Module 2 Chrysalis Hypnotherapy Course Year1

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‘A personalised induction will always be more effective’. Discuss. Base your answer on theoretical concepts and techniques presented in class Wordcount: 2004 In this essay I will discuss the rationale supporting the tailoring of induction screeds to suit individual clients, as well as considering how the characteristics of the therapist also personalise the process. I will outline some of the most common and widely accepted means of customising inductions and consider the circumstances where this may not be possible, appropriate or effective. I will also argue that however theoretically effective in achieving a trance state the personalised screed may be, other aspects of the therapist’s communication and interaction with the subject are equally, if not more important. These may compound or offset any benefits to be obtained by an effective personalised induction screed. The term induction applies to specific and standardised procedures that aim to relax a subject and facilitate his/her inward focus and detachment from the external environment, following which a further sequence of manoeuvres, encompassing the total hypnotherapy experience will ensue. A number of different types of induction, including rapid, fixation and relaxation methods may be suited to different situations, ranging from stage shows to the therapy environment. The therapist will select the method that best suits the context, purpose and client characteristics to optimise results. According to the setting, subjects will have different expectations (Heap and Dryden, 17) such that a long-winded, fantastical, permissive relaxation induction is unlikely to resonate with the expectations of a stage show audience or to elicit the required response. Similarly a rapid induction attempted in a therapy setting on a client unused to hypnotherapy and in a state of chronic stress is unlikely to be

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