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Join our Train-the-Trainer Workshop!

March 21-22, 2025

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

The Clinical Hypnosis Train-the-Trainer course is a live, 9-hour program delivered over two days via Zoom that equips you with the skills to provide constructive coaching and feedback in small group practice sessions to learners enrolled in Clinical Hypnosis Courses offered by the Institute for Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy.

AUDIENCE/SKILL LEVEL

This is an Advanced skill level course for Licensed Psychologists, Counselors, and Social Workers with 50+ hours of clinical hypnosis training & at least 3 years' experience using hypnosis in practice

PROGRAM AGENDA, SCHEDULE, AND HOURS

Day 1: Teaching Adult Learners & Delivering Effective Feedback

  • 12:00 – 12:20 PM ET | Define the role/responsibilities of a clinical hypnosis group facilitator
  • 12:20 – 1:00 PM ET | Review principles of adult learning and four types of learning styles
  • 1:00 – 1:30 PM ET | Explain procedures for teaching hypnosis and key observation skills
  • 1:30 – 1:45 PM ET | Break
  • 1:45 – 2:15 PM ET | Discuss strategies for delivering supportive and effective feedback
  • 2:15 – 3:45 PM ET | Role-play common learning mistakes and practice giving feedback
  • 3:45 – 4:00 PM ET | Review small group practice experiences and discuss takeaways
  • 4:00 – 4:30 PM ET | Plan, facilitate, and evaluate a small group practice session

Day 2: Demonstrating Competency in Teaching Hypnosis & Feedback Delivery

  • 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET | Discuss strategies for managing learner challenges & group dynamics
  • 1:00 – 1:45 PM ET | Practice Session 1 – Demonstrate a hypnotic induction and provide supportive, constructive feedback to small group participants
  • 1:45 – 2:00 PM ET | Break
  • 2:00 – 2:45 PM ET | Practice Session 2 – Continue refining hypnotic teaching and feedback skills
  • 2:45 – 3:00 PM ET | Review small group practice experiences and discuss areas for improvement
  • 3:00 – 3:45 PM ET | Practice Session 3 – Continue refining hypnotic teaching and feedback skills
  • 3:45 – 4:00 PM ET | Discuss key takeaways from small group practice experiences
  • 4:00 – 4:30 PM ET | Ethics, certification pathways, and professional development in clinical hypnosis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this program, you'll be better able to:

  1. Define the roles and responsibilities of a clinical hypnosis group facilitator.
  2. Explain at least two key concepts of adult learning.
  3. Identify four learning styles and describe how personal learning preferences influence teaching methods.
  4. Describe two critical elements of participant safety in training and explain their significance.
  5. Apply three core principles of effective feedback when coaching learners.
  6. Implement three strategies for managing challenging learners and group dynamics.
  7. Demonstrate competency in teaching a hypnotic induction within a small group setting.
  8. Demonstrate competency in delivering effective, supportive feedback in small group practice.
  9. Plan, facilitate, and evaluate a clinical hypnosis small group practice session

CE Information

You'll be eligible for 9 CEs after completing this program in its entirety, recognized by the following organizations. Partial credit is not available.

CE-Classes.com is the provider of CEs for this course. Certificates are awarded after completion of the course. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form. 

Licensed professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. See the section below for organizations who have approved CE-Classes.com to sponsor continuing education:

  • American Psychological Association. CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
  • Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider #852, BAP- Expires 3/31/2027.
  • South Carolina – CE-Classes.com is approved by the S.C. Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapist, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists (#4696).
  • The Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Courtney Armstrong, LPC/MHSP is a licensed professional counselor with 30 years’ experience who specializes in grief and trauma recovery. She is the Founder of the Institute for Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy which trains mental health professionals worldwide and developed a successful national hypnosis training program for the United States Veterans Health Administration in 2020 and has trained more than 400 healthcare providers in clinical hypnosis through that program over the last five years.

Courtney has been certified as an approved consultant in clinical hypnosis by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and served on their training and education committees. In addition, she was given the 2024 Presidential Award from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis for her innovative contributions in teaching hypnosis.

 Courtney is author of the books Rethinking Trauma Treatment: Attachment, Memory Reconsolidation and Resilience, The Therapeutic “Aha!” and Transforming Traumatic Grief, and has contributed to several professional publications.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Instructor Courtney Armstrong receives a royalty from W. W. Norton for sales of her books, but none of her books are required for this course. There is no known commercial support for this program or conflicts of interest for this course.

ADA ASSISTANCE

This workshop is held via the Zoom teleconference platform which is in compliance with the Americans Disabilities Act. Similarly our PPT slideshows and handouts are 508 compliant. Please contact our customer service representative Susan Lutin-Walters at 423-876-3490 if special accommodation is required.

CANCELLATION POLICY

If you need to cancel your registration before the class starts, please call 423-876-3490 or email courtney@courtneyarmstrong.net with your request. Cancellations received prior to March 14, 2025 will refunded tuition less a 10% processing fee. 

Cancellations will not be accepted after 3/14/25, but we may be able to offer partial credit towards a future course. 

 GRIEVANCES

The Institute for Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy seeks to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner. If you are unhappy with any aspect of this course, please email our customer service representative Susan Lutin-Walters at susanl-w@comcast.net with the written details of your grievance. Grievances will be replied to within 5-10 business days and will receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action to remedy the complaint and prevent further problems.