Ericksonian Core Competencies and Hypnosis Research

Adjunct to Ericksonian Hypnosis Course for Certificate Program (8 CE Hours)

This course is a free adjunct course for those who have purchased Bill O'Hanlon's course "Ericksonian Hypnosis" (pre-2023). Completing this course new adjunct course, as well as the older Ericksonian Hypnosis course, now allows students to qualify for certification under the National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists (NBCCH).

If you already have access to the "Ericksonian Hypnosis" course (pre-2023), you should already be enrolled in this new course and only need to access it by logging in here.


Course Learning Objectives

  1. To consider the innovative legacy of Dr. Milton Erickson, and how his non-directive approach to change .
  2. To explore various concepts and techniques in the Ericksonian approaches from multiple experts in the field.
  3. To process the further application of the Ericksonian hypnosis in the context of recent hypnosis based research.

This training contains 8 clock hours of behavioral health continuing education* under the approval bodies listed below.


*PsychMaven has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP)- ACEP No.6624. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PsychMaven is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. PsychMaven is approved for both Live/Real Time and Home Study continuing education (CE) programs. This program is designed to meet the standards of NBCC content areas No.1 (Counseling Theory/Practice and the Counseling Relationship)

Along with completing the course "Ericksonian Hypnosis" (pre-2023) with PsychMaven, this course then is approved to meet the National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists (NBCCH) as meeting their certification standards to become a certified hypnotherapist/hypnotist under NBCCH for those with membership in good standing with the organization. To apply for membership and/or certification under NBCCH, please see their website at www.nbcch.com

For the latest on the the CE Approvals of PsychMaven, as well as guidance on CE requirements for different disciplines, visit us at www.psychmaven.org/ce-approval.

Your Instructor


Bill O'Hanlon, MS
Bill O'Hanlon, MS

William "Bill" O'Hanlon is a world renowned leader in the fields of brief psychotherapy and clinical hypnosis. Bill is the author of 40 books and has delivered over 3,700 talks around the world, and teaches others how to write and publish their own books and how to become paid public speakers. Bill is the co-founder of the Solution-Oriented Approach, a therapeutic method that focuses on identifying unrealized possibilities while acknowledging emotional and contextual issues. During graduate school, Bill studied with the eccentric and creative psychiatrist Milton Erickson (he was Dr. Erickson's only work/study student), he later became a major teacher/translator of Dr. Erickson's approaches to clinical hypnosis and change. More on Bill can be found at www.billohanlon.org


Course Curriculum


  Introduction
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  Core Competencies of Ericksonian Therapy (The Milton H. Erickson Foundation)
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  Hypnosis Research and Efficacy
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This course is closed for enrollment.