IC07 Topical Panel 11 - About Milton H. Erickson, MD - Betty Alice Erickson, M.S., Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D., Stephen Lankton, M.S.W., Ernest Rossi, Ph.D.
IC07 Topical Panel 14 - Utilizing Literature, Music and Other Arts to Elicit Change - Cheryl Bell-Gadsby, MA, MFCC, John Frykman, PhD, Michael Hoyt, PhD, Michael Munion, MA
One of the most important components of addiction is the uncontrollable urge to engage in the addictive behavior – unconscious motivation “run wild.” Participants will learn how to elicit the unconscious perceptual components of this compulsion and use these process variables to eliminate it. A second step redirects attentions more usefully.
In this workshop, Drs. Accaria and Appel will discuss their use of energy-based medicine techniques and how they integrate them into their clinical and hypnotherapy practices. Topics addressed will include: how to introduce energy-based methods to clients; how to determine with which clients to use these methods; how the clinician might market/advertise his/her use of energy-based techniques.
Whenever asked, “What is the most important aspect of using hypnosis?", Milton Erickson usually responded, ”observation.” He would say, “Look for what they don’t tell you.” We will include some observation-sharpening activities and some revealing experiences we have had with non-verbal information.
Let’s rework and reframe natural life transitions as positive. Disease models have no place in natural processes. Explore these aspects of change on the deepest levels of gene expression and brain plasticity during mind-body communication and healing in psychotherapy. Let’s explore how we can optimize our lives in an age of unprecedented scientific advances.