Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (B.C. Division)

Level 1 Schedule

February 21 & 22, 2026

DAY 1: Saturday, February 21st, 2026

  • Introduction of the Faculty and to the CSCH (BC Division); What to Expect from this Course
  • Group Induction (For ease of absorption, learning and practice)
  • Definition and Features of Hypnosis
  • Dissociation
  • Hypnosis: Myths and Facts
  • History of Hypnosis
  • Hypnosis as Communication
  • The Essential Elements of Hypnosis, Engaging and Building Rapport
  • Inductions – Breathing & Magnetic Fingers
  • Demonstration – with Breathing and Reversal

BREAK 15 MIN 10:45 TO 11:00 AM

  • Practice 1 – Breath Induction and Reversal
  • Demonstration: Magnetic Fingers, Breath Intensification and Reorientation
  • Practice 2 – Magnetic Fingers Induction and Reorient
  • Discussion – Q & A
  • Preferred Sensory Modality
  • Practice 3 in pairs

LUNCH BREAK 30 min 12:30 to 1:00 pm

  • Therapeutic work: The Impact of Suggestions
  • Language of Invitation: Connectors, Flow and Pacing
  • Demonstration: Ego Strengthening with Suggestions to Relieve Anxiety
  • Practice 4 – full sequence

BREAK 15 MIN 2:30 to 2:45 pm

  • Hypnotic suggestions and Post-hypnotic Suggestions: Phrasing & Placement
  • Video of Favourite Place with Post-Hypnotic Suggestions
  • Practice 5: Full hypnotic Process with Post-Hypnotic Suggestions
  • Discussion and Problem-solving
  • Discussion on Imagery, Metaphor and Suggestion Repetition
  • Self-Hypnosis with a demonstration
  • Practice 6: Teaching Self-Hypnosis

 

DAY 2:  Sunday, February 22>sup>nd, 2025

  • Welcome Back: Your Questions Answered
  • Group Induction
  • Neuroplasticity
  • Introducing Hypnosis to Your Patients/Clients and Managing Myths
  • Practices 7 & 8: Explaining Neuroplasticity and Introducing Hypnosis to Patients/Clients
  • Pacing and leading:  Engaging and Providing Direction for the Session
  • Language of Invitation vs Language of Prescription

BREAK 15 MIN 10:45 TO 11:00 AM

  • Group Demonstration: Invitation vs Prescriptive Language Applied to the Favourite Place Experience
  • Group Discussion Underscoring Key Elements of Invitational Language Dissociation and Multisensory Suggestions
  • Practice 10: Favourite Place with Sensory Images

LUNCH BREAK  30 min 12:30 to 1:00 pm

CONCURRENT LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 TOPICS (CHOOSE ONE):

  1. The Synergy of Mindfulness and Clinical Hypnosis (Davidicus Wong)
  2. Rapid Access Hypnosis in Healthcare Settings (Lance Rucker, Saul Pilar, Reza Nouri)

BREAK 15 MIN 2:30 to 2:45 pm

CONCURRENT LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 TOPICS (CHOOSE ONE):

  1. Hypnosis for Chldren and Teens: Often Easier Than With Adults (Leora Kuttner)
  2. Hypnosis, The Language of Attention: Utilizing Informal Inductions (James Stabler, Shelley Ugyan)

Ethics and Hypnosis
Group Discussion