Membership Criteria

(A) Professional Standards

All IAPH Members have undergone a certain amount of 'hands - on' training and reached a certain standard of proficiency and experience before they are eligible join the organisation. This is based around three main areas of competence:

1. They have to have successfully passed the HCB Diploma Course (which is probably the most in-depth Analytical Hypnotherapy course that exists) detailed elsewhere on this website.

2. They have to have undergone a specified amount of hands-on training and experience (set by the Council of Management and reviewed annually)

3. They have to have undergone their own training therapy (a full course of Hypno-analysis) - so they have less chance of passing on their own anxieties to their Clients (and vice versa).

(B) Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

All IAH Members are committed to Continuing Professional Development. CPD is about continuing to train and study in a particular field (hypnosis, psychotherapy, psychology etc) and updating skills and techniques that are already learned. This means that each Member attends a number of advanced training workshops and seminars every year. There is a minimum standard of CPD that must be achieved each year. The standard is set and reviewed annually by the Council of Management.

(C) Supervision

All IAH Members undergo regular Supervision. Supervision is about the therapist off-loading (sharing with another person) their own stresses, anxieties, thoughts and emotions etc in order to minimise the chances of:

1. The therapist affecting the therapy or the therapist/client relationship by bringing their own worries/stress/anxieties into the consulting room.

2. The therapist 'burning out'. Therapist 'burn out' can occur when a therapist takes on too much emotion from a client, or when a therapist starts to feel drained.

Having an independent supervisor also enables the therapist to gain feedback on how well they are progressing with their Clients: e.g. that the therapist is discharging the Client at the earliest possible opportunity.

A Clients right to anonymity and confidentiality will be respected at all times.

(D) Background Checks

The I.A.H. recognises that many people who consult a practitioner for therapy, are quite young, or quite vulnerable. The I.A.H. has in place a method of 'vetting' its members to make sure that they are suitable to work in this field. Many of our members have taken and passed their own CRB checks (Criminal Records Bureau) so if in doubt please ask your individual therapist about his/her background or contact Head Office. The vetting procedures are reviewed annually by the Council of Management.

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