The Use of Imagery in Hypnosis

Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy Program

DCH 501

Breyer State University

Professor: Dr. Alan R. Eastman, DCH

Syllabus

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to DCH 501, a doctorate level course in the curriculum of the Degree, Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy. I am pleased to offer you this course which will be a foundational course for the remainder of your studies in the doctorate program at Breyer State University. This is a course that has been developed to enhance your professional skills, and to give you a strong foundation in the practice of hypnotherapy. This course is the opportunity to develop a base for your future endeavors in the field of hypnotherapy. This course is structured to provide you a structured learning environment within the framework of a distance learning program.

The course will provide us a background for exploring the often esoteric concepts of clinical hypnotherapy. The course has been developed to explain in plain language the concepts of clinical hypnotherapy. We start at the basics and work our way upward. The selected textbooks provide the reader with the principles, theories, and practical uses of clinical hypnotherapy. Clinical Hypnotherapy has become a profession in its own right, and those who study and become well versed in its concepts often become well sought after healers, counselors, speakers, and authors, to name a few.

This course provides a starting place for the understanding of the mind, body, and spirit. This course, through the chosen textbooks, also provides you, exact scripts to follow to help clients make requested behavioral changes. Hypnosis is often surrounded in mystery and this course helps to shatter the myths about hypnosis and its origins. The seasoned practitioner and the beginning student will find these techniques and methods simple, unique and easily adaptable to the real world therapy setting. The text develops a background of knowledge, which every practitioner of hypnosis must know, and helps us translate the scientific jargon of therapy into real language our clients will understand. Indeed, our clients will need help in understanding the phenomena of hypnosis, and this course will show you how to demystify hypnosis for your clients. This course will also show you how to achieve a high success rate with your chosen clientele.

The wizard within speaks to our inner hidden master who helps and guides us through this journey, just as you the Hypnotherapist, will facilitate and guide the client through the hypnosis session. Welcome to the Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy Program, it is my pleasure to help you through this course.

TIME FRAME: This is a five-semester hours course. This course is allotted ten weeks time frame for completion. You must complete al of the requirements for the course to be successfully completed by the end of the ten week period. The start date of this course will be the date I receive your first assignment, which will be a biography, and goal setting paper. Once I receive your biography your course officially starts.

Distance learning requires a certain amount of self-discipline, in someway's it can be more demanding than traditional educational programs because you must set time aside each day for your course work. If you set aside an hour or two each day for reading and writing you should have no problem completing the course within the time frame. Of course you must add additional time for each course you are taking, so you must balance your regular life with your student life.

This course is designed to be a self-paced program with one to one faculty supervision. you study and meet the program objectives at your own pace, and are permitted to complete the program in less than the allotted time frame, but cannot complete the course in less than four weeks. Extensions will only be given to those individuals with exceptional extenuating circumstances, such as family problems, illness, etc. and a note from a therapist, or doctor, needs to be sent to me when you ask for an extension. The note should specify how much time you need before you resume your studies.

Once officially enrolled, you are given a security password and directions to accessing the online classroom for the program. The classroom contains information about me, course assignments, ordering information for textbooks, course objectives, syllabus and information regarding exams. You correspond with me via email, and/or phone. You are responsible for paying for and sending written assignments to me, you should pay for first class ground mail, or airmail when sent from overseas. I will pay the return postage when they send you the marked paper, or course workbook. You will also be financially responsible for any phone calls to me, collect calls will not be accepted.

You can contact me at (403) 347-9019.

Upon successful completion of this program, you will be awarded five semester hours of credit towards this degree program.

TEXTBOOKS: There are two required textbooks for this course, and one required CD.

Book 1. The Wizard Within. By Dr. A.M. Krasner. 1990-1991. Published by the American Board of Hypnotherapy Press # 2002 E. McFadden, Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA, USA, 92705: 2001. ISBN # 1-931116-03-2. Contact me to order: (403) 347-9019. Ask for course workbook to be sent to you with the text.

Book 2: Creative Visualization. By Shakti Gawain. Nataraj Publishing a division of New World Library. 14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA, USA, 94949: 1995. ISBN # 1-880032-62-7.

CD: Deepest Relaxation. By Dr. Alan Eastman, DCH. Contact me to order: (403) 347-9019.

Ordering Information: You may purchase it from me. I have a supply and sell copies for $25 US plus $5 S&H. 760-864-1872, email is drkrasner@prodigy.net

The CD can also be ordered from me, Dr. Alan Eastman DCH, for $20 plus S&H. Available at the Excel Center: http://www.excelcenter.com via online payments with Pay-Pal secure e-store. Call 1-888-686-6163 to order your CD with Visa or M/C, as a check can be sent for the Deepest Relaxation CD, c/o the Excel Center. #203, 4909 B - 48 St., Red Deer, AB, Canada, T4N-1S8. Make checks or money orders out to: the Excel Center.

EXAMS: There will be two exams in this course one exam will be a midterm exam and will be based on the information contained within text 1. The Wizard Within, By A.M. Krasner, 2001. There will be one final Exam based on the second textbook. The final exam will be the taken after all other course work is completed. Both exams will be open book, but you are given a particular time frame in which to complete the examinations.

The midterm examination must be taken by the end of the fifth week in the course.
The final exam must be taken by the end of the tenth week in the course.

Both examinations are programmed and are located in the classroom for this course. The examinations are open book. You will have 3 days to complete your exam, once you access it from the classroom. To access the exams, you must send me an email and request to have access to the exam. I will then program your access in. You will receive an email back from me telling you that you are now authorized to go ahead and access your exam. To access the exam, you come into the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you will be taking. You will need your user ID and password to access the exam. The exam will appear on your computer screen. Once you access the exam, you then have three days to submit your answers. The program provides me the date and time that you first accessed the exam. The program also records the exact date and time you submit your answers. The program is timing you. When you are ready, go back into the classroom and enter in your responses, and when you are complete click submit. In a short time following your submission you will receive the completed exam with your computed score. You will also be told which questions, if any, that you missed, and what the correct answer was. As your instructor I will also receive a copy of your exam and score for record keeping purposes.

GRADES: You receive a letter grade based on the following scale: you start out with 100% and mistakes, and written corrections, receive a 2% deduction per note, on written assignments. Spelling and grammar will be deducted 1% per mistake to a maximum of 10% deduction for mistakes and corrections.

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

You must receive a letter grade of C or higher to successfully complete the program.

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am is available as teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals. Generally we will communicate through email. I am available by phone for consultation, you are responsible for the cost of the phone call, we do not accept collect calls. You may reach me at (403) 347-9019, that is my office number if I am not in, please try again, and/or leave a message so I can return your call. On my return call we can sent up a time to meet in the chat-room on the Internet site. From time to time, depending on enrollment we will schedule times to meet in the chat room for scheduled group chats. For the most part we will communicate via email so please keep my email handy, and please notify me and/or the University of any changes to your email, and contact information.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: There are two written assignments required for completion of this course, plus the two tests that are located on the Internet site.

The first assignment is a two to three page written biography and introduction assignment. This assignment requires you to write a short biography about yourself, their past and future directions, the reasons you are taking the DCH program and your goals for the future.

The second written assignment that consists of a study guide for the first text: The Wizard Within. This study guide must be completed in full as directed. It includes, true and false questions and short paragraph answers to questions. All of the answers can be found within the course text.

Upon completion of the written assignments you will continue to study the texts and then take the midterm based on the first text. On or before the tenth week of the course you will have completed studying the second text and will the complete the final exam on the Internet site. The final exam will be based only on the second text.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Understand what hypnosis is.
2). Learn the history of hypnosis.
3). Learn the power of suggestion.
4). Practice self-demonstrations.
5). Understand the brain.
6). Learn the difference between the conscious and sub-conscious mind.
7). Learn how to formulate suggestions.
8). Learn about clinical hypnotherapy as a profession.
9). Learn the Krasner method of Hypnosis.
10). Practice hypnosis induction techniques.
11). Incorporate hypnosis into your clinical practice.
12). Learn self-hypnosis.

ASSIGNMENTS: For specific assignments, please click on the "Assignments" link.

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