In this three-day workshop, attendees will learn how to use hypnotic language and skills to construct therapeutic suggestions based on individualized goals. There will be extensive experiential learning consisting of large group exercises and supervised small group practice focused on the structure, elements and language of clinical hypnosis with children and teens. Attendees will also learn how to explain hypnosis to parents and children and the uses of self-hypnosis. Internationally renowned faculty from NPHTI will be teaching the course.

1. Describe the stages of hypnosis.
2. Describe hypnosis as a process of therapeutic communication including three pediatric hypnosis “invitation” methods and techniques.
3. Describe methods for intensification of and re-alerting from hypnosis.
4. Understand clinical applications including acute and chronic pain and insomnia and anxiety.
5. Describe and demonstrate how to teach a child/parent the skill of self-hypnosis and how to practice it regularly.
6. Outline a strategy for using hypnosis in clinical practice.

DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHOPS
These intensive workshops feature a combined lecture-demonstration-experiential training format with a developmental perspective in the use of clinical hypnosis & its empirically supported applications for children and teens with various medical & mental health conditions and challenges. Both research-based and pragmatic hypnotic interventions are taught.
• Cutting edge presentations (including VIDEOS of faculty cases) highlight therapeutic communication, goal setting and goal-driven suggestions and other hypnosis strategies.
• Faculty: Our multi-disciplinary, seasoned pediatric clinician-teachers with expertise in pediatric hypnosis include the most renowned leaders-teachers-researchers-authors in this field.
• Workshops: Only the introductory or Fundamentals workshop will be offered to licensed pediatric professionals with advanced clinical degrees and to full-time trainees working toward an advanced clinical license.
• Extensive experiential learning: Activities during presentations, and abundant supervised practice of hypnotic techniques within supportive small groups with a high faculty to trainee ratio.
• Registration fees include: Workshop Presentations, Online Syllabus, Small Group Exercises.

ELIGIBILITY AND TARGET AUDIENCE: Requires an active clinical license AND one of the following:
• Doctoral Degree in Medicine, Psychology, Nursing or Dentistry
• Masters Degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical or Counseling Psychology
• Masters Degree in Nursing or Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (i.e. CPNP, CNS)
• Other Advanced degree clinicians (e.g. Occupational & Physical Therapists, Speech & Language Pathologists)
• Child Life Specialists holding a Doctoral, Masters, or Bachelors degree
• Full-time Interns/Residents/Fellows or Graduate Students enrolled in an accredited program leading to these clinical degrees will be accepted when they provide a letter from their department on letterhead, attesting to their current full-time status, specifying timing of training (month and year).
It is your responsibility to ensure you meet Program eligibility requirements. Refunds will not be issued if you are ineligible after registration is completed. After registration, you will be contacted by the conference organizer to request proof of licensure and number.

A block of rooms has been reserved at reduced rates at The Sheraton University City, located just a few blocks from Children’s Hospital. The group overnight rate is $172 single and double occupancy plus a 16.37% room tax. Participants are required to make their own hotel reservations by calling the Inn directly at 215-387-8000. Please mention the name of the conference when making your reservation. The special room rate will be available until April 27, 2020. After that date, reservations will be accepted on a space and rate availability basis.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.