7. Stage 2

Stage Two Course Details

This Stage Two course is open only to those students who have successfully completed the Stage One Foundation course. Students who successfully complete the Stage Two course, including the written exam and course work, are awarded the Certificate in Hypno-Psychotherapy, and are entitled to use the designating letters CHP (NC). They are also eligible to apply to join the National College Student and Alumni Guild as Licentiate Members.

The syllabus for this course requires students to attend for some 98 hours, usually spread over seven weekends at monthly intervals, during which, tuition apart, there is an element of practical assessment. In addition, the student undertakes a programme of home study including the submission of four essays and a case study. 

The home study component consists of a comprehensive programme of reading and study from recommended text books, and the writing of essays to indicate an understanding of the material studied. Thus the assessment criteria for the Certificate fall into three categories: practical assessment during the course, coupled with essay marks and exam results.

A: Theories of psychotherapy

Study of the main principles of various schools of psychological thought which are applicable to the work of the therapist, including:

Humanistic: Includes an examination of the theory and practice of humanistic psychotherapy, with particular reference to Carl Rogers' work. The Gestalt approach to therapy is also covered.

Freud: Libido theory, ego theory and defence mechanisms.

Jung: Analytical psychology. A broad overview, with particular emphasis being given to Jung's theory of the unconscious.

Adler: Individual psychology. The effect of parental and environmental influence. The reconstruction of clients' goals plays an important part in this theory.

Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy: A study of the main experimental bases of cognitive behaviour therapy, their practical application and their relevance to hypno-psychotherapy.

Ericksonian Techniques: A complete weekend is devoted to a Foundation Course on aspects of the contribution of Milton H Erickson.

During the course emphasis is placed upon the application of both the theory covered in the lectures and the practical skills acquired. Thus, for instance, students are presented with actual case histories, and by means of class and group discussion, are given the opportunity to apply their knowledge in the formulation of treatments.

B: Additional hypno-psychotherapy techniques

• The recognition and treatment of psycho-logical disorders
  
  
• Practical counselling
  
  
• Techniques in hypno-psychotherapy, e.g.:
  
  
• Hypno-analysis
• Regression therapy
• Hypno-pictography
• Automatic writing
• Structured dream analysis
• Desensitisation techniques

As in Stage One, there are demonstrations by tutors and plenty of practical sessions for students to try out the various techniques themselves. Throughout the course, topics such as Ethics, Human Development and Sexuality are covered.

Although this Stage Two is a fully assessed course, students are not obliged to present themselves for examination. Some may choose to study this course for general interest, and may not require tangible evidence of their knowledge and ability. However, for those students who wish to commence practice as hypno- psychotherapists and continue working towards the NCHP Diploma, success in the Certificate assessment is the pre-requisite for entry to Stage Three training.

Stage Two Course Outline

(45 Open University-specific points at Level 2)

Stage Two of the NCHP training builds upon the essential material covered on Stage One, and explores various schools of psychological theory and psychotherapeutic practice.

Weekend One: Humanistic

Rogers

Gestalt

Maslow

Weekend Two: Psychodynamic

Freud

Adler

Jung


Weekend Three: Other Psychodynamic theories and Behaviouism

Horney

Fromm

Sullivan

Bowlby

Watson

Kelly

Skinner

Weekend Four: CBT

Weekend Five: Ethics and practice

Ethics

Setting up in practice

Motivational theory

Intro to coaching

Weekend Six: Introduction to other theories

TA

NLP

Weekend Seven: Ericksonian hypno-psychotherapy

Inductions: pacing and leading, naturally occuring trance states, confusion

Trancework: process instructions, metaphor

Ericksonian language patterns, script analysis, therapeutic framework


In accordance with UKCP requirements, and consistent with NCHP practice over many years, such topics as Ethics, Human Development and Sexuality are covered throughout the course culminating in specific modules undertaken in Stage 4 of the training.