Adjunctive Clinical Hypnosis: Essential skills for healthcare professionals
Event Details
Unlock the power of clinical hypnosis to enhance your practice. This course, tailored to all healthcare professionals, provides essential skills to integrate clinical hypnosis into your practice. Learn
Event Details
Unlock the power of clinical hypnosis to enhance your practice. This course, tailored to all healthcare professionals, provides essential skills to integrate clinical hypnosis into your practice. Learn practical techniques to enhance your clinical communication skills, reduce patient anxiety, aid relaxation and improve patient outcomes.
Delivered through a flexible learning format, this course includes self-directed study and live online training with experienced clinicians. Whether you are new to hypnosis or looking to refine your skills, this training offers an evidence-based approach to incorporating hypnosis safely and effectively into your professional practice.
Course now includes the BSCAH Module on Therapeutic Communication worth £70!
Date: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st Sept 2025
Venue: Online
Cost to non-members: £250
Cost to BSCAH members: £200
Join here to receive the discount
Closing Date: Friday 13th September 2025
Spaces are limited—register now to secure your place!
What is Adjunctive Clinical Hypnosis and how is it different from Hypnotherapy?
Adjunctive Clinical Hypnosis is used by healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, dentists, and psychologists to complement medical, dental and psychological treatments, helping with pain management, functional disorders, nausea, anxiety reduction, behavioural changes and more within a clinical setting. In contrast, hypnotherapy is typically a standalone ‘therapy’, often practiced in private settings, to address issues like phobias, smoking cessation, and personal development. Adjunctive Clinical Hypnosis is always applied within a regulated healthcare context by trained healthcare professionals who integrate hypnosis into their existing medical, dental or psychological expertise. Adjunctive clinical hypnosis is evidence-based and specifically designed to enhance conventional treatments in healthcare.
Aim of the course: To develop students’ understanding and safe application of adjunctive clinical hypnosis
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course the student will be able to:
- explain hypnosis to a patient/client and deal with any misconceptions
- induce hypnosis and use simple suggestion to help with common conditions
- teach self-hypnosis to patients/clients so that they can utilise this for themselves for relaxation
- utilise self-hypnosis themselves for stress management and personal development
- identify relevant ethical and professional issues in the use of hypnosis in clinical practice
CPD Award
This course is accredited by BSCAH and provides 18 CPD credits upon completion.
The course consists of three components:
1. Self-directed study (2 hrs) Therapeutic Communication: This self-directed study covers the fundamentals of using language and informal hypnosis to improve the patient experience.
2. Self-Directed study (6 hrs): Essential skills for healthcare professionals: This self-directed study covers essential skills for helping patients feel calmer using hypnosis and imagery.
3. 2 days of live zoom (11 hrs): Delivered in a live online format, this segment focuses on the practical applications of adjunctive clinical hypnosis, delivered by healthcare professionals.
All 3 components must be completed to receive 18 CPD.
Instructions on how to access BSCAH’s VLE will be emailed to applicants.
Timetable:
| Day 1: 20th September 2025 | |
| 09.30-09.50 | Introductions (tutors and trainees) and answer questions on pre-released material |
| 09.50 – 10.25 | Introducing hypnosis |
| 10.25 – 10.35 | Inductions – Breathing induction and special place imagery demo |
| 10.35 – 11.25 | Breakout rooms to practice breathing induction and special place |
| 11.25 – 11.35 | Break |
| 11.35 -11.45 | Demo eyeroll and PMR induction and special place |
| 11.45-12.25 | Breakout rooms to practice |
| 12.25-12.30 | Feedback |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 14.00 | How to give effective suggestion verbally and using imagery |
| 14.00 – 15.15 | Practise in breakout rooms – induction and suggestion |
| 15.15 – 15.25 | Break |
| 15.25 – 16.00 | Self-hypnosis, abreaction and safety |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Feedback/discussion/Q&A |
| Day 2: 21st September 2025 | |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Feedback on day 1 |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Ego strengthening. Modified Elman & special place with verbal ego-strengthening |
| 11.00 – 11.10 | Demo ego strengthening using imagery |
| 11.10 – 11.20 | Break |
| 11.20 – 12.25 | Practise induction with ego-strengthening in breakout rooms |
| 12.25 – 12.30 | Feedback |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 14.00 | Anchoring with Demonstration |
| 14.00 – 15.15 | Practise anchoring in breakout rooms |
| 15.15 – 15.25 | Break |
| 15.25 – 16.30 | Use of hypnosis in anxiety and discussion |
| Module evaluation | |
NB: Students should only treat with hypnosis those conditions that they are qualified to treat without hypnosis
Progression & CPD for 2025
BSCAH offers the only University accredited Level 6 & 7 course in the UK in Clinical Hypnosis, Language & Communication Techniques in Healthcare at Birmingham City University. Now open for applications.
BSCAH is hosting a number of CPD events throughout 2025. Including face to face practical days and specialist modules to provide you with ways to implement hypnosis into your clinical specialism.
- Clinical Hypnosis in Action: Advanced Practical Skills for Healthcare Professionals in London (19/07/2025)
- Hypnosis for Pain Management: Effective techniques for healthcare professionals (16/10/2025)
- Clinical Hypnosis in Action: Advanced Practical Skills for Healthcare Professionals in Liverpool (25/10/2025)
- Resolving Negative Emotions with Drama (22/11/2025)
- Hypnosis for Functional Symptoms: Evidence based approaches for healthcare professionals (12/12/2025)
Please visit https://bscah.co.uk/event-directory/ for a list of events.
As a safe-guard for clients / patients, we will only train health care professionals who are eligible for membership of BSCAH.
Join our BSCAH community
The British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH) supports healthcare professionals to integrate adjunctive clinical hypnosis safely and effectively into their clinical practice. With over 70 years of experience, we offer high-quality training, expert-led workshops, and a supportive professional community for peer support and networking.
Our BSCAH Online Community supports healthcare professionals using clinical hypnosis, helping them move from feeling isolated or uncertain—especially in sceptical environments—to feeling confident and connected. Through peer support, networking, and shared learning, members can refine their skills, exchange ideas, and strengthen the role of hypnosis in healthcare.
As a member, you’ll have the opportunity to build your practical skills to enhance patient care with free monthly webinars, access to evidence-based resources, free peer support groups, and the opportunity to connect with experienced practitioners who utilise clinical hypnosis in their specialism. Whether you’re new to hypnosis or looking to develop your knowledge further, BSCAH provides a welcoming environment to learn and grow.
And many more benefits!
If in any doubt please send your CV to natoffice@bscah.co.uk
Please note that the closing date for this event is: Friday 13th September 2025
Cancellation policy: Full refund if cancelled up to 4 weeks prior to event; 50% refund if cancelled 2-4 weeks before the event, no refund if cancelled after this time.
There is a minimum number requirement for this training, and if this has not been reached by two weeks prior to the training, then BSCAH reserves the right to cancel with full refunds given.
Enquire: natoffice@bscah.co.uk
Time
September 20, 2025 9:30 am - September 21, 2025 4:30 pm(GMT+00:00)