A Personalised Induction Will Always Be More Effective

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Assignment 2 “A personalised induction will always be more effective”. Discuss. Base your answer on theoretical concepts and techniques presented in class In this essay I am going to discuss whether “a personalised induction will always be more effective”. As there are different types of treatment used in many different ways. I will discuss the options and present the cases in full to show the varying views on the different types of induction. The alternative to a personalised induction is a generic one. I don’t believe it is always wise or possible to use a personalised induction, but I don’t believe a generic induction is always the answer either. This can also be dependent on the beliefs of the therapist on many things such as: whether they believe it is more beneficial to use personalised inductions or generic ones in their treatment of clients, whether or not it’s beneficial for the client and whether it’s the appropriate induction to apply. The most obvious argument against a personalised induction is for group hypnosis, as you could not possibly personalise an induction to include everyone in the group, even if everyone has similar personalities and are there for help with similar issues, they will all have different likes and dislikes so it would be near impossible. It would also be near impossible to personalise inductions if it is for a recorded session for the general public as a self-help, self-hypnosis induction for CD’s, DVD’s or Downloads, the reasons for this are exactly the same as for a group session, it would be impossible to incorporate everyone’s personalities. It could also be inappropriate to use a personalised induction on the first meeting with a client who has issues where they cannot open up to the therapist, or if there is insufficient information about the client and the client is wary about giving information because they

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