The Greater Philadelphia Society
of Clinical Hypnosis
A Component Section of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis


MEETING: WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2008

7.30 pm to 9.30 pm (see schedule below)
2 CE Credits for Psychologists and ASCH Certification/Re-certification

ROXBOROUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (RMH), WOLCOFF AUDITORIUM
5800 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (directions below)

THE USE OF POST HYPNOTIC SUGGESTIONS:
ENHANCING TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS BEYOND THE THERAPY ROOM.

Presenter:  Robert Schwarz, Psy.D.


Faculty | Objectives | Schedule | Directions

Workshop Description:

The benefits of hypnosis and psychotherapy are minimal if patients cannot transfer their new experiences and skills into their lives outside of the therapy room.  In this workshop Dr. Schwarz will present an overarching framework and specific strategies for the use of posthypnotic suggestions, self image thinking protocol, and out-of-trance discourses with patients that link new resources to previously problematic contexts. These strategies create automatic and organic shifts in behavior and meaning making. 
Take a moment and imagine yourself coming to this training; and then either because you learned something new or because you renewed your connection to what you already know, see yourself being more effective at giving posthypnotic suggestions to your patients.  

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify the 5 steps of the Barber 5-step posthypnotic suggestion protocol
  2. Describe the 3 steps of the basic Self Image thinking protocol
  3. Describe at least one way to use hypnotically informed questions to weave changes in a patient's identity, meaning making, and expectation set in previously problematic contexts
Program Schedule:
  • 7.15 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. Registration
  • 7.30 p.m. – 9.15 p.m. Presentation
  • 9.15 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Q&A, Evaluations
Robert Schwarz, PsyD, is the author of Tools for Transforming Trauma.  He was the organizer of the Four Eastern Conferences on Ericksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy.  He is on the board of directors of the association of comprehensive energy psychology.  His specialties include PTSD and trauma, couples work, behavioral medicine and integrating hypnosis with energy psychology. Dr. Schwarz is in Private Practice in Haverford, Pa.  He is an ASCH Approved Consultant and has practiced and taught hypnosis for over twenty years.

Mark Your Calendars:   

Saturday, April 12, 2008, 9am-4.30pm.: Elgan Baker, PhD: Applications of Hypnosis in the Treatment of Structural Pathology
Wednesday, May 21, 2008: Complimentary Dinner for members and guests; Presentation: Catherine Fine, PhD/Linda Young, MD: Sexual Dysfunction and Dissociative Disorders


Target Audience: This program will be of interest to health care professionals such as physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, marriage and family therapists, and social workers who are interested in providing effective and responsible hypnosis treatment.

Psychology Continuing Education: Margolis Berman Byrne Health Psychology, P.C. (MBB) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  MBB maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Clinical Social Worker, Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist Continuing Education: As an APA –approved course, the awarded 2 CE credits for full attendance may be submitted to the PA State Board of Social Workers, Professional Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists. For questions, call the State Board at 717-783-1389

ASCH Credit:
This 2 CE workshop is approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and as such is applicable toward membership in the Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis (GPSCH), The ASCH, The Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH), and toward ASCH certification requirements.

Credit Certificates: There is no charge for those who wish to obtain ASCH certification or re-certification of CE hours.  For those who wish to obtain CE credits, the fee is $20 for GPSCH members and $40 for non-members (check payable to GPSCH). There is no advance registration, and you must pay for the CE credits on-site. Upon signing the on-site Registration Form, it is understood that you have read and accepted the Acknowledgement and Release. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided upon completion of the presentation. No credit is awarded for partial attendance.

Special Needs:The Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis and Margolis Berman Byrne Health Psychology, P.C. are committed to providing access and support to persons with special needs who wish to participate in the programs we sponsor. If you have any questions, or if you require reasonable accommodations for a disability in order to participate fully in this continuing education activity, please call Subha Robinson, GPSCH Administrative Director, in advance at 610-527-3710 or e-mail gpschsubharobinson@comcast.net

Directions to Roxborough Memorial Hospital

From the Main Line / Valley Forge Area: Take the Schuylkill Expressway (1-76) east bound. Exit at the Belmont Exit (Exit 338). Turn left at the bottom of the ramp and cross the Schuylkill River. Go up Green Lane to the top of the hill. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Ridge Avenue. The hospital is just past the third traffic light (about 6 blocks). Turn left past Roxborough onto Jamestown Street. The parking lot is on the right.

From Center City: Take the Schuylkill Expressway (1-76) west to Exit 340 A (Lincoln Drive-Kelly Drive). Stay in the right lane and take the ramp leading to Ridge Avenue West. The hospital is on the right side of Ridge Avenue, five traffic lights after exiting 1-76.

From Northeast Philadelphia: Take Route 1 South to the Ridge Avenue exit. Turn right and follow Ridge Avenue for five traffic lights. The hospital is on the right side of Ridge Avenue after the Walnut Lane intersection.

From North Philadelphia: Take Broad Street to Roosevelt Blvd. and follow the same directions as “From Northeast Philadelphia.”

From Mount Airy: Take Washington Lane to Wayne Avenue. Turn left onto Wayne Avenue. Follow to Walnut Lane. Turn right onto Walnut Lane and drive about three miles (over Wissahickon Avenue and Henry Avenue) to Ridge Avenue. Turn right onto Ridge Avenue. The hospital is one-half block up Ridge Avenue.

Parking is in the hospital parking lot on Jamestown Street, and it costs $1.00 (paper or coin operated machine, for unlimited duration). Street parking is limited but free. We will meet in the Wolcoff Auditorium, a separate building (pink-red brick) on the hospital campus. It is just a short walk from the parking lot along the service drive.

In the event of inclement weather, call the Roxborough Hospital switchboard at 215-483-9900 to confirm whether this meeting has been postponed or cancelled; we will also send a notice via e-mail.