Advanced Workshop: Using Clinical Hypnosis for Pain (Oregon Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
September 27 - September 28
Organization: Oregon Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: oregonhypnosis.org
Event Title: Advanced Workshop: Using Clinical Hypnosis for Pain
Agenda: Patterson_Timed_Agenda
Dates: 09/27/2025 – 09/28/2025
Location: Offered as in-person workshop or virtual workshop
CE: 12
Contact: Roseann Lynch, info@lynchtherapy.com
Abstract: This two-day workshop on managing pain with hypnosis is presented by David R Patterson PhD, ABPP. Dave Patterson has a PhD in clinical psychology with postdoctoral fellowships in rehabilitation and medical psychology. He is professor emeritus of psychology and spent his career at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Rehabilitation Medicine, Surgery and Psychology. This course will focus on first on managing acute pain and will be based on Patterson’s experience on the UW Burn Unit as well as his experience in developing a consult service at Harborview Medical Center, a Level I trauma center in Seattle. The second day will focus on managing chronic pain with hypnosis and will be based on his experience managing chronic pain, neurological disorders and terminal illness in outpatient clinics. The course will be heavily influenced by the instructors’ experience with Zen-Buddhist perspectives, motivational interviewing, and NIH funded research on managing chronic pain. The hypnotic approaches will include both traditional ones for acute pain and Ericksonian ones for chronic pain. Participant practice of techniques and opportunities for personal growth will be highly emphasized.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to
1. Articulate the difference between acute and chronic pain and how medical and psychological approaches are applied to each
2. Describe the theoretical underpinnings of hypnotic interventions for acute pain 3. Perform a hypnotic induction for acute pain
4. Perform a hypnotic induction for procedural pain
5. Describe a biopsychosocial model for assessing chronic pain
6. Articulate a model of using hypnosis to manage chronic pain
7. Perform a non-linear hypnotic induction
8. Describe a neurophysiological model for consciousness