Monthly Webinar -'Exploring Metaphor Together'
Event Details
Members have free access to this event and will be sent the zoom link via the mailing list.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ZOOM LINK WILL BE INDIVIDUAL TO THIS EVENT NOT THE USUAL RECURRING LINK.
This monthly webinar takes place between 6 and 7.30pm.
We have one main presenter: Colin Jones and there will be an opportunity to share your favourite metaphors with colleague
Aim: The aim of this webinar is to explore different metaphors that people use in a clinical context.
Learning outcomes: at the end of this webinar students should be able to
1. Utilise some common metaphors used in hypnosis
2 .Introduce allegory and story in a therapeutic way
3. Understand the importance of the use of voice and prosody in hypnosis
About this webinar:
There will be three main elements in this webinar:
1. A presentation on metaphor with an emphasis on some actual clinical case examples
2. A discussion on how we can utilise voice effectively in a therapeutic way during metaphor/story /therapeutic interventions ( including the challenges of avoiding the stereotypical “ therapist “ voice)
3. Break out rooms for 15 mins then each group to summarise their two or three favourite or most useful therapy metaphors used in hypnosis
Colin Jones, formerly a Senior Lecturer in advanced clinical practice in the Faculty Of Health at Liverpool John Moores University, has a clinical background in intensive care nursing and has held numerous positions in the UK and overseas. He has a PhD in health psychology and is especially interested in narrative therapies across a range of clinical contexts. In addition to his academic work, Colin works two days per week at his local NHS Trust in Post Anaesthetic Care and High Dependency Units.