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NCH Extravaganza CPD Event, 2nd October 2010

The Hypnotherapy Extravaganza is being held on
2nd October 2010
at
The Royal Society of Medicine
1 Wimpole Street,
London, W1G 0AE.
This one day event is not just an opportunity to meet with colleagues and to be entertained, educated and informed; this is also an opportunity to learn from arguably the most prolific researcher on hypnosis in the world. It’s [...]

Mindfulness, Metacognition and Hypnosis: August Research Snippet

The August Research Snippet reviews arguably the most important recent journal articles reviewing the cognitive psychology of mindfulness meditation and its relevance for hypnotherapy.

Phone Scam Warning

It has come to our attention today that Hypnotherapists are being cold called by a salesman who claims his company is working in partnership with the NCH and Google.
We can only assume this is a scam operation, as the NCH has no such partnership with any such company or Google.
We advise members to always [...]

NCH Extravaganza CPD Event Postponed

It is with great reluctance that we have decided to postpone the Extravaganza until later in the year.

Hypnosis, Meditation, Problem-Solving, Depression (June Research Snippet)

Reflections on the recent special issue of IJCEH dealing with hypnotherapy for clinical depression, and attempts to create hybrid hypnotherapy approaches combined with modern evidence-based psychotherapies for depression.

Gil Boyne, 1924-2010

Gil Boyne died on 5th May 2010 at his home in London, after a brief illness. Having been admitted to hospital and been given a diagnosis a week previously, he told his wife Ann that he was very ready to go, that he wanted to pass away at home and he didn’t want to linger. [...]

We have nearly 1,000 followers on Facebook and Twitter!

NCH have about 1,000 followers on both Facebook and Twitter.

Review of Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy: May 2010 Mega-Research-Snippet

This article summarises the research studies on hypnotherapy identified in a recent review as meeting the criteria for empirically-supported treatments (ESTs).

Hypnotherapy Helps Homecoming Heroes

Some members of the National Council for Hypnotherapy are offering a free consultation/session to help homecoming servicemen and women cope with their return to civilian life after the stresses of warfare.

Proposed HPD Version 2 Revisions

This is a short article published in the Autumn 2009 edition of the NCH’s publication The Hypnotherapy Journal. It outlines proposed improvements to the Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD) award. Comments are invited from any interested parties, especially NCH members and accredited training schools.