Section 1:The history and nature of hypnosis - Overview of the history of hypnosis. The nature of hypnosis: suggestion and tran ce. Hypnotic susceptibility and its measurement . Theories of hypnosis
Section 2: Basic procedures in clinical hypnosis - Preparation for clinical hypnosis. Hypnotic induction and deepening p rocedures: first approach. Hypnotic induction and deepening procedures: second approach. Further ethical matters and precautions during the prep aration phase of hypnosis. Self-hypnosis. Variations in style: permissiv e, indirect and alert approaches . Suggestion, posthypnotic suggestion a nd ego-strengthening in therapy. Behavioural techniques for self-control . Metaphor and story technique. Basic procedures with children

Section 3: The application of hypnotic procedures in psychological therapy - Orientation to the psychotherapies and the concept o f a 'working model'. Introduction to psychodynamic and humanistic approa ches . Ericksonian approaches to psychotherapy. The unconscious mind and the repression of memories. Hypnotic procedures in psychodynamic therap