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MSCH Advanced Course: Mind-Body Approaches to Hypnosis for Addressing Digestive Issues, Autoimmune Disorders and other Psychophysiological Problems
October 26
Organization: Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MSCH)
Website: https://www.msch.us/education/2024-rosenthal-w-mark-weisberg-phd-abpp/
Event Title: Mind-Body Approaches to Hypnosis for Addressing Digestive Issues, Autoimmune Disorders and other Psychophysiological Problems
Date: October 26, 2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 6.0
Contact: deb@msch.us
Abstract:
In this 6-hour workshop, participants will get practical, hands-on training on how to apply hypnosis effectively with a range of digestive disorders as well as autoimmune disorders. Dr. Weisberg will first provide important foundational information about how the nervous system changes in these chronic conditions, and how to intervene with these issues. Participants will gain valuable information about the problem of normal dissociation and the capacity to tolerate uncomfortable sensations in the body, as well as how early attachment affects this. Participants will also learn specific hypnotic interventions to help patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, and multiple autoimmune conditions. Dr. Weisberg will convey these concepts through a combination of didactics, demonstration, experiential exercises, and, of course, humor.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the relationship between chronic digestive disorders, central sensitization, and autonomic dysregulation
- Describe core concepts in psychoneuroimmunology and the importance of applying applications of hypnosis
- Explain the importance of helping patients tolerate sensations in the body
- Describe the relationship between attachment and the capacity to tolerate sensations in the body
- Name at least 2 hypnotic interventions for the patient with IBS
- Describe how to help a patient with IBS to become less fearful and avoid of difficult abdominal sensations
- Describe the primary symptoms to target in hypnotic intervention for an autoimmune disorder
- Describe a hypnotic approach