TRAINING to be a HYPNO-PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Training with the National College may be undertaken on a part-time basis by combining weekend attendance for practical tuition and lectures at one of the tuition venues, together with a programme of home study, the ideal method for students with domestic and/or work commitments.

Each weekend consists of some fourteen hours of practical instruction in the application of therapeutic techniques, combined with lectures on the various theories involved. Starting at 10.00am each day and finishing at 5pm, allowing for breaks, gives approximately 206 hours of class contact for the first three stages of the training up to Diploma level.

The total number of study hours required to complete the course varies depending on what prior knowledge a student brings to the course. However, monitoring of past students' study patterns suggests that for a student with little prior knowledge of hypnosis, psychotherapy or psychology, total study hours up to UKCP registration level may amount to 1,800 hours over a four year period. This total includes class contact and supported self-study, but does not include the time spent on written examinations, supervision or self-therapy.

Stage One - Foundation Course

Open University-specific credits: 30 points at Level 3

Outline of syllabus: fundamentals of hypnosis, basic hypnotherapeutic techniques, contra-indications, simple relaxation/suggestion therapy

Assessment by: continuous tutorial assessment, a development journal and essay work.

Successful examinees are eligible to apply for Stage Two training.

For more detailed information on stage one, click here

Stage Two - Certificate Course

Open University-specific credits: 45 points at Level 3

Outline of syllabus: hypnotherapy integrated with various schools of psychotherapeutic thought, and Ericksonian hypno-psychotherapy

Assessment by: continuous tutorial assessment, four x 3,500 word essays and a 7 session case history with appropriate recordings to assess practical competence

Award: Certificate in Hypno-Psychotherapy - CHP(NC)

Successful examinees are eligible to apply for Licenciate membership of the National College Student and Alumni Guild

For more detailed information on stage two, click here

Stage Three - Diploma Course

Open University-specific credits: 45 points at Post Graduate Level

Outline of syllabus: performance, physical issues, emotional issues

Assessment by: continuous tutorial assessment, practical examination, 10-12,000 word dissertation

Award: Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy - DHP(NC)

Successful examinees are eligible to apply for Full membership of the National College Student and Alumni Guild

For more detailed information on stage three, click here


 

FURTHER TRAINING

Advanced Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy - ADHP (NC)

Awarded to those NCHP graduates who fulfil the requirements for recommendation to membership of the UKCP's National Register of Psychotherapists OR for those who have completed the UKCP requirements from another hypno-psychotherapy school and have completed the NCHP Ericksonian Hypno-Psychotherapy and/or NLP Psychotherapy Diploma, and a competency interview.


For details of gaining UKCP Registration click here

Rationale

The National College courses are structured in accordance with the needs of two groups of people. These are:-

    People who wish to embark on a new career in hypno-psychotherapy, and require a 
         recognised training to assist them to achieve their goal.

    People who, although not wishing to enter practice, may wish to pursue their serious interest in 
         the subject within the context of a recognised training programme.

Two further considerations have influenced the structure of the training.

    The Academic Board is aware that many applicants, although having an interest in hypno-
         psychotherapy, have little experience in its use.

    Many applicants, although being able to meet the educational standards required to gain 
         enrolment, may not have had the opportunity for many years to engage in serious study, and 
         they will require a gradual reintroduction to a learning environment.

With these points in mind, the National College courses commence with practical instruction, the academic content of the course being introduced gradually. Therefore, once having gained enrolment, if a student is prepared to follow the training and instruction provided, then he or she will experience little or no difficulty.

In addition, students and/or prospective students may be referred to an appropriate course in Psychology to preface, supplement or complement their regular National College training.

Personal development is not central to National College training, though it forms an important corollary, with self therapy being a compulsory component for UKCP Registration.

The National College's course tutors act as trainers, rather than as therapists (whilst all are, of course, qualified as such). The training schedule does not allow for course time to be taken up with individual therapy. In the event that personal issues arise during training (including reluctance to participate in course practical work) which require therapeutic intervention, the course tutor will refer the individual concerned to the National College so that a competent therapist can be recommended. Where necessary, and as advised by the course tutor, training may be interrupted until such time as the therapist selected recommends resumption.