2. Aims of the NCHP
The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy was founded in 1977 and is externally accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further & Higher Education
Our Principal is Shaun Brookhouse GCGI, MA, DCH, CertEd, ADHP(NC), DEHP(NC), HPD, ECP, ECCH, MNRHP, FNCH, UKCP(H)
Courses are held at venues in Liverpool, London, Oxford, Glasgow and Leeds at the time of writing. These and other venues are also used for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Information included in this prospectus is applicable from September 2007, until superseded. The prospectus is designed to give YOU all the information that you need in order to determine whether the NCHP route is right for you. If you need further information or would like to talk to us, please feel free to email or phone.
Hypno-psychotherapy can be a wonderful career in a world where there is ever increasing pressure on people, coupled with a reluctance to find quick fixes in the form of pills. So many people suffer from a huge range of conditions that you will be able to work with: this training is designed to enable you to work effectively with your clients and as a consequence find fulfilment in your professional life!
The Aims of the NCHP
To enrol mature, motivated individuals as student members of the National College
of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (NCHP) so that after a thorough training they will be
able to enhance the profession of hypno-psychotherapy.
To impart to student members a sound and thorough knowledge of hypnosis and to
train them in methods of inducing and managing the hypnotic state.
To give student members who wish to establish a successful practice a sound and
thorough knowledge of hypno-psychotherapy, and other branches of psychotherapy.
To provide a programme of Continuing Professional Development whereby
established practitioners can keep abreast of the latest techniques and
developments within their own area of specialisation, and in related spheres of
therapy.
To provide an opportunity for trained and competent students to become members
of a professional association comprising only those practitioners who have achieved
a similar standard.
Accreditations and Affiliations
The NCHP is externally accredited by the following institutions, and only after rigorous on site inspection:
The British Accreditation Council for Independent Further & Higher Education
The European Association for Hypno-Psychotherapy
The UK Council for Psychotherapy
Both the NCHP and NRHP are Organisational Members of the British Association for
Counselling & Psychotherapy.
The NCHP is a recognised training faculty for the British Register of Complementary
Practitioners (Hypnotherapy), which was established by the Institute for Complementary
Medicine, London, at our initiative.
The NCHP is an approved training organisation for:
Holistic Resources and IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Network
Complementary Health Trust (CHT), formerly Immune Development Trust (IDT)
The NCHP is a member of the European Association for Psychotherapy
Since 1997, NCHP training has had Open University specific credit rating at
Stages 1,2 and 3: The ratings are awarded at Level 2 and Post Graduate.
For more information on accreditations click here