Handbook of Hypnotic Inductions

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Handbook of Hypnotic Inductions

Handbook of Hypnotic Inductions
By George Gafner, Sonja, Ph.D. Benson, Sonja Benson

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 2000-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 039370324X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780393703245
Binding: Hardcover

Tips, techniques, and tested scripts for hypnotherapists. This useful resource provides over two dozen detailed scripts for inducing trance, deepening, realerting, and debriefing. Therapists at all levels can learn how to work with children, resistant clients, various psychological complaints, and physical disabilities. Concepts such as hypnotic language, amnesia, and Ericksonian utilization are all covered. Rich in metaphor and therapeutic stories, this book includes helpful notes for practice and the creation of individually tailored inductions.

Summary: Great hypnosis book to refer to
Rating: 5

There is a great variety of types of inductions, many involving countdowns and relaxation techniques. I loved the section on “Embedding Meanings Inductions” as well reading stories about Ericksonian and other hypnosis pioneers. Everything you need to know about hypnosis is in this book. It’s fantastic for hypnotists and psychologists of all levels and is a reference book worth keeping. The readability is VERY good and all topics are explained thoroughly and simply to avoid confusion. I love this very much!

Summary: A useful resource of hypnotic inductions
Rating: 4

This book is a well-done compilation of induction techniques that can serve as models for practicing hypnotherapists. It is thoughtfully organized and a useful reference and learning tool. I was surprised by the review by “David Burns, Ph.D.” who feels that hypnosis is unethical in psychotherapy. I put the name in quotes because I’m not sure whether that is his or her real name. Anyone with a Ph.D. in psychology would know that hypnosis is a well-validated and widely accepted medical technique. One would have to wonder where “David Burns” got his Ph.D. to be so unaware of the research evidence on hypnosis. Hartland’s textbook Medical and Dental Hypnosis is well documented and gives references to countless studies showing its effectiveness in medical practice. As a psychiatrist who has used hypnosis as a tool in my practice for 30 years, I have found it to be an invaluable adjunct to both cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches. If anything is unethical, it is depriving patients of a valuable tool because the therapist has a personal bias, ungrounded in scientific evidence, against hypnosis.

Summary: An excellent manual … if you know what you’re reading.
Rating: 4

When we take into consideration what this book is supposed to be, that is, a guide to deeper and more productive inductions, the Handbook fills this niche very well.

Those who purchase this book expecting to pour over case after case of imperical data proving the efficacy of hypnotherapy are obviously incapable of reading editorial reviews. This book is not intended to be a scientific journal of double blind tests and control experiments. Indeed, neither the authors nor any reviewer claim such. As has been made clear, this Handbook is merely meant to augment the therapist’s own style and present alternatives to techniques for patients that prove to be resistant or not as highly suggestible as others.

For imperical data, consult the New England Journal. For those who have actually studied hypnosis and wish to help their clients break through barriers they thought unachievable, the Handbook is a valuable asset.

Summary: Handbook of Hypnotic Inductions
Rating: 4

The encyclopedic nature of this text shows a careful and complete overview of the field in addition to the practical applications gleaned from years of actual use of these methods. This book a must-have for the practitioner looking to enhance their therapeutic techniques.

Unlike another reviewer, who obviously has never used hypnosis in his practice, hypnosis in therapy, whether as a primary or adjunctive modality, has been proven to be a HIGHLY interpersonal therapy and, when used correctly, a highly effective modality as well in my practice and in those of others as well. That reviewer would do well to do a better review of the literature before pronouncing hypnosis as “snake-oil.” Highly recommended.

Summary: hypnosis no replacement for what works in therapy
Rating: 1

I cannot believe that people mistake these sort of trendy gimmicks like hypnosis for serious therapy. Forty years of outcome research shows that the therapeutic relationship, client characteristics and extratherapeutic events are what produce change in clients. Placebo effect has been found to be an important factor in promoting successful change as well, and in this light, hypnosis, EMDR and other snake oil cures might have some benefit. They do not belong in an ethical or serious providers office otherwise. The book provides no outcome studies or research that shows the efficacy of the voodoo being prescribed. I believe that hypno-”therapy” is often used by clincians who are unable or unwilling to make the close human connections required for truly effective therapy. For those who do not have human skills, finger waving or clock watching is the ticket. The book is also not well written: perhaps the lack of interest it generates in the reader is intentional. I, for one, felt like I had fallen into a deep sleep while reading about the seemingly endless, mechanical techniques. In conclusion, unless you have a wobbly table or need a cure for insomnia, save your money and buy a well-written book that offers some hope of change written by a therapist with concerns for his human clients, like Scott Miller or Albert Ellis.

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