NPHTI Fundamentals of Pediatric Clinical Hypnosis Workshop

NPHTI Fundamentals of Pediatric Clinical Hypnosis Workshop is organized by National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute (NPHTI) and will be held from Oct 05 - 07, 2023 at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth, Minnesota, United States of America.,Description:,This workshop is for clinicians who have NOT YET completed a pediatric-specific hypnosis training (20+ hours) and for clinicians wanting to refresh or solidify their confidence in fundamental pediatric hypnosis skills.,• Foundational skill-building in hypnosis as therapeutic communication and adjunctive intervention for children/teens with various health and behavioral problems.,• Clinical focus: hypnosis adjunctive management of pain, anxiety, fear, and sleep issues for children and teens at different developmental stages.,• State-of-the-art presentations include instructional videos (faculty cases) and case vignettes.,• Experiential learning is a critical focus: over half of total workshop time is spent in very small group practice (6:1 trainee:faculty ratio) and large group exercises focused on the structure and elements of clinical hypnosis with children/teens, using therapeutic language, explaining hypnosis to parents and children, delivering goal-directed hypnotic suggestions, and the use of self-hypnosis.,Educational Objectives:,At the completion of the Fundamentals Workshop, learners should be better able to:,• List the stages of hypnosis,• Describe hypnosis as a process of therapeutic communication,• Describe three pediatric hypnosis “invitation” methods,• Demonstrate three appropriate “invitation” techniques,• Describe methods for intensification of and re-alerting from hypnosis,• Outline applications for pediatric hypnosis,• Describe and demonstrate the use of hypnosis for pain control for procedures and for chronic, recurrent pain,• Describe and demonstrate how to teach a child/parent the skill of self-hypnosis and how to practice it regularly,• Describe and demonstrate a therapeutic hypnosis approach for sleep onset insomnia/anxiety and forcircadian rhythm disorders in teens,• Outline a strategy for getting started using hypnosis in clinical practice,• Using therapeutic language, design a hypnotic suggestion for children and teens with clinical anxiety