Course Coordinator: Greg Smith
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Email: gsmith@adelaide.edu.au
Location:Graduate Program in Counselling and Psychotherapy
School of Public Health
University of Adelaide
Level 9, AHMS Building
North Terrace
ADELAIDE SA 5000

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1	Have a greater understanding of the history of hypnosis, definitions, and understandings.
2	Have a greater knowledge in relation to the theoretical background and its evidence base.
3	Be able to critically appraise studies related to the clinical application of hypnosis.
4	Have a greater understanding of the mental health disorders and issues that may be treated with hypnosis, and appreciate the indications and contraindications for its use.
5	Have a greater understanding of the structure of a hypnotherapy session.
6	Have greater understanding of the various techniques and processes of hypnotherapy.
7	Be able to provide psycho-education to individuals regarding hypnosis.
8	Be able to guide another person through various types of induction, and relaxation and deepening techniques, as well as re-alerting procedures.
9	Be able to guide another person through direct and indirect suggestions, including metaphor.
10	Have increased knowledge the use of hypnotherapy for various issues in counselling (e.g. smoking cessation, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, and pain management).
11	Be familiar with a range of hypnosis resources, including available recordings and recording clinical sessions.
12	Have confidence to utilise the structure of a hypnotherapy session in practice, and work with selected issues in a counselling setting.
13	Appreciate the theory (including evidence-base) and application of hypnosis in practice, along with its strengths and limitations in practice.

Textbook: Yapko, M. (2012) Trancework: An introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis. Taylor and Francis, London.
 
Students will also be provided with other reading resources available through MyUni.

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All students enrolled in a postgraduate coursework program have access to a Postgraduate Coursework Student Centre on MyUni. This course is available on MyUni at www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/

Please check the website regularly as it may contain announcements that are relevant to your study in the course.

The course will comprise twelve 2-hour seminar/workshops. Seminar/workshops will involve a mixture of didactic, lecture style presentations, small group exercises and experiential skills training.

The course comprises of 12 x 2 hour workshops/seminars.

Review of prior understandings of hypnosis. History of hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Myths and preconceptions. What hypnosis is and is not. The importance of addressing misconceptions. Contra-indications for use of hypnosis.

Hypnosis, trance states more generally and other altered states of consciousness. Meditation and relaxation and how they link with hypnosis. Hypnotic phenomena.

Self-hypnosis – practice and teaching.

Guided imagery.Self-hypnosis and guided imagery.

Direct and metaphoric communication in hypnosis.

Traditional induction techniques.

Traditional induction techniques and applications to common presenting problems.

Use of metaphor and indirect suggestion.

Practical applications.

Leading exponents and new developments in hypnotherapy. 

Further practice and exploration of areas of class interest.

Review, extending and consolidating.

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Course participation 10%, Journal (Skills Practice and Critical Reflections) 30%, Online Quiz 30%, Essay 30%.

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Class Participation 10%
In accordance with both university policy and the group norms identified in class.

Journal 30%
Journal recording the practice of self-hypnosis and hypnosis exercises and critical reflection upon these exercises and skills applications.

On-line quiz 30%
Multiple choice and short answer questions.

Essay 30%
Exploration of the application of hypnosis in the treatment of specific presenting conditions.

Extensions
All extensions for assignments must be requested, at the latest, by the last working day before the due date of submission.   Extensions will generally be granted only on medical or genuine compassionate grounds. Supporting documentation must be  provided at the time a student requests an extension. Without documentation, extensions will not be granted. Late requests for  extension will neither be accepted nor acknowledged.

Only the Course Co-ordinator(s) may grant extensions.

Supporting documentation will be required when requesting an extension. Examples of documents that are acceptable include: a  medical certificate that specifies dates of incapacity, a police report (in the case of lost computers, car & household theft etc.), a  letter from a Student Counsellor, Education and Welfare Officer (EWO) or Disability Liaison Officer that provides an assessment of  compassionate circumstances, or a letter from an independent external counsellor or appropriate professional able to verify
the student’s situation. The length of any extension granted will take into account the period and severity of any incapacity or impact on the student. Extensions of more than 10 days will not be granted except in exceptional circumstances.

Late submission
Marks will be deducted when assignments for which no extension has been granted are handed in late.

All assignments, including those handed in late, will be assessed on their merits. In the case of late assignments where no  extension has been granted, 5 percentage points of the total marks possible per day will be deducted. If an assignment that is 2  days late is awarded 65% on its merits, the mark will then be reduced by 10% (5% per day for 2 days) to 55%. If that same  assignment is 4 days late, the mark will be reduced by 20% (5% per day for 4 days) to 45%, and so on.

The School of Public Health reserves the right to refuse to accept an assignment that is more than 7 days late.

Assignments submitted after the due date may not be graded in time to be returned on the listed return dates.

Students submitting examinable written work who request (and receive) an extension that takes them beyond the examination  period are advised that there is no guarantee that their grades will be processed in time to meet usual University deadlines.
 
Resubmission
If a student is dissatisfied with an assessment grade they should follow the Student Grievance Resolution Process 
<https://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/grievance/process/>. Students who are not satisfied with a particular assessment result should raise their concerns with Course Co-ordinator(s) in the first instance. This must be done within 10 business days of the date of notification of the result. Resubmission of any assignment is subject to the agreement of the Course Co-ordinator(s) and will only be permitted for the most compelling of reasons.