IC01 Short Course 20 - The Ericksonian Hypnotherapeutic Relationship and Affect Regulation - Sietze Van Der Heide, PsyD
The exchange of emotions in the clinical relationship is an essential aspect of the therapeutic
process. Since affect is exchanged between the client and therapist at the conscious and
unconscious level, Ericksonian techniques are well suited to facilitating the affective change
process. This workshop will integrate contemporary models of affect regulation with
Ericksonian hypnotherapy. The emphasis will be on applied techniques aimed at increasing the
client's tolerance and capacity for utilization of affect.
IC01 Short Course 21 - The Ericksonian Molecule: Past, Present and Future - James Rini, EdD
The Erickson molecule represents Erickson's underlying method of producing therapeutic
change. This molecule is important because it depicts the process Erickson used to effectively
access unconscious resources, bypass conscious resistance and link reorganized cognitive
processes to future contingencies. Today's high tech/information rich culture is prompting the
need for quicker, more effective methods of helping those in need.
IC01 Short Course 22 - Dorothy Meets the Wizard: An Allegory for a Psychodynamic Approach - Ana Rita Almeida, MSc, Agostino Almeida, MA and Peter Hawkins, PhD
The Wizard of Oz is a story that is part of almost everyone's childhood. This tale can be seen as
a metaphor for a psychodynamic approach. To illustrate this, a live demonstration will be used.
In it we will address some psychodynamic concepts within a hypnotic situation. To conclude,
some time will be devoted to discuss the issues raised.
IC01 Short Course 23 - Working with Creativity: Milton H. Erickson's Ecology of Inner Resources - Liliana Cane, PhD
Milton H. Erickson, who endowed psychotherapy with an attitude of openness and creativity,
conceptualized symptoms as an access way towards unconscious creative resources. Listening
to the client's symptoms with an open and creative attitude can lead to a transformational
dialogue that modifies the ecology of inner resources. Deep and long-term healing are activated
in short-term interventions.
This presentation poses a substance abuse treatment which acknowledges and accommodates the personal needs being addressed by substance use, bypasses perceived resistance and employs idiosyncratic psycho-biological learning to achieve a body-mind gestalt complementary to the client's sobriety. Client self-empowerment and relapse prevention are built into the intervention. This method develops a safe framework for addressing any subsequent mental health themes directly or indirectly related to substance misuse. Ideomotor questioning is employed in this procedure.
IC01 Short Course 25 - Ways to Treat Pain and Anxiety - Christine Guilloux, DESS Psychol.
After redefining the notion of dissociation, this workshop will provide examples of techniques for
changing a client's habitual way of thinking, feeling, behaving and experiencing his/her pain;
helping him/her transform it and/or make it disappear. These techniques apply to "imaginary"
pain, chronic or recurring pain and to anxiety experienced with pain. Illustrations and comments
will be given through case examples.
IC01 Short Course 27 - Curiosity and lgnorance.'A Natural and 'Failsafe" Method ofInducing and Deepening Hypnosis - David Johnson, Grad. Dipl. Appl. Psych.
This workshop will introduce the concept of "curiosity and ignorance" as a means by which
therapy can be performed in a wide variety of contexts, including:rapport building, shifting the
mood of the client, connecting the client with personal resources, highlighting and embedding
change, the treatment of pain, and as a seamless and "failsafe" hypnotic induction and
deepening technique. Demonstration and experiential exercises will be used.
The various aspects that contribute to low self-esteem in young women having a difficult relationship with their partner are helped with two Ericksonian techniques - - metaphors and symbolization. These aspects include healing emotional wounds, remaining at peace with their partner, learning to love themselves, working with social beliefs, limiting ideas and cultural prejudices and being responsible for their own well-being.
IC01 Short Course 32 - Ericksonian and Educative Hypnotherapy: Communications - Bayard Galvao, Lie. Psychol.
What is communication? How does one communicate? How does one achieve an efficient
communication? How many types of communication are there? What are the implications of
each kind of communication? How can one use communication in psychotherapy and
hypnotherapy? how would Erickson use the so-called informal trance and hypnosis? The
answers to these questions raise other questions that are relevant; how much can be understood
when one understands communication?
IC01 Short Course 33 - Be Happy and Stop Smoking - Francine-Helene Samak, Dipl. Psych.
There are many methods to use to stop smoking, so why choose hypnosis? With hypnosis, it is
possible to help the client to respect his personality, way of life and his personal reasons which
brought him to smoke and now to stop smoking. We will proceed by walking in the shoes of
Milton H. Erickson and help people to stop smoking in a unique 5-step session.