American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
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The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis is a professional organization dedicated to the use of hypnosis
in clinical settings. Founded by Milton H. Erickson
, MD in 1957,
ASCH (American Society of Clinical Hypnosis) is the largest U.S. organization for health and mental health care professionals using clinical hypnosis. Their "members are psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, medical doctors, master's level nurses, and dentists", according to the ASCH website.
The goals of ASCH include: providing continuing education for professionals using hypnosis, raising public awareness of the benefits of hypnosis and dispelling of the many myths regarding hypnosis. Though geared toward already degreed professionals, they also admit students and interns working toward their educational and professional goals.
ASCH offers three levels of workshop training (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced) four
to six times per year. In addition, ASCH holds an annual scientific meeting and
workshops on clinical hypnosis. All workshops conform to ASCH’s Standards of
Training, which ensures that participants receive quality, comprehensive training. ASCH administers a program that offers non-statutory voluntary credentialing in clinical
hypnosis and more than 725 practitioners hold ASCH Certification in Clinical Hypnosis.
ASCH also publishes the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (AJCH). The Journal publishes
original, peer-reviewed scientific research and case studies on clinical hypnosis. In July, 2011 Routledge will become the publisher of AJCH.
For members, they have an extensive clinical video library showing hypnosis in live settings and educational material on hypnosis in a professional setting.
Hypnosis
Hypnosis is "a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination."It is a mental state or imaginative role-enactment . It is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a long series of preliminary...
in clinical settings. Founded by Milton H. Erickson
Milton H. Erickson
Milton Hyland Erickson, was an American psychiatrist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy...
, MD in 1957,
ASCH (American Society of Clinical Hypnosis) is the largest U.S. organization for health and mental health care professionals using clinical hypnosis. Their "members are psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, medical doctors, master's level nurses, and dentists", according to the ASCH website.
The goals of ASCH include: providing continuing education for professionals using hypnosis, raising public awareness of the benefits of hypnosis and dispelling of the many myths regarding hypnosis. Though geared toward already degreed professionals, they also admit students and interns working toward their educational and professional goals.
ASCH offers three levels of workshop training (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced) four
to six times per year. In addition, ASCH holds an annual scientific meeting and
workshops on clinical hypnosis. All workshops conform to ASCH’s Standards of
Training, which ensures that participants receive quality, comprehensive training. ASCH administers a program that offers non-statutory voluntary credentialing in clinical
hypnosis and more than 725 practitioners hold ASCH Certification in Clinical Hypnosis.
ASCH also publishes the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (AJCH). The Journal publishes
original, peer-reviewed scientific research and case studies on clinical hypnosis. In July, 2011 Routledge will become the publisher of AJCH.
For members, they have an extensive clinical video library showing hypnosis in live settings and educational material on hypnosis in a professional setting.
Official website
The ASCH website has information about joining the Society, as well as information for the media and curious lay person. It also offers referrals for people seeking a qualified professional who uses hypnosis in their practice.See also
- HypnosisHypnosisHypnosis is "a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination."It is a mental state or imaginative role-enactment . It is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a long series of preliminary...
- HypnotherapyHypnotherapyHypnotherapy is a therapy that is undertaken with a subject in hypnosis.The word "hypnosis" is an abbreviation of James Braid's term "neuro-hypnotism", meaning "sleep of the nervous system"....
- British Society of Clinical HypnosisBritish Society of Clinical HypnosisThe British Society of Clinical Hypnosis is an organization composed of professional hypnotherapists.The main objective the BSCH is to establish standards of training and ethical practice regarding the use of hypnosis and hypnotherapy; within the United Kingdom there are currently no statutory...