Jo
is the North of Scotland Trainer for Hypnosis-Scotland, the Scottish
satellite branch of the UK Academy of Therapeutic Arts and Sciences
(incorporating the Washington School of Clinical and Advanced Hypnosis).
The UK Academy was founded by Fiona Biddle and Dr Shaun Brookhouse
in 2002. The mission of the UK Academy is 'to advance the professional
practice of therapeutic arts and sciences through the provision
of high quality courses and excellence in the support of our students,
members and associates while recognising that the needs of the public
who receive the therapeutic service are paramount'.
In 2006 the
UK Academy amalgamated the Washington School of Clinical and Advanced
Hypnosis as its Hypnotherapy Practitioner Training Division. The
Washington School of Clinical and Advanced Hypnosis was founded
in 1996 by Sue Washington and Dr Shaun Brookhouse, and has been
training successful hypnotherapists ever since.
The UK Academy
of Therapeutic Arts and Sciences is accredited by the National
Council for Hypnotherapy in the UK and the National Guild of Hypnotists
in the USA. The School's main web site can be visited at www.hypno-nlp.org
Hypnosis-Scotland
was established in 2002 by John Lawrence to bring this high standard
of training to Scotland. It offers training in both the Northern
and Central parts of Scotland for both new and experienced hypnotherapists.
These include the Diploma in Clinical and Advanced Hypnosis, Practitioner
and Master Practitioner courses in Neuro Linguistic Programming,
and courses in Meridian Therapies at both Practitioner and Master
Practitioner level. For full details of the courses offered please
visit www.hypnosis-scotland.com
There are
a plethora of hypnotherapy training schools, and it can be hard
to make a decision as to which school would best suit you. To
listen to Shaun Brookhouse giving advice on how to make that decision
please visit the 'Training Available' page at www.hypnosis-scotland.com
or the Home page of the UK Academy at www.hypno-nlp.org
The Diploma
in Clinical and Advanced Hypnosis (Dip.CAH)
The Diploma
course is run part time over one year and has 450 hours of combined
classroom tuition (carried out over 10 weekends) and directed
independent study. The course is modular, having 11 modules overall.
Classroom work is partially theoretical, but also devotes a large
proportion of time to practical work to enable students to relate
their theoretical knowledge to their practical skills, thus helping
them to embark on their new careers with confidence.
The course
incorporates the National Guild of Hypnotists (USA) core curriculum,
and the Diploma is recognised by several national and international
professional associations. It also meets the requirements for
the externally-accredited Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD),
which is awarded jointly by the National Council for Hypnotherapy
and the NCFE Awarding Body. This is a Level 4 Vocational Award.
On successful completion of the course students will be eligible
to use the letters DipCAH and HPD after their name.
In addition
to hypnotherapy the course also includes training in Neuro Linguistic
Programming, and successful students receive the qualification
of Certified NLP Practitioner (PNLP).
Since 2006
the course has also incorporated the syllabuses for specialist
certification in anxiety, smoking, and Ericksonian hypnosis. Candidates
wishing to receive specialist certification in these subjects
will be required to pass optional additional tests. These certifications
are awarded by the UK Academy of Therapeutic Arts and Sciences.
For further information on the UK Academy, please visit www.ukacademy.org
The next North
of Scotland course will start in September 2008. Please visit
the Downloads page for a copy of the Prospectus and application
form.
Training
in Central Scotland
The next course
in Linlithgow will start in mid-September 2008, and a further
course will start in April 2009. For further details please visit
www.hypnosis-scotland.com.
Your trainers
in Linlithgow are:
John
D. Lawrence - Principal of the UK Academy, Scotland, Clinical
Director of the UK Academy.
John D. Lawrence
BSc (Hons), DHP, Dip.CAH, Dip. (Erk) Hyp. Master NLP and Meridian
Therapy Practitioner is a National Guild of Hypnotists Board Certified
Trainer and Hypnotherapist based in Central Scotland. He has worked
with clients from all over Scotland, the U.K and abroad for specific
issues. John formerly ran a highly successful practice in the
North of Scotland before setting up practice and training in Central
Scotland.
John setup
the first training base for the UK Academy in Scotland in 2002
and has successfully run hypnosis courses for the past seven years.
He is a prolific trainer and therapist running specialist courses
as well as the UK Academy Dip.CAH and has extensive training experience.
He has been described as "one of the UK's most gifted and
humorous therapists" by Steve Burgess of Lionheart Training
in Hull.
John is a
member of the National Hypno-psychotherapy Council and the National
Council for Hypnotherapy. He was awarded "The Researcher
of the Year Award, 2002" for his work on phantom limb pain
and amputees by the latter organisation and holds senior clinician
status with that body.
John is a
former Research Director of the NCH. He is an Accredited Hypnotherapy
Supervisor with the NCH. He is a volunteer clinical hypnotherapist
with the National Phobics Society. He is on the Register of Approved
Gastrointestinal Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists helping
to relieve ailments of the digestive system (IBS) and (IBD) etc.
Formerly one of only two Scottish expert advisors to serve on
the Prince of Wales's Foundation for Integrated Health, looking
at the integration of complementary therapies in to the NHS. He
is also a former director and chair of Holistic Health Care Ltd,
a Scottish charity working to promote education, research and
the relief of sickness in a Holistic manner. He is currently Chair
of UKCHO, one of the lead bodies involved in the regulation of
the hypnotherapy profession in the UK.
Rae Jenson
- Trainer, UK Academy, Scotland. Director Hypnosis Scotland LTD
Rae
Jenson BA (Hons), PGCE, Dip.CAH, HPD, PNLP, MNCH (Reg)
Rae is a National
Guild of Hypnotists Board Certified Trainer and Certified Hypnotherapist.
She is also a fully qualified Meridian Therapist and Trainer.
Working in
her practice she helps clients with a wide range of issues, including
anxiety, phobias, public speaking, confidence building, smoking
cessation and pain management and specialises in the area of Weight
Management. She is a member of the National Council for Hypnotherapy
and is a former Director of Marketing of NCH.
Chosen as
NCH's Hypnotic Voice of The Year 2004, she has developed her own
training courses to help students produce their own Hypnotherapy
CDs as well as writing and presenting training courses for the
UK Academy's Weight Management Specialist Course Module, Pain
Management and EFT For the Hypnotherapist. As well as being a
certified trainer and fully qualified teacher, Rae is an artist
and designer, bringing her own creative style and sense of humour
to the training environment.
Neuro Linguistic
Programming (NLP)
NLP was developed
in the 1970s by Richard Bandler and Dr John Grinder of the University
of Santa Cruz, California. It began as a model of communication,
and a large part of NLP is devoted to helping people to think
more positively and to communicate more effectively.
'Neuro', as
the name implies, relates to our neurological processes. We all
experience our world through our various senses, and this affects
our thought processes, sometimes in an adverse way. 'Linguistic'
refers to the way we use language to make sense of what is happening
and to communicate that experience to others. Finally, 'programming'
relates to how we interpret those experiences and use what we
have learnt to structure our lives. Sometimes an individual's
programming is negative and self-destructive, and NLP aims to
help people reframe their experiences and perceptions in order
to achieve a more positive and effective outlook.
A term you
will often hear in NLP is 'modelling excellence'. Such modelling
is perhaps one of the most significant aspects of NLP, and is
based on an understanding of how people do things well. The idea
of 'modelling excellence' is that if you model the behaviour of
somebody who has all the attributes that you are seeking you can
learn from them and eventually be as successful as they are.
Another expression
that you often hear in NLP is 'the map is not the territory'.
This implies that the world we perceive is not the real world
but our own unique model that we live in. To put it another way,
although several people may experience an identical event, no
two will perceive it in precisely the same way. We all know, for
example, that an optimist will see a glass as being half full,
whilst a pessimist will see that same glass as being half empty.
An important part of NLP is helping people change the way they
perceive their world, and to see it in a more positive way.
NLP is a powerful
technique that often brings about change very quickly. For this
reason it is a technique that is popular with both individuals
and organisations. Training for the Certified NLP Practitioner
Diploma is incorporated into the Dip.CAH curriculum.
Supervision
Supervision
is of great benefit to newly-qualified and experienced hypnotherapists
alike. It provides a safe, confidential environment in which therapists
can discuss their concerns with a suitably qualified and experienced
third party, and helps them to develop their practice and meet
the challenges presented in an objective way. Jo has qualified
as an Accredited Hypnotherapy Supervisor through the National
Council for Hypnotherapy. She offers supervision on a face-to-face
basis for those living in the North of Scotland, and is also happy
to offer telephone and e-mail supervision for those living further
afield.
John Lawrence
is available for supervision in Central Scotland. He is an Accredited
Hypnotherapy Supervisor (NCH), and is also qualified to offer
supervision to all complementary therapists. John can be contacted
on 01506 830190 or via his web site at www.hypnosis-scotland.com.
