Accreditation
UNITED KINGDOM CLINICAL & STRATEGIC HYPNOSIS EXAMINATION
BOARD
The UK Clinical
& Strategic Hypnosis Examination Board is an independent
body that sets the criteria for the diploma course and
invigilates the final examinations. Because the examination
board is responsible for awarding the diploma, it regularly
assesses the teaching standards and course content, which
serves to regulate the clinical hypnosis diploma course.
The board of examiners ensures that students are evaluated
without bias and that the highest ethical standards are
maintained. In order to ensure a balanced evaluation of
each student the board is composed of mixed professional
disciplines and includes psychiatrists, medical practitioners,
psychologists and other healthcare professionals.
In addition the BST Foundation's Clinical Hypnosis Course
has been acknowledged as a favorable prior learning credit
by a number of eminent universities for various psychology
and aligned degree programmes, therefore providing a practical
educational qualification. The Foundations clinical hypnosis
course has also been recognised for Continued Professional
Development approval from a range of governing bodies.
This has allowed psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists
and counsellors to use their training to contribute towards
their individual CPD requirements. Mental health care
professionals should contact their own CPD organising
body for eligibility.
The BST Foundation's
clinical hypnotherapy training programme has been mapped
to the Skills for Health (SfH) National Occupational Standards
(NOS) for hypnptherapy. SfH is the Sector Skills Council
(SSC) for the UK health sector. The 25 Sector Skills Councils
which make up the Skills for
Business Network are licensed by the Secretary of State
for Education and Skills in consultation with Ministers
in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Sector Skills
Councils are supported and monitored by the Sector Skills
Development Agency.
http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/page
At the present
time there is no legislation covering training standards
of qualifications for hypnotherapists. It is essential
that students should give consideration to these matters
before deciding on their prospective training. The BST
Foundation is actively seeking new legislation.
As a president
for ethical practice and standards the BST foundation
is an organisational member of the British Association
of Counselling and Psychotherapy, The Society of Brief
Strategic Clinical Hypnotherapists and Organisational
Friend of the Foundation for Intergrative Medicine. The
Foundation has also been a training provider to a number
of NHS Trusts.
THE GENERAL
HYPNOTHERAPY STANDARDS COUNCIL
The Practitioner Diploma in Clinical
Hypnosis has been assessed and validated at a practitioner
level by The General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (UK).
Graduates from this course are also eligible for professional
registration with THe General Hypnotherapy Register (the
GCH,s Registering Agency), together with the acquisition
of the industry-bases award- The General Qualification
in Hypnotherapy Practice (GQHP).
THE SOCIETY
OF BRIEF STRATEGIC CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPISTS
On successful completion of the
Foundation’s hypnosis practitioner examination, graduates
are invited to become a member of the Society of Brief
Strategic Clinical Hypnotherapists. Members will then
be entitled to use the designating letters MSBST and may
use the association advice hotline for professional information
and support. Full members will be placed on the Societies
public register of qualified hypnotherapists and will
regularly receive information relevant to their specialist
field including CPD training seminars,meetings and associated
full membership privileges.
Society
of Brief Strategic Clinical Hypnotherapists.
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