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Gut Feelings Part II: Clinical Hypnosis for Comprehensive Treatment of Disorders of Brain-Gut Interaction.
June 25 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Organization: ASCH
Website: asch.net
Event Title: Gut Feelings Part II: Clinical Hypnosis for Comprehensive Treatment of Disorders of Brain-Gut Interaction
Agenda: 8pm-10pm EST
Dates: June 25th, 2025
Location: Virtual
CE: 2.0
Contact: info@asch.net
Price: non-members: $65
Member: $55
Registration Link: https://portal.asch.net/integratedEvents/home/GUT-FEELINGS-PART-II-CLINICAL-HYPNOSIS-FOR-COMPREHENSIVE-TREATMENT-OF-DISORDERS-OF-BRAIN-GUT-INTERACTION
Abstract: Clinical hypnosis has reliably been found to produce both short- and long-term treatment benefits for functional gastrointestinal disorders (i.e., functional dyspepsia, functional abdominal pain, and irritable bowel syndrome). Moreover, as various physiological and autonomic nervous system variables have been found to contribute to these gastrointestinal disorders, they have more appropriately been labeled Disorders of Brain-Gut Interaction (DBGI). However, the exact mechanisms of action that result in such hypnotic intervention benefits have remained elusive.
This webinar will review the empirical evidence supporting the effectiveness of various gut-directed clinical hypnosis strategies, address possible mechanisms of action, and outline these techniques for participant use. Research will be reviewed on a polyvagal-based hypnotic intervention effective with brain-gut interaction disorders. Moreover, the polyvagal model and this technique are also relevant to treating trauma, fibromyalgia, inflammatory, and other pain disorders.
As the incidence of trauma and childhood adverse experiences is common in DGBI and persistent pain, identification of specific life events contributing to somatic distress and the application of memory reconsolidation update techniques will be reviewed to more comprehensively resolve Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1) List the relevant diagnostic criteria for two brain-gut interaction disorders.
2) Cite three references providing empirical support for using clinical hypnosis to treat functional gastrointestinal disorders.
3) List four hypnotic suggestions that have empirical support for reducing IBS symptoms.
4) Explain the relationship of the polyvagal theory to brain-gut interaction disorders and outline a relevant hypnotic intervention found to be effective in reducing DGBI symptoms.
5) Apply the cognitive bridge technique to identify contributing remote experiences.
6) Apply two memory reconsolidation update strategies for relevant trauma experiences.