Associate

Available to anyone with an interest in hypnotherapy. This includes trainees. The only exception would be anyone who has been expelled from the Council or who is deemed by the committee to be likely to bring the Council into disrepute. Being an associate does not imply membership, confer voting rights, allow the use of an NCH title or the use of the name of the NCH for advertising purposes.

Licentiate

The letters MNCH (Lic.) i.e. "Licentiate" member, are awarded to practitioners who have fulfilled the NCH entry requirements regarding training and competence but who have not yet had sufficient clinical experience within the field of Hypnotherapy to be awarded Registered status. |More|

Registered

The letters MNCH (Reg.) i.e. "Registered" member are awarded as above but to those practitioners who have subsequently had a minimum of 12 months clinical experience within the field. |More|

Accredited

The letters MNCH (Acc.) i.e. "Accredited" member, are awarded as above but to those practitioners who have had a minimum of 5 years clinical experience.|More|

Senior Clinician

A Senior Clinician must have additional qualifications above those in hypnotherapy such as;

• A minimum 5 years in practice, unless they have a strong background in psychology or psychotherapy.
• A minimum 500 supervised client hours.

They can be the holder of either a degree in a field directly related to hypnotherapy and certificate in a therapeutic discipline (e.g. counselling) Or the holder  of a degree in a field not related to hypnotherapy and a diploma in a therapeutic discipline (e.g. counselling).

Fellow

The letters FNCH i.e. "Fellow" member, cannot be applied for and may be awarded, at the National Council's discretion, to those Accredited members considered to have made a significant contribution to the profession of Hypnotherapy.

Standards

Every member of the NCH is bound by a comprehensive Code of Ethics & Practice and is subject to disciplinary action if found guilty of malpractice. There is an established Complaints Procedure and every member of the NCH is insured for professional and public liability.

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