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British Society of Clinical &
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BSCAH is a multidisciplinary Registered Charity offering practical, adjunctive hypnosis training and support for Anaesthetists, Dentists, GPs, Nurses, ODPs, Paramedics, Physios, Psychologists, Radiographers, Oncologists, Surgeons and all other fellow healthcare professionals

EDUCATION

Educating both our professional colleagues & the public about hypnosis

STANDARDS

Dedicated to promoting &
maintaining the highest professional standards

Leading Education in Clinical Hypnosis

BSCAH provides the only university accredited Level 6 and Level 7 course in Clinical Hypnosis training of its kind in the UK, and among very few programmes internationally.

Alongside these flagship qualifications, we offer structured CPD pathways to support healthcare professionals at every stage – from initial awareness through to advanced practice.

Education Update

BSCAH is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of its educational programmes to further strengthen both our Level 6 & 7 accredited training and our CPD pathways, ensuring all programmes continue to meet the highest standards for safe, effective, and evidence-based clinical hypnosis practice.

As part of this development phase, delivery of our core training courses is temporarily paused.

We recognise that many healthcare professionals are keen to begin or continue their learning. During this time, BSCAH membership offers access to:

Webinars and teaching sessions
Peer support groups
A network of experienced clinicians
Updates on the development of future training pathways

We will share further details about our enhanced programmes in due course.

Click here to stay informed or register interest

Clinical Hypnosis and Pain. Interview with Dr Mark Jensen

Mark P. Jensen, PhD, is a Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. He has published extensively (nine books and over 550 articles and book chapters) on the topics of pain assessment and treatment.

His research that has shown hypnosis to be effective for a variety of pain conditions, including pain assocaited with cancer, low back pain, and pain associated with physical disabilities such as spinal cord injury and multiple sclerisos.

He has also been evaluating the mechanisms of hypnotic analgesia – in particular the effects of hypnosis on brain states and brain activity, and how these brain activity changes may facilitate response to hypnotic suggestions.