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TRAINING IN HYPNOSIS 21
more rigorous and include 100 hours of post-degree approved education, 20 hours
of `one to one'training with an Approved Consultant, and one of the following:
Diplomate Status in one of the American Boards of Clinical Hypnosis, Fellowship
in either ASCH or SCEH, 5 years membership in either the ASCH or SCEH, or
evidence of equivalent membership or training such as in an appropriate component
section of the American Psychological Association.
The American Boards of Clinical Hypnosis chartered by the Department of
Education of the State of New York in 1958 are endorsed and recognized by ASCH
and SCEH. They are comprised of the American Board of Hypnosis in Dentistry,
the American Boards in Medical Hypnosis, the American Board of Psychological
Hypnosis, and the American Hypnosis Board for Clinical Social Work. These
Boards award diplomate status to those who document competency in hypnosis as
opposed to certifying training in hypnosis. Applicants must be licensed, certi®ed in
their own primary specialty or the equivalent, and present videotape documentation
of using hypnosis in actual patient care accompanied with written release from the
subject). He or she must then pass both written and oral examinations which
include an actual demonstration of hypnotic and clinical skills. Both the ASCH
program of certi®cation/consultant status and the American Boards of Clinical
Hypnosis build on the minimal requirements for membership in ASCH and SCEH.
Clinicians who are recognized by the ASCH program and by the American Boards
are without peer in the United States at this time and are equal in stature to
graduates of any program in the world.
The Netherlands Society founded in 1931 is the oldest Constituent Society of the
International Society of Hypnosis. The Nederlandse Vereniging voor Hypnosis
NVvH) has two levels of training requirements. First, a qualifying examination
must be passed before acceptance into the bi-level training program. Level A
requires 5 days @8 hours per day of basic training and standard procedures. Level
B requires 12 days @8 hours per day of advanced courses in either psychotherapy
or dental medicine. A paper which would be suitable for publication is required. In
total, approximately 40 hours basic and 96 hours advanced is required for full
membership in the society.
The Australian Society of Hypnosis ASH) founded in 1971 has the largest
representation in the ISH and has over 850 members. Requirements for membership
include 80 hours of training over 2 years which include supervision, written
and oral examinations. As is typical of each ISH Constituent Society, ASH has
several membership categories including Associate, Trainee, Full, Honorary,
Corresponding, as well as Fellows and Life Fellows. ASH sponsors a yearly
scienti®c meeting in August/September and publishes a twice-yearly Australian
Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis containing clinical and research
papers, case reports, and theoretical discussions. ASH endorses a Formal Code of
Behavior, and restricts its membership to certain quali®ed professional groups.
These member bene®ts insure that training in hypnosis and its applications extends
far beyond the initial rigorous introductory courses and seminars. In most ISH