International Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis
Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Training Malaysia

The Practitioner Diploma

The Practitioner Diploma has been designed to provide the newly qualified student (and qualified Practitioner) with some of the most modern and effective techniques in hypnotherapy and psychotherapy. The focus on this course enables the practitioner to deal with a wider range of medical, psychological and somatic problems. Clinical Supervision is an integral part and there is a minimum of 6 supervisory sessions. Typically students progress from the Diploma course on to the practitioner level without any delay. Some students however may decide to gain work experience for up to two years before completing the course. The Practitioners Diploma consists of 8 intensive weekend and concludes in a one day examination. Successful candidates will be awarded their Practitioner Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis (PDCHyp).

All course notes are provided. The course begins with a detailed study of the advanced hypnotic inductions and deepeners. Included are dissociative techniques and strategic paradoxical therapeutic interventions. A more comprehensive explanation is available at the time of application. Included in this course is an emphasis on solution based therapy. Also included are therapeutic specialties for working with children, and EMDR with an indepth look at its application in trauma work. There is also significant study of the clinical applications of hypnosis in the treatment of somatic and psychogenic disorders. Further studies inculde counselling, stress management, psychiatry, and ethical practice which make up the last four modules on the course.

Detailed information of the course structure is available from the LCCH.

Presenting Symptoms Allergies Bereavement Dissociative identity disorder Physical abuse Rape Terminal illness Anger Cancer Excessive alcohol consumption PTSD Sexual abuse ADD/ADHD Cardiovascular disorders HIV and AIDS Pregnancy loss Substance abuse

Techniques Advanced pseudo-regressive therapy Ego State Therapy Paradoxical intervention Quantum Psychology Solution Focussed Therapy Time Lines Anchoring EMDR Polarity dissociation Rapid inductions The Swish technique Apposition of opposites Mind-body dissociation HIV and AIDS Six Step Reframe Symptom signalling

Masterclasses

Masterclasses are one or two day training sessions on areas of specialty. There is a significant number of masterclasses and they are presented by the LCCH to members and students who have or are training with the LCCH. Individuals from other hypnotherapy organizations are also invited to attend. They provide an ideal opportunity for students to keep in touch with people who have trained with the LCCH. It is also an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas.

Diplomate membership

This an additional level of membership designed to denote prestige for practitioners who have successfully completed the Practitioners Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis (or equivalent). Diplomate status will be duly recorded on both the Certificate of Registration from the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis and the Practitioners Diploma. The faculty of the LCCH determine the criteria for awarding this status, which is currently a 5000 word dissertation.

British Society of Clinical Hypnosis

The Professional Body which governs the code of ethics is the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH). BSCH (Asia) is the division of the BSCH specially created to include any additional and specific ethical considerations to those professionals qualifying and practising in Asia. Membership to this society (BSCH) is open to those professionals who have acquired the requisite Clinical Training and professional training in the major aspects of hypnotherapy.

Associate Membership of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis - BSCH(Assoc) is open to all members who hold a Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis.

Full Membership is open to Associates who continue with their required training within a four year period of passing the Diploma exam. The designation for full membership is MBSCH.

There is a formal Code of Conduct which all BSCH Members are required to sign. This ensures that the standards of ethics and professional practice are of the highest standing within the field of hypnotherapy.

Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist

There is a referral system for members of the BSCH. This is to refer patients on to members registered with the BSCH. The British Society Register for the Clinical Hypnotherapists is open to any member of the BSCH who is a Fellow, Diplomate, Full, Associate and Affiliate member may register. Such members may refer to themselves as "Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist". There are no designated letters to accompany this title.

British Association of Medical Hypnosis (BAMH)

The British Association of Medical Hypnosis is primarily a medical organization. Full membership of the BAMH is open only to holders of a medical or dental degree (e.g. MB BS or BDS). However, the Society will accept non-medical members as Affiliates and Associates.

On successful completion of the Practitioner Diploma Exam candidates will be entitled to Affiliate membership of the BAMH and are expected to join the Society to enable their names to be placed on it's Medical Register. Affiliates must hold the PDCHyp. And also need to have completed at least one full year's membership of their own appropriate hypnotherapy society/association. In addition, they must be proposed by two members of the BAMH.

Affiliates will be requested to submit two case histories each year - taken from their own practice - outlining the presenting condition, the hypnotherapeutic method used for treatment, and the clinical outcome. The format for submission of case histories will be as directed by the Executive Committee of the BAMH. Associate membership will be available after a period of three years' affiliation.

The LCCH believes that a medical body with strict educational and postgraduate educational requirements, a code of ethics, and a complaints and disciplinary procedure is the way forward for the hypnotherapeutic profession in countries which currently lack formal legislation. The BAMH also accepts non-medical members and therefore does not restrict the criteria of associate membership to any discipline other than clinical hypnosis. A dialogue between the UK government and such an organization may well lead to overdue legislation to regulate the activities of hypnotherapy practitioners.

European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

The EJCH is recognized throughout the world as among the leading publications in the field of clinical hypnotherapy. It is a publication which we feel no serious practitioner should be without. It provides a forum within which hypnotherapists can communicate with their peers and keep abreast of developments in the profession.

Further information is available for the LCCH offices.