MPY676 Clinical Use of Hypnosis (2 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): MPY722 , MPY724   
This class provides an introduction to foundational concepts of hypnosis, addresses misconceptions about hypnosis, and reviews common clinical applications of hypnosis in psychotherapy.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify and demonstrate strategies and techniques for facilitating a hypnotic trance state, facilitating an intensification of a trance state, and appropriately reorienting a client from a trance state.
2. Describe clinical conditions in which hypnotic strategies might be successfully utilized and conditions where hypnotic strategies might be contraindicated.
3. Evaluate ethical and multicultural considerations related to the use of hypnosis in clinical practice.