Curriculum & fees
Full course fee £299. Instalment option available - 3 x £100 (contact for details). To book, click the "Register" button at the end of the curriculum. This will take you to the workshop date, where you can register and pay.
Workshop attendance only, with additional reading of online materials and watching videos is equal to 15 hours CPD.
However, if you wish to (for no additional cost) you can complete two case studies and additional exam, in addition to 1-2-1 with Claire. This will count for 75 hours CPD.
During the workshop, we will focus on how to work with children without going into detail about every issue which they might present with. You will have extensive resources and suggested protocols to work with the individual issues in your online resources.
In addition to the live workshop element, this course includes:
Access to online materials for 12 months
Resources (including client intake forms, confidentiality forms etc.)
Scripts
PowerPoints
Optional marked case studies and 1-2-1 tutorial
Certificate
Logos
At the end of the course, you will be able to call yourself a KidsMatters® Practitioner and will be listed as a registered practitioner on our dedicated KidsMatters® website.
Welcome and Introduction
Welcome
Learning Outcomes
Course structure
Contact Information
Tailoring Your Approach to Children
Working with Imaginative Flow
How can Hypnotherapy Help Children?
What Age Can You Work With Children
Contraindications
Team Working With Parents
Establishing a Relationship with the Child & Parents
Therapeutic Boundaries
Team Working with Schools
Children, Ethics and the Law
Overview
Child Protection and Wellbeing
Confidentiality
National and Local Laws
Professional Membership and Insurance
Implied and Informed Consent
Fun and Games
Benefits of Therapeutic Games
Rapport Building
Discussing Sensitive Issues
Inner Resources and Solutions
Explaining Hypnotherapy
Encouraging Parental Child Interaction
Drawing and NLP
Inductions
Child Friendly Inductions
Example Personalised Inductions
Quick and Effective Inductions
Naturalistic inductions
How to Tell When a Child is Hypnotised
Child-friendly Hypnotic Language, Metaphors & Storytelling
Hypnotic Language Considerations
Metaphors and Storytelling
Solution Focused Approach
The Miracle Question
Scaling
Goal Setting
Accessing Inner Resources
NLP Anchor
Secret Superhero
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Thoughts, Emotions and Behaviours
Distorted and Irrational Thinking
ABCDE Approach
Combining CBT with Hypnosis
Homework
Revisiting Trauma and Letting Go
Revisiting Trauma
Letting Go
Submodalities
Mindfulness
What is Mindfulness?
Emotional Regulation
Self-hypnosis
Teaching Self-hypnosis
Self-esteem and Self-confidence
Self-esteem
Self-confidence
Self-Esteem/ Self-confidence Protocol
Self-destructive Behaviour
What is Self-Destructive Behaviour?
Self-destructive Behaviour Protocol
Bullying
How Bullying Affects a Child
Bullying Protocol
Bedwetting
Bedwetting
What Causes Bedwetting?
Bedwetting Protocol
Anxiety
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety Symptoms in Children
Explaining Anxiety to Children
Working with Anxiety & Anxiety Protocol
Eating Disorders
Types of Eating Disorders
Causes of Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders and Weight Loss
Eating Disorders Protocol
"Picky Eating"
What is Picky Eating
Picky Eating Protocol
Phobias
What is a Phobia?
What Causes Phobias?
Phobia Protocol
Exam Nerves
Causes of Exam Anxiety
Hypnosis for Exam Anxiety
Exam Anxiety Protocol
Thumb Sucking and Other Habits
Thumb Sucking
Thumb Sucking and Habit Protocol
Concentration Issues
Concentration Issues
Concentration Issues Protocol
Chronic Pain
What is Chronic Pain?START
How Hypnosis Can HelpSTART
Chronic Pain Protocol
References & Bibliography
References
Bibliography
Online Journal Articles
Resources and Scripts
Resources
Scripts
Assignments
Assignments