CATCH provides a comprehensive training curriculum in clinical hypnosis for health practitioners approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). Students completing our program are eligible for certification by ASCH.

We offer a full training program beginning every fall. This includes an Introductory class in Clinical Hypnosis, a class in Intermediate Hypnosis, and a series of Advanced Consultation groups where a variety of relevant clinical topics will be addressed.

Below you will find a description of our complete curriculum and the cost of each of our classes. Please browse through our course descriptions and feel free to e-mail us with any questions you may have.

Introductory Course in Hypnosis (20 hours)

This course is required for Certification by ASCH. The focus will be on the theory of hypnosis and hypnotic phenomena. Students will learn and practice basic hypnotic techniques, and will develop an understanding of basic hypnotic styles, including the use of Permissive and Ericksonian approaches. The format will be lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice. (ASCH approved – 20 credits)

3 day Course (9:00 am–5:30 pm each day)
Tuition: $500
Instructors: Susan Dowell, LCSW; Judith Kurzer, LCSW
Dates: April 10, 11, 24, 2010
Location: Manhattan (to be announced)
Call: 212 531-1322 or e-mail CATCHHypnosis@aol.com

Topics include:

• Theories of hypnosis
• Hypnotic phenomena and their therapeutic usefulness
• Treatment preparation
• Induction & deepening techniques
• Use of metaphor
• Formulation of hypnotic suggestion
• The utilization principle
• Techniques for hypnotic exploration: An introduction to hypnoprojectives and ideomotor signaling
• Ego-strengthening
• Self-hypnosis

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The focus will be on clinical applications of hypnosis and on the learning of advanced hypnotic theory and techniques. Topics will include exploratory techniques, the use of various types of suggestion and ego state work. Treatment applications will include work with anxiety and panic disorders, depression, habit control, and hypnotherapy with children. The format will be lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice. (ASCH approved – 20 credits)

3 day Course (9:00 am–5:30 pm each day)
Tuition: $500
Instructors: Susan Dowell, LCSW; Judith Kurzer, LCSW; Robert Friedman, Ph.D.
Dates: April 25, 2010, May 15, 16, 2010
Location: Manhattan (to be announced)
Call: 212 531-1322 or e-mail CATCHHypnosis@aol.com

Topics include:

• Advanced hypnotic inductions
• Advanced use of hypnotic metaphors and indirect suggestion
• Age regression and progression
• Imaginal rehearsal
• Ego state therapy
• Advanced strategies for hypnotic exploration
• Hypnotic approaches for treating:
•   o Anxiety, phobia, and panic disorders
•   o Depression
•   o Habit control
•   o Introduction to treating PTSD

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Advanced Consultation Groups

CATCH offers the required ASCH Approved Consultation in hypnosis in both individual and group format. In both formats students will have the opportunity to focus on the integration of hypnosis into their practice. Individual Consultation is by arrangement through CATCH.

Consultation Groups focus on the students’ practical concerns regarding application of course material to clinical work. There are two types of consultation groups:

General Consultation Groups include didactic teaching based on the questions, concerns, and topics raised by students in the session regarding their hypnotic work with patients.

Theme-centered Consultation Groups include presentation of didactic material on specific topics and case discussion.

Consultation groups are open to all health professionals who have completed an ASCH Approved Introductory Hypnosis Course.

Locations are in NYC, to be announced

One all-day class. All others are 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Registration required 2 weeks before scheduled course

For questions, call CATCH: 212.531.1322 or email: CATCHHypnosis@aol.com

Topics:

All Day Saturday*- Both Hypnosis for Medical Issues and Hypnosis for Pain Management February 27, 2010

Hypnosis for Medical Issues – 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (visit link for registration)

Instructor: (Hypnosis for Medical Issues) Judith Kurzer, LCSW
Tuition: $75.00

Hypnosis for Medical Issues - Hypnosis is an effective treatment for many medical problems, including skin disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, and high blood pressure. Hypnosis helps ill people cope with side effects of treatment and medical procedures. We will discuss working with specific medical issues and designing protocols.

Biography:
Judith Kurzer, LCSW – Approved Consultant, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH); former Supervisor, National Institute for the Psychotherapies; former Supervisor, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center; Private practice, New York City. www.judithkurzerlcsw.com

Hypnosis for Pain Management – 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM (visit link for registration)

Instructor: (Hypnosis for Pain Management) Brian Mahon, Ph.D.
Tuition: $75.00

Hypnosis for Pain Management – Hypnotic techniques can ameliorate pain from accidents, injury, and illness. In this workshop we will explore how pain can be directly modified at times, managed at other times, and we will derail how subjective and emotional aspects of pain can be addressed through hypnosis.

Biography:
Brian Mahon, Ph.D. – Approved Consultant, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH); Psychologist, Former Fellow of New York Hospital-Cornell Medical College; Private practice, New York City.

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Hypnotic Approach to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (visit link for registration)
Instructor: Susan Dowell, LCSW
March 20, 2010 (Saturday) 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Tuition: $75.00

Hypnotic theory is a valuable tool in helping us understand the phenomena of PSTD. In this workshop we will look at PTSD through a hypnotic perspective, explore models of trauma, and learn hypnotic techniques for careful, safe, and effective treatment.

Biography:
Susan Dowell, LCSW – Approved Consultant, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH); Education Committee of ASCH; former Co-chair, Hypnosis Practice Committee, NYSCSW; Private practice, New York City and Westchester. www.transformingpossibilities.com

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Hypnotic Techniques for Working with OCD (visit link for registration)
Instructor: Marie McDermott, LCSW
April 17, 2010 (Saturday) 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Tuition $75.00

Obsessions and compulsions are negative trance states with narrowing of focus and altered states of consciousness. Hypnosis can alleviate the anxiety of OCD and one can use self-hypnosis to shift out of this negative state to a more adaptive one.

Biography:
Marie McDermott, LCSW – Approved American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) consultant; former director of Training, Hypnotherapy, and Hypnoanalysis Training, Brooklyn Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis; former faculty member National Institute for the Psychotherapies; Private practice, Brooklyn, New York.

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