfully completes and submits the required assignments they will receive a certificate from The Orca Institute as a Resident Hypnotherapist and will also be eligible to become a Resident Hypnotherapist with the International Association of Counseling Hypnotherapists. As an approved School with the American Board of Hypnotherapy a student also has the option of applying for their Certification as well. According to IACH standards a practitioner at the Resident Level can work in areas such as smoking, Weight, stress, sports and phobias. Areas of practice such as medical, obesity, abuse, extreme PTSD and other similar areas are restricted unless the practitioner can show specific training in a particular area. Please see http://www.hypnotherapyassociation.org for more detail.