Hypnosis in Childbirth Work Shop- London & Cardiff (Dates to be confirmed)

The BST Foundation is pleased to offer a two-day workshop in Clinical Hypnosis for Childbirth as part of its ongoing continual professional development (CPD) programme in hypnotherapy. This course gives hypnotherapy practitioners additional skills and knowledge to work with women and their partners by helping them to manage the experience of pregnancy.

Our two-day workshop is designed for those who are already qualified to Diploma level, or who are pursuing training to Diploma level with the BST Foundation. Suitability of applicants with qualifications from other training organisations will be assessed on an individual basis. Successful completion of the course will lead to the award of a Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis for Childbirth. Current BST Foundation students who successfully complete their Diploma studies will then also be entitled to use these skills and qualification in aspects of their own practice.

This is a non-examined programme and credits are awarded for information acquired during the course that will contribute to the Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis for Childbirth being awarded. Students will receive their certificate at the end of the course. The workshop will be held over two separate Saturdays (see booking form) and will be held at the BST Foundations usual training venues.

Hypnosis in Child Birth Course Outline - (London)

• Introduction to the use of hypnotherapy in childbirth
• The role of the hypnotherapist in working alongside medical services
• Current medical services, choices and interventions
• Stages of pregnancy and childbirth
• Mind Body childbirth techniques
• Dealing with fears in pregnancy and childbirth
• Use of Language
• Primal instincts, animals and human childbirth
• The role of baby, mother and birthing partner
• Relaxation techniques

This course will be delivered by Lorna Damiani, a practising hypnotherapist, graduate of the BSc Honours Degree course in Clinical Hypnosis and a qualified Hypnobirthing Teacher Trainer. The growing public interest in hypnosis for childbirth, underscores the efficacy of Hypnobirthing as an aid to help improve the birthing experience for mothers and babies.

Hypnosis in Child Birth Course Outline - (Cardiff )

Our two-day workshop is designed for those who are already qualified to Diploma level, or who are pursuing training to Diploma level with the BST Foundation. Suitability of applicants with qualifications from other training organisations will be assessed on an individual basis. Successful completion of the course will lead to the award of a Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis for Childbirth. Current BST Foundation students who successfully complete their Diploma studies will then also be entitled to use these skills and qualification in aspects of their own practice.

• Understand the fear-tension-pain cycle in labour and birth
• Explain to clients why pain is not a necessary accompaniment of birth
• Teach clients self hypnosis for a more comfortable labour and birth
• Learn solution focused language and teach clients
• Understand how breathing correctly can help in labour and birth
• Use hypnosis to turn a Breech presenting baby ready for labour
• Help clients resolve other pregnancy issues such as morning sickness
• Give post-natal hypnotherapy support for new parents.

This course for hypnosis in child birth will be presented in Cardiff. The work shop will be delivered by Carolyn Arnold with a modified syllabus for the BST Foundation that reflects her professional experience.  Carolyn herself utilised hypnosis very successfully when her pregancy escalated her own terror of hospitals and birth.  Wanting to help others experience the positive effects of hypnosis as it related to pregnancy, Carolyn retrained as a clinical hypnotherapist with the BST Foundation in Cardiff (successfully completing Levels 1, 2 & 3). She also undertook specialist training and is a qualified HypnoBirthing® and HypnoBirthing® Fertility practitioner. Further advanced training led her to specialise in hypnotherapy for all stages of the pregnancy life cycle. 

Carolyn has been featured in the press for her work in this area (follow this link):

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/health-and-beauty-in-wales/2010/04/18/mum-finds-a-natural-born-chiller-91466-26264944/

The use of hypnosis for childbirth is extremely topical at the moment (follow this link to a BBC report on Hypnobirthing from May 2011).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13451452

This is a non-examined programme and credits are awarded for information acquired during the course that will contribute to the Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis for Childbirth being awarded. Students will receive their certificate at the end of the course. The workshop will be held over two separate Saturdays (see booking form) and will be held at the BST Foundations usual training venues.

If you would like to pay the full course fee by credit card please call the Foundation on 020 8946 1432 and complete the application form which must also be returned to the Foundation. All other cheque payments should accompany the booking form upon application for the course.