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Examining hypnosis legislation: a survey of the practice in Israel.

Posted At : January 13, 2008 2:41 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Hypnosis as a therapeutic technique bears potential risks when carried out inexpertly. Because of this, Israel was the first to legislate hypnosis. This study examines the current state of clinical hypnosis practice in Israel. A questionnaire was sent to 470 licensed hypnotists and 1250 unlicensed professionals; 478 (25.7%) of the 1720 potential respondents returned the questionnaires. Of these, 249 (51.8%) were licensed hypnotists, and 232 (48.2%) were unlicensed. Of the unlicensed professionals, 45% reported practicing hypnosis; 50% of them practice hypnosis with adolescents and 41.2% with children. Many of them practice hypnosis in public clinics (71.6%). Of the licensed professionals, 94.4% reported practicing hypnosis in the course of their clinical work. The authors conclude that great number of unlicensed hypnotists carry on clinical practice of hypnosis and suggest steps to increase the efficiency of the law as part of a regulatory system.

Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2008 Jan;56(1):47-62.

Aviv A, Dalia G, Gaby G, Kobi P.

Abarbanel Mental Health Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

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Jim Zinger CSP

Posted At : January 13, 2008 12:28 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Jim Zinger, CSP Professional speaker, founder of Hypmovation Inc. and author. Jim pioneered Self-hypnosis in the Corporate Marketplace 39 years ago and more than 50,000 people graduated his Life Enrichment Though Self Hypnosis training in his first 10 years of business. His seminars and workshops have been presented to a range of firms that are listed in Who's Who of fortune 500 companies.

As a long time member of the National Speakers Association and Gold Coast Speakers located in Southern California Jim has received the prestigious designation as a Certified Speaking Professional.

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