Welcome
This is your access page for all course materials, and welcome to the first day of a new freedom as a professional hypnotist – and welcome to H.P.T.I.!
In this short video, I will overview the components of the ICBCH Gold Level Hypnosis Certification Program. At H.P.T.I. we have adapted this program as our foundational course, because this is the course that has launched more hypnosis careers than perhaps any other online learning program. This means you will get both H.P.T.I. course credit and earn basic level ICBCH Hypnosis Certification.
THE H.P.T.I. Hypnosis 101 Course
This set of instructions will guide you through the process of organizing and completing the coursework If you have questions, email richard@subliminalscience.com or call (702) 418-3332. You can also post in our online forum at www.ICBCHGroup.com
Thank you for purchasing this 24-hour H.P.T.I. foundational training program, also known as the ICBCH Gold-Level Certification Program. By following all of the instructions carefully, you will have no difficulty accessing the information and resources available to you. Many others have taken this program and have found it to be a great starting point for learning, developing and utilizing clinical hypnosis.
You are expected to devote 10 hours per week to this course, and finish in 2-3 weeks. At H.P.T.I. we also offer a 300-hour comprehensive training program with the target of 10 hours of study per week on average.
We have many ways for you to connect and many resources available to you. Although this is a self-paced, self-study course, there are hundreds of other hypnotists ready to help you get the most out of this course and truly benefit from the information. We hope you will take advantage of these resources, which are outlined on this page.
The ICBCH provides this course, and H.P.T.I. offers advanced training that you can take after completing this course. We also provide many other training videos, classes and regional conventions to assist you in developing your skills as a hypnotist. Congratulations for making the decision to take this course. By following the simple steps, you will be on your way to success in both helping clients and feel the satisfaction of being able to hypnotize anyone.
– Dr. Richard Nongard, LMFT, Executive Director
Step 1
Download Course Textbook – Keys to the Mind by Dr. Richard Nongard
The textbook is “Keys to the Mind: How to Hypnotize Anyone and Practice Hypnosis Correctly” by Dr. Richard Nongard and Nathan Thomas. You may view this .pdf online, you can transfer it to an e-reader like the Kindle or iPad or you may print the pages and place them in a three-ring binder. We recommend printing it and using it as a resource. It is about 264 pages. You may also order a hard-copy of the book from our office or from Amazon.com.
Step 2
There are 32 videos (and 8 bonus videos) covering topics in the process of clinical hypnosis. You can view these videos as often as you desire, and you can come back to this page regularly to master the materials. To view the videos click the picture or link below:
32 Clinical Hypnosis Video Access Page
You may also access the videos on our server and download the videos from this link. We recommend this only if you have a slow internet connection: http://nongard.net/ICBCH2016/ (To view videos simply click the file, it will open in a new window. You can download the video once it is opened by right clicking and selecting “save as” once you open the file. Again, this is only recommended if you have a slow internet connection, you have unlimited access to the video above, so there is no reason to download other than for offline viewing.) All courses in the H.P.T.I. program have downloadable resources, although downloading is not required since you have ongoing streaming access to all courses as long as you have an internet connection.
Step 3
Download” Audio MP3 Contextual Skill Building Induction Practice
Listen at least once a day for ten days, practicing self-hypnosis and beginning to commit the script for induction to memory.
Step 4
Download: Sample Intake Form
Sample intake form. Adapt to your own needs and clients. This is the version Richard uses in his office.
Download: Informed Consent Form
This is an example form for “informed consent”. You are always advised to have written and signed permission to work with any clients.
Download: Nongard Assessment of Primary Representational Systems
Use the following quiz to find out if your client is operating primarily from a visual, auditory or kinesthetic representational system. This is information can be very valuable to you. For example, if you are trying to communicate or create a new induction for a new client, knowing their style can help guide the development of an induction that utilizes visualization, or auditory triggers, or feelings, to increase effectiveness. Matching representational systems of our clients is an effective tool for building rapport and overcoming resistance.
Suggestion Creation Worksheet
This worksheet is referred to in video 20, and focuses on helping you to create multiple suggestions in various primary representational systems.
Step 5
Download: Complete the NSRI Strengths & Resources Inventory Course
This course is a learning module designed to teach you how to use and administer the Nongard Strengths and Resources Inventory.
Step 6
Download: ICBCH National and State Law Guide
This document is a printable resource to discover your state law related to hypnosis.
Step 7
Download: ICBCH Hypnosis Script Library
Additional Scripts, Forms and Resources for the ICBCH Basic Hypnosis Certification Course This .pdf contains the following:
1.) A sample Hypnosis Script “Waterfall of Positive Emotion”
2.) A sample four-session hypnosis script for Weight Loss
3.) A Sample two-session hypnosis script for smoking cessation
4.) Sample forms used in clinical hypnosis
Step 8
Hypnotic Stress into Joy – Immersive Hypnosis
Hypnotic Methods for Improving Pre-Surgical Outcomes
Mindfulness Specific Practice Audio
Step 10 — contact us when you get to this step
Download: Required Course Documentation
To earn HPTI hours and ICBCH certification (and CE hours), you must complete the required documentation. Download this .pdf file and complete the requested materials and return to our office. You may return the materials to our office via fax, postal mail or by scanning the required documents and emailing them to us.
When you return these documents to us you will receive in return the following items:
2 Hour CE Certificate for Professional Ethics
2 Hour CE Certificate for Assessment in Clinical Hypnosis
20 Hour CE Certificate for the course “ICBCH Clinical Hypnotherapy Training Program”
You will also receive a certificate suitable for framing as either an ICBCH “Certified Hypnotist” You will also receive a certificate denoting a one-year complimentary membership in the ICBCH
Complete the following online quizzes:
Rather than a quiz for each element we have created an assignment that will hopefully become a resources to you.
The final exam for this course is completed online in a MS Word formatted document. Please write a brief essay on the modules listed above which you have completed. The essay should be 2-4 pages in length, and each should apply what you have learned to your own experience and/or the clients that you work with.
What we are really looking for, is you ability to identify key learnings and apply them to clients you wither currently or may be working with in the future. Discuss what ideas were most helpful to you and how you think they can be used.
For example, you could list 7 key concepts that were of interest to you and give an example of how they might be used. This is only one of many ways you could go about completing this assignment.
The real purpose is for you to create a set of notes that in the future you can refer to to help you know what is most important in the course to you.
You are required to submit this as one document, at the time of conclusion and at the time you submit the application below. We will not accept partial completion and we will not accept exam essays that are not accompanied by the ID and application form. You may either snail-mail the documents or scan and email them to our office: richard@subliminalscience.com