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REGIONAL WORKSHOPS

Eight or nine regional workshops are held yearly in different cities throughout the United States and Canada. This training is available to licensed psychologists, physicians, dentists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and masters degree level registered nurses with advanced subspecialty training and certification. Medical residents and doctoral students in medicine, dentistry and psychology are also eligible to attend. Students, residents, interns, ASCH members, and full-time faculty members are eligible for discounted registration rates.

The regional workshops generally are conducted at three levels simultaneously:

beginning, intermediate and advanced. A course text is available to participants and the workshops include the opportunity for several hours of supervised practice. The faculty is changed for each regional workshop, providing participants with models of a variety of styles of practice. Workshops generally begin Thursday evening and conclude at noon on Sunday. You may write for information at the address listed below.

ANNUAL WORKSHOPS AND SCIENTIFIC MEETING

Held in late March or early April each year, the annual meeting consists of two and one-half days of workshops and a two-day scientific meeting. A beginning and intermediate workshop is part of the program, and there is an extensive range of advanced workshop offerings. The 50-60 faculty members for the annual workshops include many of the finest teachers in the world. Professional papers in the scientific meeting cover a broad range of topics.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPNOSIS

Published quarterly, the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis contains both experimental and clinical papers, book reviews, and abstracts of worldwide hypnosis literature that is in English or has English abstracts. Yearly subscriptions are available for $30. Subscription and advertising inquiries should be sent to the Business Manager, ASCH, 2200 E. Devon Ave., Suite 291, Des Plaines, IL. 60018, USA.

VIDEOTAPE LIBRARY AND AUDIOTAPES

Dozens of audiotapes of past workshops and scientific meeting presentations are available for purchase to professionals. In addition, the ASCH Videotape Library contains over 80 high quality videotapes of recognized authorities in the field demonstrating techniques. These videotapes are available for rental to members or Component Sections of the society.

BOOK SALES

For the convenience of members and attendees at workshops, ASCH maintains an inventory of many of the most respected volumes on different aspects of clinical hypnosis. In addition, the following three publications are available exclusively from ASCH:

1. Hypnotic Induction and Suggestion, edited by D. Corydon Hammond, Ph.D., is the ASCH course text for beginning and intermediate level workshops. This 134-page monograph is highly practical in nature and ideally suited for use in courses and seminars. A free instructor’s copy is included with each class order of 20 or more books. It includes: verbalizations for 12 induction techniques;

principles of induction and suggestion; a checklist assessment instrument for individualizing hypnosis; over 20 deepening techniques; guidelines and questions for rapid unconscious exploration through ideomotor signaling; 19 strategies for managing resistant patients; an annotated bibliography describing the contents of 135 books on hypnosis; preparing the patient; phenomena of hypnosis; stages and depth of hypnosis; self-hypnosis; adverse reactions;

hypnosis and children; types of suggestions; and hypnotizability scales. It is available from ASCH for $15.00/copy plus $2.00 postage and handling.

2. The ASCH Manual for Self-Hypnosis, by D. Corydon Hammond, Ph.D. This 40-page manual is designed to provide your patients with the essential principles for using self-hypnosis. It will save you time in the office, and patients who won’t read a lengthy book will be willing to read this manual.

Sections include: What is Hypnosis? Preparing for Self-Hypnosis; Preparing Hypnotic Suggestions; The Process of Self-Hypnosis; Deepening Your Hypnotic State; Spectatoring and Dealing with Distractions; Imagination: The Catalyst for Change; Having a Dialogue with Your Symptom; The Council of Advisers Technique; The Inner Adviser Technique; Mental Rehearsal and Age Progression; Erickson’s Method of Self-Hypnosis; References for Further Reading. The cost is $5.00 (plus $2.00 shipping and handling on single orders), and quantity discounts are available to encourage its use with your patients.

3. Learning Clinical Hypnosis: An Educational Resources Compendium. “A unique, up-to-date volume on the methods and teaching of therapeutic hypnosis by D. Corydon Hammond and the acknowledged authorities of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. This is the standard reference text that belongs in the libraries of all medical, dental, and nursing schools, as well as graduate departments of Psychology and Social Work. Students and mature clinicians of all specialties will find an excellent orientation to the therapeutic art and leading edge of modern hypnosis right here!” Ernest L. Rossi, Ph.D.

This 393-page volume includes 265 pages of practical handouts and summaries of clinical techniques, 28 handouts on induction and deepening

techniques, and 34 inductions for children. It includes sections on: foundations of knowledge, an overview of modules for teaching hypnosis and model course outlines, numerous alternatives for teaching demonstrations, many experiential learning exercises, formulating hypnotic suggestions, methods of unconscious exploration, age regression, methods of ego-strengthening, hypnotic strategies for pain management, specialized techniques and metaphors, resistance, and a comprehensive overview of commercially available audiovisual aids and resources. It is available for $37.50 (add $3.50 for shipping and handling).

COMPONENT SECTIONS

Approximately four dozen local component sections of ASCH provide support, professional interaction, and further training opportunities to members. Many component sections also allow masters degree practitioners membership status.

Foreign affiliated societies offer still further opportunities for international exchange.

THE ASCH NEWSLETTER

Published five times a year, the Newsletter provides members with timely information about latest developments in the field and training opportunities.

Clinically relevant information is frequently included, as well as a current literature computer search update.