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Conrad Adams, DNM, PhD
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Profession: Dean, Alpha University; Owner, Alpha Motivation Institute; Clinical Hypnotherapist
Memberships: American Board of Hypnotherapy, International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association, International College of Bio-Nutrition
Albert C. Bottari, PhD
Location: Richmond, New York, USA
Profession: Chiropractor; Hypnotherapist; Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
Memberships: International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
Leonard Byrd, PhD
Location: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Profession: Licensed Professional Counselor, Hypnotherapist
Memberships: International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
Clarice G. Carter, PhD
Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
Profession: Educator, Hypnotherapist
Memberships: International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
Rong Seng Chang, PhD
Location: Chung-li, Tauyuan, Taiwan
Profession: Professor, National Central University
Memberships: International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association, National Guild of Hypnotists, International Vision Optical Society (President) Optical Engineering Society of R.O.C.
Jenifer L. DeBosier, DNM, PhD
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Profession: Author; Adjunct Professor & Registrar, Alpha University; Clinical Hypnotherapist
Memberships: International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
IHF, International College of Bio-Nutrition
Paul G. Durbin, PhD
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Profession: Author; Retired Army Chaplain (Brigadier General); Retired Director of Pastoral Care, Pendleton Memorial Hospital; Clinical Hypnotherapist
Memberships: American Board of Hypnotherapy, American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
Murray Fullman, PhD
Location: Levittown New York
Profession: Psychologist; Professor, Adelphi University
Memberships: International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association, National Guild of Hypnotists
Zoilita Grant, MS
Location: Longmont, Colorado, USA
Profession: Author; Educator; Owner, Colorado Coaching & Hypnotherapy Training Institute
Memberships: American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (Vice President); Colorado Association of Psychotherapists (President) International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
Chi Chin Huang, DDS
Location: Tai Chung, Taiwan
Profession: Doctor of Dentistry
Memberships: International Association of Counselors, Therapist, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association, National Guild of Hypnotists
John S. Jester, JD, MD, PhD
Location: Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
Profession: Doctor of Natural Medicine, Retired Medical Doctor, Education Evaluator, Dean, Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts
Memberships: American Association of Integrative Medicine, American Evaluation Association, European Association for International Education, International Association of Alternative Medicine, International Association of Counselors & Therapists, International College of Bio-Nutrition
David Kato, PhD
Location: Bristol, England
Profession: Author, Educator, Hypnotherapist
Memberships: Academy for Continued Hypnosis Education-International (Vice President) International Association of Counselors and Therapists,
International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association, Association for Professional Hypnosis & Psychotherapy, Association of Transpersonal Psychology & Hypnotherapy, National Guild of Hypnotists, National Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists
Noel Chia Kokwhee, EdD
Location: Singapore
Profession: University Professor
Memberships: International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
Kim Manning, PhD
Location: Bloomfield, Michigan, USA
Profession: Medical Hypnotherapist
Memberships: Academy for Continued Hypnosis Education-International (President) International Association of Counselors and Therapists,
International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association, Association for Professional Hypnosis & Psychotherapy, Association of Transpersonal Psychology & Hypnotherapy, National Guild of Hypnotists, National Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists
Roger Moore, PhD
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Profession: Author, Educator, Hypnotherapist
Memberships: American Board of Hypnotherapy, International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
Richard Neves, PhD
Location: Riverside, California, USA
Profession: Hypnotherapist
Memberships: American Board of Hypnotherapy, International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
Robert F. Otto, PhD
Location: Laceyville, Pennsylvania, USA
Profession: Hypnotherapist, CEO, International Association of Counselors & Therapists, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association, International Alliance of Professional Hypnotists
Memberships: American Board of Hypnotherapy, International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association, International Alliance of Professional Hypnotists, National Guild of Hypnotists
Melissa Roth, PhD
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Profession: Author; Educator, Clinical Hypnotherapist
Memberships: American Board of Hypnotherapy, International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association, National Guild of Hypnotists
Rayma Ditson-Sommer, PhD
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Profession: Author; Educator; Neuropsychologist,
Memberships: International Association of Counselors & Therapist, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
Anthony G. Ziagos, DNM, PhD
Location: Dracut, Massachusetts
Profession: Author, Educator, Naturopathic Physician, Counseling Hypnotherapist
Memberships: American Psychotherapy Association, International Association of Counselors & Therapists, and International College of Bio-Nutrition
IAPH Education Standards Committee Recommendations
Re: Minimum standard of education for the practice of hypnosis
Message: The committee has been polled and has agreed on the minimum standards as formal education of two years of post secondary education from an accredited university or the U.S. Department of Education equivalency thereof with the following:
Program of Study
General Education Core Requirements - 33 semester hours
Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Core - 18 semester hours
Enrichment Blocks - 12 semester hours
Total Requirements - 63 semester hours
General Education Core Requirements
English Composition - 6 semester hours
Speech - 3 semester hours
Mathematics - 3 semester hours
Psychology - 6 semester hours
Biology - 3 semester hours
Anatomy & Physiology - 3 semester hours
Computer Science - 3 semester hours
Philosophy - 6 semester hours
Total Requirements - 33 semester hours
Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Core
(3 semester hours per course)
Basic/ Self Hypnosis
Definition, History, Myths, Truths, Suggestibility, Induction Techniques, Self Hypnosis, etc.
Advanced Hypnosis
Brief & Rapid Inductions, Formulating Suggestions, Weight Reduction, Smoking Cessation, Sports Uses, Sales Uses, Group Hypnosis, etc.
Introduction to Hypnotherapy
Principles of Hypnotherapy, Waking Hypnosis, Age Regression, Somnambulism, Glove Anesthesia, Post Hypnotic Suggestion, Hypnodontics, Neurolinguistic Programing etc.
Advanced Hypnotherapy
Advanced Methods, An, Ideomotor Response, Anesthesia & Surgery, Critical Faculty, Dreams & Their Meanings, Catalepsy, Esdaile State, Visual Hallucination, Elman Techniques, etc.
Analytical Hypnotherapy
Regression to Cause, Medical & Dental Uses, Parts Therapy, Gestalt, Soul Attachments, Healing Blocks etc.
Hypnoanalysis
Fundamentals of Hypnoanalysis, Subconscious Order of Importance, The Five R’s of Hypnotherapy, Comprehensive Intake Form, Word Association Test, Time Line, etc.
Enrichment Blocks
Block 1 – Arts & Humanities
Arts, English, Languages, History, Philosophy, Music, Speech, Theatre
Block 2 – Natural/Physical Sciences/Mathematics
Astronomy, Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physical Geography, Physics, Physical Science
Block 3 – Social Sciences
Forensics, Economics, Cultural Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
Block 4 – Applied Science
Accounting, Business, Computer & Information Systems Technology, Computer Science Economics, Management, English, Marketing, Mathematics, Real Estate
Block 5 – Education
Education, Mathematics, Music, Speech, Psychology
