This book is aimed at helping both newly trained and experienced mental health professionals become comfortable and adept in using hypnosis in their clinical practice. Despite dramatic evidence of the effectiveness of hypnosis and its growing acceptance, only a small percentage of psychotherapists employ their hypnotherapy training in their practices. This under-use of hypnosis is due to exaggerated misconceptions about its power and the resultant performance anxiety therapists experience after their training. This text is designed to address therapist performance anxiety surrounding the use of hypnosis by exploring the myths surrounding its power and therapeutic potential. The integration of a straightforward systematic hypnotic approach into therapeutic practice has value both in assessment and treatment. Using clinical anecdotes and personal experience, the authors of Hypnosis in Clinical Practice explain induction style and trance work in a way that is fundamental and highly accessible.
Author(s): Rick Voit, Molly DeLaney
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 192
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Foreword......Page 12
Preface: A Book for Psychotherapists......Page 16
Introduction: The Myth of Magic......Page 22
Thinking about Hypnosis......Page 30
The Hypnotic Relationship......Page 54
Beginning Treatment: What Our Clients Teach Us about Themselves......Page 68
Hypnotic Phenomena and Unconscious Process......Page 82
Treatment Planning: Accessing Natural Trance......Page 98
Treatment Planning: Resistance and the Metaphor......Page 112
Treatment Planning: Basic Steps......Page 128
Looking Forward to Looking Back......Page 158
References......Page 166
Professional Organizations......Page 170
Hypnosis Treatment Planning Worksheet......Page 172
Informed Consent Form......Page 174
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) Code of Conduct......Page 176
Index......Page 182
