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• 2024 Max Shapiro Level 1 VIRTUAL Workshop in Clinical Hypnosis, Oct. 5-6 & 19-20, 2024

  • Start
    2024-10-05
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    10:00 AM
  • End
    2024-10-20
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    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Workshop via Zoom
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   October 5-6, 2024

  October 19-20, 2024

  10:00 am EST to 5:30 pm EST each day 

  
  

  Where: Live via Zoom.  Login information will be provided the week of the training. 

  Workshop Description: In this intensive workshop participants receive in-depth training in both the theory and practice of clinical hypnosis from some of New England's leading hypnosis practitioners. The workshop is composed of a mix of didactic presentations, demonstrations, experiential exercises, and faculty led small group practice tailored to the specific needs, interests, and learning styles of workshop participants. Clinical hypnosis deepens the work of mind-body practices such as mindfulness meditation. Adding hypnosis allows our clients/patients to become even more deeply aware of their inner states and fosters awareness of their own strengths, resources and problem-solving abilities. There has been extensive research demonstrating its effectiveness in treating a number of mind-body conditions, and in expediting habit change, facilitating pain management and enhancing treatment of depression and anxiety.

  Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to incorporate the following in their clinical practice:

  • Identify and demonstrate four ways to facilitate hypnotic trance and appropriately reorient patients from a trance state.

  • Demonstrate three strategies for facilitating intensification of trance.

  • Describe four conditions in which hypnosis might be successfully utilized.

  Eligibility requirements:Registrants must have a state license or certification to practice in a medical, dental, or mental health care field.
  

  In addition they must be a member of or eligible to be a member of a professional society in their field of practice.

  Registered Nurses with a bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by itsappropriate regional accrediting body who are licensed or certified in the state in which they

  Students enrolled full-time in master's level or higher programs are eligible to attend at a reduced rate. Students must have completed a minimum of one full semester of the program and must submit proof of full-time enrollment at an ACE-approved institution of higher education on school letterhead that clearly identifies the individual’s program of study, area of concentration (if applicable), level of degree pursued and date of intended graduation.

  Full-time residents or interns participating in a recognized residency or internship program may also register to attend at a reduced rate. Residents/interns need to submit correspondence from their supervisor on official letterhead explaining the nature of the residency/internship and the date of intended completion of the program.

  CE hours/CMEs: American Society of Clinical Hypnosis approval has been applied for.  22 CEUs for psychologists, social workers, and LMHCs are available. CME credit IS NOT available for this training. 

  Attendance at all four sessions is required to earn continuing education credit for this program. No partial credit will be given. 

  Cost:  Regular: $650 

  Students/trainees: $300 (verification letter from supervisor must be provided to confirm student status)

  Professionals working in community agencies: $300 

  To support our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and to ensure this valuable therapeutic approach is available to underserved communities, we offer a reduced fee of $300 to professionalsworking in community agencies serving BIPOC and underserved communities. Applicants for the reduced fee will be asked to provide a brief description of their work with these communities.

  Cancellations must be made in writing to neschmsc@gmail.com.  There is a $30 administrative fee for any cancellations made less than 30 days before the training.  

  
  

  You may review our Cancellation Policy for more information about our process.

  
  

  Workshop Questions? Email Staisha Santungwana at neschmsc@gmail.org

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• LIVE WEBINAR on Hypnosis in the Treatment of Complex Trauma and Dissociation with Carmen Pepicelli, M.Ed., LMHC, PhD

  • When
    2024-11-03
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    10:00 AM - 1:10 PM
  • Location
    Live Webinar via Zoom
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  Hypnosis in the Treatment of Complex Trauma and Dissociation

  Presenter:  Carmen Pepicelli, M.Ed., LMHC, Ph.D.

  Trauma and EMDR Therapist and Consultant in Private Practice in  Andover, MA

  Website: https://www.carmenpepicelli.com/home

  Overview: Treatment of clients with a complex trauma history and/or with dissociative parts presents unique clinical challenges in every phase of trauma treatment. How do we navigate questions of treatment planning, and where to start? When is a client ready for trauma processing? How do we invite access to traumatic material without triggering a crisis or involuntary switching (shifting from one identity to another) between ego states or alters? In this workshop, learn through a combination of didactic content and experiential hypnosis how teaching clients with complex PTSD (cPTSD) and/or structural dissociation two key skills early in treatment fosters a sense of inner safety and lays the foundation for healing from past trauma, while hedging against the two most common reasons for treatment failure.

  Learning objectives :

  1. List the 5 symptoms of dissociation and 3 disturbances in self-organization in cPTSD
     
  2. Summarize current treatment guidelines and the use of clinical hypnosis in cPTSD
     
  3. Summarize clinical challenges posed by insecure attachment.
     
  4. Facilitate the critical skills of present orienting and containing traumatic material using hypnosis.
     
  5. Minimize the risk of re-traumatization during trauma reprocessing
     

  Learning program:

  10:00 am	cPTSD and dissociation: symptoms, prevalence, treatment guidelines
  10:30 am	Safety considerations
  10:40 am	Clinical implications of attachment styles
  11:00 am	Stage 1 of cPTSD and dissociation treatment
  11:30 am	Break
  11:45 am	Stage 2 of cPTSD and dissociation treatment
  12:25 pm	Stage 3 of cPTSD and dissociation treatment
  12:50 pm	Q&A

  
  

  About the Presenter: 

  Carmen Pepicelli, M.Ed., LMHC, Ph.D. is an EMDR therapist & consultant and clinical hypnotherapist experienced in facilitating lasting healing from complex trauma in those with structural dissociation. As a trainer, she guides therapists in how to effectively and succinctly prepare those with dissociative identity disorder for trauma processing, and in incorporating hypnosis-facilitated parts work, mindfulness, attachment-based and other interventions into all phases of therapy.

  Date: November 3, 2024, 10am-1:10pm EST

  Cost: $45 for Non Members; Registration fee included in Membership fees for NESCH Members in good standing.

  At least 30 days notice is required for full refund.  There is a $30 cancellation fee for cancellations after October 4, 2024. 

  Continuing Education: 

  Psychologist: This event is aproved by the Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA), an organization approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credit for psychologists.  

  Social Work: This event is approved by  the NASW-MA Chapter to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credits for social workers. NASW Authorization Number: D 92823-2

  Mental Health Counselors We have applied to  the Mass Mental Health Counselor Association to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credits for mental health counselors. Approval pending. 

  ASCH: We have applied to ASCH to offer 3.0 ASCH continuing ed credits. Approval pending. 

  Please note that attendance for the entire program is required to earn continuing education credit for this program. Partial credit is not available.
  

  Questions? Email neschmsc@gmail.com

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• LIVE WEBINAR on Using Hypnosis to Enhance Performance and Creativity, Dana Lebo, Ph.D.

  • When
    2025-01-26
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    10:00 AM - 1:10 PM
  • Location
    Live Webinar via Zoom
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  Using Hypnosis to Enhance Performance and Creativity

  Presenter: Dana Lebo, Ph.D.

  Overview: 

  Hardly a day goes by without a renowned public figure coming forward in the news and social media to reveal the impact of mental health on their performance and creativity. Stories and research abound on how mental health concerns have contributed to performance setbacks in the lives of elite athletes (U.S. Olympic Committee, 2019), performing artists ((Rusak, et al., 2021), students (Agnafors, et al., 2020) and employees in the workplace (Center for Disease Control, 2018). As society moves towards destigmatizing mental health challenges, the opportunity for clinicians who can use hypnosis (vs. psychopharmacological approaches) to help enhance performance, creativity and mental health is growing.  

  Led by Dr. Dana Lebo, a seasoned psychologist specializing in performance psychology and executive coaching, this workshop draws on over two decades of her experience in guiding individuals towards their peak potential. It will provide for participants the opportunity to experience hypnotically informed strategies to enhance performance and creativity in their clients, whether in sports, on stage, in the arts or at work. Participants will experience the integration of organizational, coaching, sports and mind-body psychologies with hypnosis to help improve performance and creativity. They will learn performance enhancement processes that they can readily apply in their lives and work. 

  References (for above summary) 

  1. Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019) PMID: 31097450 DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100715
     
  2. (Rusak, et. al., 2021) Final Report - Breathing Through the Pandemic (ecu.edu.au)
     
  3. 10 Public Figures Who Are Changing the Conversation About Mental Illness | Advocating for Better Mental Health (davidsusman.com)
     

  Learning Goals

  1. Describe at least 3 examples of how hypnotic techniques have been used to enhance performance or creativity. Examples will be drawn from sports, the arts or workplace settings.  

  2. Describe at least two key components to a process-oriented approach to enhancing performance or creativity.

  3. Describe at least three experiential exercises -- incorporating hypnosis -- that they can apply with individuals or groups in the process of enhancing performance or creativity. 

  	Learning Program
  10:00 a.m.	Using Hypnosis to Enhance Performance in Sports
  11:30 a.m.	Break
  11:45 a.m.	Using Hypnosis to Enhance Performance and Creativity in the Arts
  12:55 p.m.	Q&A
  1:10 p.m.	Adjourn

  Educational purpose/Professional Gaps Addressed

  References: 

  Bányai, É. I. (2018). Active-Alert Hypnosis: History, Research, and Applications. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 61(2), 88-107. DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2018.1496318

  Howard, H. A. (2017). Promoting Safety in Hypnosis: A Clinical Instrument for the Assessment of Alertness. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 59(4), 344-362. DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2016.1203281. PMID: 28300508
  

  Pates, J. (2013). The Effects of Hypnosis On An Elite Senior European Tour Golfer: A Single-Subject Design. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 61(2), 193-204. DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2013.753831

  Unestahl, L.-E. (2018). Alert, Eyes-Open Sport Hypnosis. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 61(2), 159-172. DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2018.1491387

  Milling, L. S. (2016). Enhancing Sports Performance With Hypnosis: An Ode for Tiger Woods. Psychology of Consciousness, 3(1), 45-60. DOI: 10.1037/cns0000055

  Mattle, S., Birrer, D., & Elfering, A. (2020). Feasibility of Hypnosis on Performance in Air Rifle Shooting Competition. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 68(4), 521-529. DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2020.1799655

  
  

  About the Presenter: 

  Dana Lebo, Ph.D., is a psychologist based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For close to 30 years, she has applied her extensive background in psychologies of performance, leadership, sports, and the mind and body to help hundreds of leaders, elite and retired professional athletes, teams, creative artists and individuals in organizations to improve and enhance their performance as well as their balance in work and life. As a grandmother, NY and Boston Marathoner and triathlete who in the past decade competed on the U.S. Triathlon Team at the Age Group World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand, Dr. Lebo has learned firsthand how to apply hypnosis to boost the performance of the older athlete!  

  Dr. Lebo is President of the North Carolina Society of Clinical Hypnosis, an approved consultant and Board Member for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and founder of the Hypnotic Idea Exchange (HIE), a global community of clinicians using hypnosis in their work. She earned her Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University and Master’s degrees from Columbia’s Teachers College and Georgetown University’s School of Graduate Studies. She authored the book,Ace the SAT Essay: How to Master the Writing Process, published by Zeig and Tucker, and contributed to the volume,Ericksonian Therapy Now: The Master Class With Jeffrey K. Zeig.

  In addition to her private practice, Dr. Lebo works as a performance psychologist with the Brain and Body Health Team at the University of North Carolina, an executive coach with a leadership consulting firm, and trauma-informed psychologist with the UNC THRIVE program serving military veterans.

  Date: January 26, 2025, 10am-1:10pm EST

  Cost: $45 for Non Members; Registration fee included in Membership fees for NESCH Members in good standing.

  At least 30 days notice is required for full refund.  There is a $30 cancellation fee for cancellations after December 27, 2024

  Continuing Education: 

  Psychologist: We have applied to  the Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA), an organization approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credit for psychologists. Approval pending. 

  Social Work: We have applied to  the NASW-MA Chapter to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credits for social workers. Approval pending. 

  Mental Health Counselors We have applied to  the Mass Mental Health Counselor Association to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credits for mental health counselors. Approval pending. 

  ASCH: We have applied to ASCH to offer 3.0 ASCH continuing ed credits. Approval pending. 

  Please note that attendance for the entire program is required to earn continuing education credit for this program. Partial credit is not available.
  

  Questions? Email neschmsc@gmail.com

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