Contemporary Hypnosis Approaches for Chronic Pain Management

About this seminar

For the first time in a digital format, Professor Mark Jensen delivers a comprehensive course in the understanding and treatment of chronic pain using clinical hypnosis. Part 1 takes you through the neurophysiology of pain and theoretical underpinnings of how hypnosis works to treat and change the pain experience, complete with a practical demonstration of how to use this understanding during a clinical interview. Part 2 is a full masterclass in how to use a combination of motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral approaches combined with clinical hypnosis to help clients manage pain. This section is conducted as a clinical demonstration with explanations along the way. Part 3 is theory and demonstration on how to work with hypnotic reflective listening and clinical hypnosis to change the pain experience for the better. The course is approved for continuing education by both the Norwegian Psychological Association and the Norwegian Medical Association. The Norwegian Psychological Association has approved it as a maintenance course for specialists and credited it with 6 hours. The approval runs until 2 September 2028, and psychologists register the hours themselves by uploading their certificate to the association. The Norwegian Medical Association has approved it with 6 elective points in general practice (allmennmedisin) for specialists, and as a 6-hour elective course in the competence area of pain medicine. Doctors in specialist training under the old scheme receive 6 elective points in general practice, until the old scheme ends on 31 December 2026. Under the current scheme the course supports the learning objectives ALM-030, 032, 044, 049, 056, 071 and 073. Outside Norway the course carries no accreditation, and your own professional body decides whether it counts.