The finances for this year are continuing the trend set last year, with increased turnover as a result of increasing membership and HPD portfolio registration income. We have also succeeded…
The Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) have now clarified their position on CPD, and their new policy comes into effect on 1st September 2011. Practitioners can be assured that…
Please find below a link to a summary of the recent CNHC Professional Associations’ Meeting. The meeting was very positive, I am delighted to report that the Hypnotherapy section within…
I am pleased to announce that the long overdue review of the National Council for Hypnotherapy’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme has been completed, and the diary is beginning to…
The new Government has finally published its reports on the ISA and CRB procedures with recommendations for reforming the ISA/CRB Safeguarding processes that the last Government was rolling out. The…
The January Research Snippet, for a change, provides a complete outline of an evidence-based protocol for modern behaviour therapy for anxiety (Öst’s Applied Relaxation). It’s suggested that this method could be easily adapted for use as a cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy treatment for anxiety, and that its standardised and simple nature (and the comparison with established methods) make it well-suited for use in treatment outcome studies on hypnotherapy for anxiety.
Christmas research snippet about a recent review of evidence-based practice in relation to hypnosis for childbirth and related issues, focusing on pain management in childbirth, etc.
The November research snippet reviews some research on the treatment of blood phobia using muscular tension (Applied Tension) as opposed to relaxation techniques of the kind traditionally favoured by hypnotherapists.
The results of the voting at the AGM in respect of the 2 Motions to ratify change to elements of the Bye Laws are: 1) Motion 1 – the change…
Following the election held at the AGM on Saturday 2nd October at the Royal Society for Medicine, 2 candidates required a recount of the Votes. The original Returns were: Paul…