The course

The course is broken up in two levels, basic and advanced level, which can be taken individually. The basic level will not entitle you to a NGH certification. It is for those who wish to understand and utilize hypnosis on a basic level.

What will you learn in the basic course?

• What is hypnosis?

• How to hypnotize

• Preliminary suggestibility tests

• Influences and dangers

• History of Hypnosis

• Powerful Inductions including the Elman induction

• Awakening procedures

• How to conduct depth tests

• Suggestibility tests

• Supervised practice

• How to classify clients

• Deepening techniques

• Developing rapport

• Active listening

• How to give suggestions

• The three states of consciousness

• Mechanical aids

• Complete smoking cessation program

• Weight control program

• Stress management programs

• The power of imagination

• Negative and positive hallucinations

• The language of our subconscious mind

• Self Hypnosis

What will you learn in the Advanced certification course?

• Advanced hypnotherapeutic techniques

• Additional inductions

• Rapid and Instantiations inductions

• Pain control techniques

• Supervised practice

• NGH Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice

• Session structure

• Intake

• The many applications of hypnosis

• Behavioral assessment - goal setting - reinforcement

• The GIFT Technique (Imagery and hypnosis)

• Scripts and forms to get started

• Imagery and Hypnosis

• How to teach a six hour self hypnosis course

• Age regression (uncovering techniques)

• Emotions

• Finding the Initial Sensitizing Event (ISE)

• Neutralizing the Initial Sensitizing Event

• Forgiveness

• Your Hypnotherapy practice

• Effective marketing and business strategies including eMarketing

• Registering your CD's

• Award of NGH Certified Hypnotist certificate

The requirements for the Advanced Certification Course is; having followed the basic Hypnosis course of 4 days and being older than 21 years.

THE NGH HYPNOTISM CERTIFICATION TRAINING

This course includes well over 100 hours of combined classroom instruction, homework assignments, practice sessions, and supervised clinical practice. (90 hours of face-to-face classroom and supervised clinical practice; and a minimum of 20 hours of prerequisite reading assignment, written homework and practice of all the inductions and techniques learned in class. Students are required to submit one written homework practice inductions for assessment.

During class, students form pairs to utilize the tools and techniques demonstrated by the instructor. Refinement is accomplished through practice and during the instructor's rounds of assessment; these are later discussed with the entire class. This has proven to be very successful for accelerated learning, and students enjoy the process.

NGH Certified Hypnotists can utilize their training for a career and become independent or apply their skills within the medical/health profession and alternative health care profession. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded the NGH Certification and Certified Hypnotist.

About the National Guild of Hypnotists

The NGH was founded in 1951 and is the world’s largest and most prestigious hypnotism certification organization with members around the world in over thirty countries. The NGH certifies hypnotherapists and hypnosis instructors and provides continuing education to members through an annual educational conference with over 250 hypnosis related presentations and a minimum of 1500 participants.