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BSc (Hons) in Clinical Hypnosis

We are delighted to announce that St Mary’s University College (psychology department) has joined in collaboration with the BST Foundation to provide the first recognised Diploma of Higher Education & BSc (Hons) Degree in Clinical Hypnosis in the UK.

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Post Graduate Courses

After completing the under graduate programme there are also opportunities for suitable students to progress to post graduate qualifications including PhD in Clinical Hypnosis.

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News Flash! BSc Hons in Clinical Hypnosis

We are delighted to announce that St Mary’s University College (psychology department) has joined in collaboration with the BST Foundation to provide the first Diploma of Higher Education in Clinical Hypnosis thereby allowing students to gain an accredited university qualification through vocational training.

St Mary's University College and the BST Foundationin collaboration is the first academic establishment in the UK to offer a BSc (Hons.) Degree in Clinical Hypnosis & Diploma of Higher Education. The BSc (Hons.) Clinical Hypnosis Degree is the only university college awarded qualification of its type in Clinical Hypnosis available the UK. The BSc (Hons.) in Clinical Hypnosis builds upon the DipHE in Clinical Hypnosis with one further year of part time study.


The DipHE in Clinical Hypnosis is the first recognised undergraduate qualification in clinical hypnosis in the UK. It is therefore,will be the "gold standard" training programme for all those interested in studying hypnosis and becoming a clinical hypnotherapist. The DipHE in Clinical Hypnosis is a highly vocational training programme providing students with a university academic qualification. It is a part time, flexible course which allows you to continue working whilst obtaining a recognised qualification.


Springboard to a degree

The course has been specifically designed to enable students to progress their studies further and where appropriate to obtain a degree in psychology. Upon successful completion of the DipHE in Clinical Hypnosis students are eligible to enter the British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited Psychology degree programme at St Mary’s University College at Level 2. This means that with only a further 2 years study students will also hold a BPS accredited Psychology degree.

In other instances students can normally convert a higher education diploma to a degree with one extra year of study. This makes the DipHE an attractive alternative route to obtaining a degree which may be more appropriate for individuals returning to education as it allows you to study part time initially before entering full time education.

Currently practising or Previously Trained Hypnotherapists

It is therefore important to be able to offer currently practicing and trained hypnotherapists the opportunity to acquire a formal academic qualification in hypnosis through completing the Diploma. As recognition of practicing hypnotherapists’ prior learning, students proficient in hypnosis and those who can demonstrate a sufficient level of experience will be accepted onto Level 2 of the Diploma of Higher Education, therefore obtaining an academic qualification in hypnosis through one year of study.

Module Structure

A Diploma of Higher Education represents 240 academic credits. Over the course of two years you will complete 8 modules each representing 30 credits. Four modules are taught each year over two semesters. The programme will commence in September 2009, please contact the Foundation for further information or click here University Accreditation - Diploma of Higher Education

Research News 2007

The positive use of hypnosis in the treatment of breast cancer. Please click to read hypnosis and breast cancer article- Published in  the Daily Telegraph



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As of December, 2004 there are more than 5,000 clinical research
studies having to do with hypnosis and its benefits currently being
conducted worldwide? (According to: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/)


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As of December 15, 2004 results from more than 3,000 clinical
research studies are available showing positive benefits from hypnosis?
(According to: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/)


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According to studies done at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience,
University College London, suggestions given in a hypnotic state, even once,
can produce actions in human beings that are the same type of actions that
would have resulted from more long-term conditioning and practice.

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In a research study on Self-hypnosis for relapse prevention training with chronic drug/alcohol users, (Am J Clin Hypn. 2004 Apr;46(4):281-97), individuals who played self-hypnosis audiotapes "at least 3 to 5 times a week," at 7-week follow-up, reported the highest levels of self-esteem and serenity, and the least anger/impulsivity, in comparison to the minimal-practice and control groups.


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In a research study done with 60 college student volunteers (Spring of 2004 at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona), using hypnosis with ego-enhancement suggestions showed "significantly dramatic effects" in brain-wave patterns, subjective sense of self-confidence, and test scores.


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Research using positron emission tomography (PET) scans, shows that hypnosis might alleviate pain by decreasing the activity of brain areas involved in the experience of suffering. Scientists have found that hypnosis reduced the activity of the anterior cingulate cortex, an area known to be involved in pain, but did not affect the activity of the somatosensory cortex, where the sensations of pain are processed.


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Clinical trials of therapeutic hypnosis confirm its potential benefits. Christina Liossi, a psychologist at the University of Wales in Swansea, recently conducted a study of 80 cancer patients aged 6 to 16. She found that those under hypnosis experienced far less pain during treatments than control children, who simply talked to the researchers normally.


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According to published results of clinical studies (Am J Clin Hypn. 2004 Apr), the use of hypnosis facilitates a more uncomplicated birth process. In a separate research study done by University of Florida counseling psychologist Paul Schauble, it was also found that women who learn hypnosis before delivering babies suffer fewer complications, need less medication and are more likely to have healthier babies than are women without hypnosis. Schauble's first study involved adolescents getting prenatal care at a public health clinic. A group of 20 patients who received hypnosis preparation were compared with 20 who were given supportive counseling and 20 patients in a control group who received only the standard prenatal care. None of the women who received hypnosis required surgical intervention in their deliveries, compared with 12 in the supportive counseling group and eight in the control group, he said. "Patients who are prepared for labor and delivery in hypnosis are more likely to absorb and benefit from information because they are in a relaxed, highly focused state," he said.


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In an ongoing pilot study being done by University of Florida counseling psychologist Paul Schauble, preliminary results show hypnotized patients with hypertension are more easily able to make lifestyle improvements that can lower blood pressure.


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A study being done by a team of University of Florida researchers is finding that learning self-hypnosis gives a patient greater control over the stress, anxiety and pain of medical operations and childbirth, overall. "Training patients in hypnosis prior to undergoing surgery is a way of helping them develop a sense of control over their stress, discomfort and anxiety," says Dr. Paul Schauble, psychologist. "It also helps them better understand what they can do to bring about a more satisfying and rapid recovery." He also said, "We've found, in working with individual patients, that they often feel literally stripped of control when they go into the hospital. The surgeon may do a good job of explaining the surgery, but patients' anxiety may make it difficult for them to absorb or comprehend. This can result in undue apprehension that can create complications or prolonged recovery."


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"Children make excellent subjects for hypnosis because they spend more time using their

imaginations," says Florida counseling psychologist Paul Schauble. "But with practice most adults can learn how to enter into a therapeutic hypnotic state quite easily as well."


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In 1998 Henry Szechtman of McMaster University in Ontario and his co-workers used PET to image the brain activity of hypnotized subjects who were invited to imagine a scenario in which they were listening to someone speaking to them, and who then actually experienced a scenario in which they were listening to someone speaking to them. The researchers noted that the act of imagining a sound, called hallucinating a sound, was experienced exactly the same as real hearing, both being experienced as coming from an external source.


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18 separate studies found that patients who received cognitive
behavioral therapy plus hypnosis for disorders such as obesity,
insomnia, anxiety and hypertension showed greater improvement
than 70 percent of the patients who received psychotherapy alone.


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