Course Overview

This course is designed for hypnotherapists working with clients under the age of consent, usually seventeen or younger. Children can benefit from hypnotherapy in more ways than you might imagine. However there are additional issues the professional must understand about the ethics of working with children and adolescents. This class provides this valuable information. Hypnotherapy can help to eliminate negative habits such as bed-wetting and nose-picking. It can help develop good study habits, improve concentration and learning ability, develop motivation, creativity and self-esteem. It can help deal with grief or loss. Most importantly, it can head-off potential psychological damage that might be caused by misunderstanding the words of an adult.

Hypnotherapists have file cabinets filled with case histories of adults who have sought help understanding childhood memories. Children respond to comments by authority figures in their own way. For instance, a parent might see a poor report card and try to use reverse psychology to motivate the child. The parent might say something like: “I can’t believe any kid of mine is this dumb.” If the child has enough self-confidence it might provoke him into trying harder; but if the child is insecure a statement like that could make him believe that he really is dumb, or worse that his parent doesn’t love him. Hypnotherapy can help children to understand what was really meant, and prevent the misunderstanding from becoming an emotional scar that would limit their personal growth or performance throughout their life.

Children are actually the best subjects for hypnotherapy. Prior to beginning any program, a hypnotherapist should take the time to interview the child; to find out what the child likes and dislikes. This will ensure that the best imagery is used, and the child will have a positive response to hypnotherapy.

This course offers the professional hypnotherapist an understanding of the stages of child development. This will help you recognize when a child has developed an adequate attention span for hypnosis. Children spend most of their waking hours playing games and indulging in fantasies or pretend experiences; in which they become totally absorbed. For this reason, play can become an excellent method for implementing therapeutic suggestions. Hand puppets and stuffed animals easily capture a child’s attention and therefore make excellent tools for implementing therapeutic suggestions. Children may not realize the potential power of visualization. Yet they have this natural talent for dreaming and for picturing things in their minds. They respond beautifully to fairy tales and bedtime stories. They like to imagine that they have a part in the story being told, and they slip into hypnosis easily. That’s why this course includes a variety of alternative induction strategies to use with young people.

Teenagers also benefit from hypnotherapy. It can be effective in improving concentration and learning ability. It can also be helpful in dealing with behaviour problems such as delinquency and drug addiction. With teenagers, however, motivation plays a much larger roll. It is essential that they understand and want the change. This is another important area where knowledge of developmental stages will improve your ability to provide help to all potential underage clients.

Who is the course for?

This two day training course is specifically designed for Hypnotherapists and wellness professionals with Advanced Hypnotherapy training to work effectively with child and teen clients.

What you will learn!

• Ethics of Working with Children and Adolescents

• Understanding developmental stages

• The special concerns of working with children

• Dealing with allegations or suspicions of abuse

• Determining the best interest of the child

• Dealing with family conflict

• Managing your child clients and their parents effectively

• Alternative Induction Strategies to Use with Young People and

• Using art, music, story-telling for induction

• Strategies for identifying and working with special needs children

• Working with and understanding Indigo and Crystal Children

Pre-Requisite:

Clinical Hypnotherapist

Number of Hours:

In-Class = 18

Extra-Curricular Reading & Homework = Not Required

Practicum = Not Required

Personal Hypnotherapy Session = Not Required

Supervised Practicum Session = Not Required
Total Credited Hours = 18

This Course Includes:

Training manuals and materials

Formal classroom theory plus practicum

Written and demonstrated examinations

Course Completion:

You will have 1 month to complete the course requirements.