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NATIONAL GUILD OF HYPNOTISTS
HYPNOTISM / HYPNOTHERAPY CERTIFICATION TRAINING

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Prerequisite Reading Assignment
Read 1 through 4 and Answer Questions Before First Day of Level I Class
Level I Homework Assignments (Requires NGH Level I Manual)
Forms to Help You Get Started
Additional Inductions
Additional Scripts
Complete 6-Hour Workshop
Driving Directions to North Shore Hypnosis
Resources
Professional Liability Insurance for Certified Hypnotists
Space Rental in Manhattan & Long Island
Recording Supplies and Equipment

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PREQUISITE READING
TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE FIRST DAY OF LEVEL I TRAINING:

1a) Read "The History of Hypnosis"
1b) Answer the questions at the bottom of the page (due before the first day of class)

2a) Read "The History of the National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc."
2b) Answer the questions at the bottom of the page (due before the first day of class)

3a) Read "The American Medical Association & Hypnosis"
3b) Answer the questions at the bottom of the page (due before the first day of class)

4a) Read "The NGH Annual Membership Requirements"
4b) Answer the questions at the bottom of the page (due before the first day of class)

5a) Get familiar with the language of hypnosis. Read the Glossary of Hypnosis and NLP Terms.
5b) Compose a few paragraphs using ten of the words or phrases in the glossary. (It can be about why you are interested in hypnosis or how you plan to utilize your training, etc.)

LEVEL I - HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:

Level I - Homework Assignments: (Using the Level I training manual and materials)
Please take these assignments seriously and devote the time necessary to complete them in a professional way.

1)    Practice every induction in your materials (book and appendix) as many times as you can.
      (with friends, family, colleagues, or in the mirror, etc.)
       Write a paragraph or two about your experience with each induction procedure.

2) Obtain or at least design business cards for yourself that include "Certified Hypnotist".
(if you are not ready to purchase cards, design the layout). You might want to check out www.vistaprint.com

3) Listen Richard Harte's audio tape. Write a brief synopsis.

4) Watch the NGH video. Write a brief synopsis.

5) Watch the Marketing video and Read the Mega Marketing manual. (The video tape is of very poor technical quality)
Describe in writing how, when, and where you are going to make use of some of the techniques.

6) Reread the ethical section at the back of the book.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE NGH ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE!

7) Submit an audio tape or CD of yourself doing one hypnotic induction with suggestions. (choose from any of the inductions, include suggestions for change (weight, stress, or smoking)

8) Organize scripts, inductions, forms, etc. (create files, folders or loose leaf binders for materials for each application for hypnosis)

9) Read the booklet, “Understanding Psychology” by John Hughes, and in your own words:

a) List and briefly describe the 6 therapists on page 8

b) List and briefly explain the kinds of 9 disorders on pages 10 through 15

c) List and briefly explain the 9 therapeutic approaches on pages 15 through 21

10) Develop a preliminary business/marketing plan. Put it in writing and be prepared to discuss it in class.

Consider the Following:

Compile a list of start up costs.
How much will you charge?
Where will you work?
Where will you look for office space or decide on a suitable place for you to see clients
Develop a web site - Two good web development resources to check out:
www.networksolutions.com or www.bravenet.com
Start helping people stop Smoking, Reduce their Weight, and Relieve Stress
Research cost of Newspaper ads, local papers, yellow pages -- local radio? -
How will reinforce your sessions? (with self hypnosis, recorded tapes or CDs or both)
You can purchase audio or computer supplies at www.camaudio.com Check out Sam Ash store.
Start developing workshops and seminars –
Find your best deal for a business phone line (toll free number?)
Acquire the capability to accept credit cards payments
Research and/or purchase office supplies or furnishings
Research Advertising – Flyers, Post Cards, print ads
Attend NGH chapter meetings
Attend additional training and workshops
Keep current with reading and research

EXTRA INDUCTIONS, SCRIPTS AND FORMS:

Inductions:
Neuromuscular Progressive Relaxation
Theodore X. Barber's Mystical Induction
Progressive Relaxation (Shorter)
Progressive Relaxation Induction (Shortest)

Scripts*:
Chevreul's Pendulum Experiment (A demonstration of the power of focus as well as the mind/body connection)
Weight Reduction (Use with Weight Reduction Program Form)
One Session Smoking Cessation Induction and Script
One Session Stop Smoking (Aversion Technique) (Useful in the event a client resumes smoking after hypnosis)
Auto-suggestion/Self Hypnosis Reinforcement & Encouragement Script
Overcoming Fear Script(s) - Meant to be used over several sessions
Improving Learning and Memory Skills - Induction and Scripts

*Many more inductions and scripts will follow in email word doc files by email after certification.

Forms:
Client History Form
Client Bill Of Rights
Client Bil Of Rights - (for use only at clinical practice)
Responses to Progressive Relaxation Induction (Test)
Trance Ratification / Depth Testing
Stop Smoking Questionnaire
Benefits of Being a Non Smoker Form
Session Record
Overcome Feary Program
CTASS fORM
Weight Reduction Program Form
Improving Learning and Memory Skills Program

Complete 6-Hour Workshop - (A Template)
Any Workshop (Adaptable to any topic you wish to teach with self hypnosis as the core of the program)

Driving Directions to North Shore Hypnosis - 7 Rochelle Lane, Northport, NY 11768:
Call if you have any problems - 631-757-7647

From the major parkways:
You can take either the Southern State Parkway, the Northern Parkway to 45N or the Long Island Expressway (LIE) to Exit 53N Sunken Meadow Parkway (North).
Take Sunken Meadow Parkway North to Exit SM4W - Pulaski Road West.
Take Pulaski Road to the first traffic light and turn right onto Bread & Cheese Hollow Road.
Take Bread & Cheese Hollow Road two blocks to Rochelle Lane (turn right).
The office is located in the first house on the left (7 Rochelle Lane).
Walk around the left side toward the back where you will see a door marked 'Office'.
Come on into the waiting room.

From the LIRR Station in Northport (give these directions to the taxi driver):
Turn right on to Larkfield Road (traveling south) to the street light at Pulaski Road, turn left on Pulaski Road and travel east for a few miles. Shortly after you pass a big white sign that says "Richters Orchard" (it is on the left hand side of the road) you will come to Bread and Cheese Hollow Road, (traffic light). Turn left on Bread and Cheese Hollow Road, go two blocks to Rochelle Lane and make a right. The office is located in the first house on the left (7 Rochelle Lane).

Taxi Services:
Orange & White Taxi Service - 631-271-3600

Lindy's Taxi Service - 631-265-2500

Professional Resources:
Professional Liability Insurance for Hypnotists and Hypnotherapists
Click here: American Professional Agency
http://www.americanprofessional.com/hypnotism/index.htm

Space Rental for Your Session in Manhattan & Long Island:

TRS. INC. PROFESSIONAL SUITE "THE RIGHT SPACE" - For private offices, conference/workshop rooms. Available by the hour. Seven days. Massage tables for body workers. Modern, Clean, A/C, indoor waterfall, much more. Our thirteenth year in helping you build your practice/business. 44 E. 32nd St., 11th Fl., Midtown. (212) 685-2848.

RENTAL SPACE AVAILABLE- For workshops, meetings, support groups. Very reasonable rates. Near major highways. Call for more info (631) 493-3431.

Furnished office space for bodyworkers 212 255-8038. In Union Square.
Monday through Friday from 6 pm and Friday and Saturday all day

Riverside Church’s Wellness Center 212-870-6758, www.theriversidechurchny.org
Space rental, low-cost and sliding-scale fee classes and holistic services including meditation, acupuncture clinic, bodywork clinic, support groups, yoga, chi gong.

September Space 520 8th Ave. @ 36th St., 20th Floor 212.594.4401, www.septemberspace.org

Source of Life Conference Center. 22 West 34th St., 5th Floor 212-244-5888

IM School of Healing Arts, 122 West 26 St. (nr. 6th Ave.), 8th flr., NYC 10001, 212-741-8159, www.IMSchool.com, for workshops, classes, large groups and small sessions.

Recording Resources:

For professional looking reinforcement tapes: A great place to purchase all your recording supplies (like tapes, CDs, Labels, Cases, etc. by mail is: CAM Audio Inc. http://www.camaudio.com/
You can also call for their catalog of products toll free at 800-527-3458.

If and when you decide to create tapes for sale, a great local place to purchase recording equipment is: Sam Ash. Contact them for the location nearest you. http://www.samash.com/home

CAROL DENICKER, MEMBER
BOARD CERTIFIED HYPNOTIST
NGH INSTRUCTOR, ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER
CERTIFIED HYPNOBIRTHING® EDUCATOR
PRESIDENT, LI-NGH

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888-828-4934 631-757-7647

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