Program Details

Morning

Overview - integration of Solution-Focused Therapy and Ericksonian Techniques  in clinical settings  

Ericksonian / SF techniques to provide safety in present, stabilize clients  in clinical, medical  and emergency situations (FSFT and BE techniques)

Practical principles for  associational  applications of the  linguistics of hope

Taking a history while laying foundations for hope and identifying  potential  hypnotic resources 

SF  technique for optimizing continuation of  real life behavioral changes following trance experiences

Clinical Demonstration, Practice Session  and Discussion

Incorporating  ideomotoric signals and unconscious resources into SF scaling

Developing and accessing key hypnotic resources through Associational cues 

Clinical Demonstration, Practice Session 

Discussion, Questions and Answers

Afternoon

The Power of “Instead”: Re-writing damaging messages about the self

Demonstration and Practice Session

Practical SF techniques for relief from intrusive thoughts 

Practical technique for healing unresolved issues from painful past  relationships  

Integration of Ericksonion Hypnosis and SF Techniques to help participants  identify and develop and enhance therapeutic and life goals 

Clinical Demonstration, Discussion and Practice Session 

Discussion of techniques for optimizing the  clients ability to make productive us of   hypnotic resources  in real life situations  outside the office

Clinical Demonstration 

Discussion  and Questions and Answers

Demonstrations of techniques, case examples and role played practice exercises will be included in program.

Workshop Adjourns 

Learning  Objectives 

1. Participants will be able to describe at least one   technique  useful  for eliciting feelings of   safety in the  present and  enhancing stabilization   in clinical, every day life,  and emergency situations

2. Participants will learn a technique to help survivors of abuse overcome despair and foreshortened sense of future, and identify future hopes and goals. 

3. Participants will be able to describe at least one principle for optimizing continuation of  real life behavioral changes following therapeutic trance experiences.

4. Participants will be able to describe at least one technique  for assessing client’s current level of  hypnotherapeutic or behavioral progress.

5. Participants will be able to list at least  two criteria for assessing whether  hypnotherapy is a viable  treatment modality for a client  with a history of trauma or abuse. 

Yvonne Dolan, MA has been a psychotherapist for 30  years, conducts training seminars therapy throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and South America. Her work is an integration of solution-focused therapy and Ericksonian hypnotherapy and  reflects a life long interest in the linguistics of hope and its practical applications to  clinical and everyday life situations.  She is Past President and co-founder of the Solution-focused Brief Therapy Association (SFBTA) and a member of the European Brief Therapy Association (EBTA).

She is co-author of  More than Miracles: The  State of the Art of Solution-focused Brief Therapy (in press)   with the late  Steve de Shazer, Insoo Kim Berg and colleagues  and has authored numerous articles and books including  Resolving Sexual Abuse: Solution-focused therapy and Ericksonian Hypnosis for Survivors (W.W. Norton, 1991),  A Path With a Heart: Ericksonian Utilization with Resistant and Chronic Clients,  (Brunner-Mazel, 1985, distributed by Taylor & Francis),  One Small Step: Moving Beyond Trauma and Therapy to a Life of Joy  ( 2000, Excel Press, available through www. iUniverse.com.) and  has 

co-authored Tales of Solution: A Collection of Hope Inspiring Stories  ( with Insoo Kim Berg, W.W. Norton, 2001)  Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: It’s Effective Use in Agency Settings (with Teri Pichot Haworth Press, 2003.  In workshop settings, Yvonne is known

for her unique combination of practical techniques, detailed handouts,  hands-on practice sessions and lively  demonstrations, punctuated by gentle humor.