Module 2 - Week 2: A Process Model of Ericksonian Psychotherapy

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Brent Geary, Ph.D. Related seminars and products

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Brent B. Geary, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona. Since 1988, he has also been the Director of Training for the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. Dr. Geary has presented internationally on Ericksonian topics since 1991 and throughout most of the United States. He is coeditor of two books with Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph,D., The Handbook of Ericksonian Psychotherapy and The Letters of Milton H. Erickson.

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Objectives

1. Evaluate various central dynamic hypnotic phenomena during the hypnotic induction phase of hypnotic psychotherapy.
2. Employ a hypnotic induction approach in session that emphasizes client control.

1. Formulate a realistic goal and treatment plan for a Ericksonian psychotherapy session.
2. Implement isomorphic and complementary interventions into a hypnotic session that utilize positive hallucination and age regression to help improve clinical outcomes.

1. Develop a thorough assessment plan relevant of hypnotic treatment of clients.
2. Present the potential role of hypnotic phenomena in conceptualizing clinical problems.

1. Determine three uses of hypnotic phenomena and clinical implications for pain management.
2. Practice the elicitation of glove anesthesia in a hypnotic process.

1. Employ hypnotic inductions with clients to help improve smoking cessation outcomes.
2. Develop a treatment plan for habit control that includes hypnosis.

1. Devise an Ericksonian induction for a given patient with a diagnostic concern.
2. Establish how “tailoring” the hypnotic approach generates treatment that is specific to each client.

1. Analyze the implications of hypnosis in the treatment of various physical illnesses.
2. Practice the self-hypnosis technique to help reduce symptoms of physical illnesses.

1. Evaluate five “themes” that can be utilized to generate therapeutic stories.
2. Determine occasions when indirection is contraindicated.

1. Analyze the importance of supervision and/or consultation in the ongoing acquisition of hypnotic expertise.
2. Assess factors in determining when to use hypnosis versus other treatments in relation to assessment and treatment planning.
3. Analyze considerations related to the utilization of hypnosis in treatment of personality disorders.

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