Welcome to the SEEC's
Web Site. SEEC has been issued a Certificate to Operate from the State
Council for Higher Education of Virginia. It was created specifically to provide intending
practitioners of hypnosis and hypnotherapy with the disciplines and skills
necessary to practice both competently and ethically. We believe that the
teaching/learning interaction is one of mutuality between the student and
the educator, and that the responsibility for the learning outcome has to
be shared. SEEC's role is to provide an opportunity for academic pursuits
of growth and development; to also provide comprehensive training facilities
for future generations of students and to engage in extensive research in
this field.
Please take the time to explore our web site.
Ask for our free catalog which describes our school and in-depth training,
complete our application and make an
appointment or call for an interview.
As the third millennium unfolds, hypnotherapy is
transforming many aspects of the health professions and is truly
revolutionizing the counseling professions. It is a versatile
therapeutic modality that can be applied to any area of human
concern and experience. We are honored to contribute to this
endeavor by offering powerful, innovative therapy methods to
train the upcoming leaders in the field.
Hypnotherapy is an exciting, developing field
which offers significant opportunities. Through lectures, live
demonstrations and in-class practice in an intimate, supportive
setting you will learn safe and effective ways to induce hypnosis
and perform many forms of hypnotherapy in our highly practical
courses. We emphasize brief comprehensive solutions to achieve
lasting change, we include Ericksonian, Jungian, and Gestalt
approaches, along with many other effective modalities to
hypnosis. Our courses are designed to give you extensive training
to either practice hypnosis as a career or integrate it as part
of another profession in the health counseling fields.
Diplomas &
Certification: SEEC is the only organization which offers five
certificates upon successful completion of its courses, as well
as three other membership opportunities: National Guild of
Hypnotists, World Institute of Cognitive Sciences, National Board
of Hypnosis and Hypnotic Anaesthesiology, SEEC and the
International Council for Medical and Clinical Therapists. A
Diploma is also issued upon successful completion of all of the
courses. Membership is also available with the International
Medical and Dental Association and the International Association
of Counselors and Therapists, as well as those organizations
listed above, upon completion of our courses.
Certification for
Hypnotherapy: The first direct state-certification law in the
United States was passed by the Indiana legislature in 1997. This
has been hailed as the greatest legislative accomplishment on
behalf of hypnotherapists in the history of the profession.
Legislation based on the Indiana model has begun in several
states. The State of Indiana gives hypnotherapy certification
directly to individuals to practice hypnosis, and that is applied
for after graduation from a state-licensed school such as ours.
Indiana requires a 350 hour course of study-SEEC offers 450
hours.
Other Certifications:
Many organizations claim to be hypnosis schools and offer
"certification." One should avoid illegal (not
state-licensed) schools, and schools which claim any form of
"certification" for less than 150 hours of classroom
instruction. BEWARE!
Some instructors issue
certificates of completion and imply the class is a
"certification program." Good questions to ask:
Certified by whom? Who are they? What does that do for you when
your state requires licensure or registration? Will your state
honors your "Certified Hypnotherapist" form?
Comparatively speaking, when a premed student studies and passes
a biology class, does this qualify him to practice medicine?
Any school which claims
the state gives its students certification or licensure through
its program is WRONG! States approve or license SCHOOLS-not hypno-therapists
(people).
Unless you are already
trained in hypnosis, you should avoid correspondence courses.
Correspondence courses are extremely limited. Students do not
receive the benefit of live demonstrations, group hypnosis
processes with feedback, or supervised practice, which is
essential to perfecting any skill. E-learning is a remarkable
tool also, but it's not a good frontline training tool. It is a
wonderful backline or secondary training tool. E-learning is a
wonderful reminder. Would you accept a surgeon who learned his
profession from a correspondence course or from an online
seminar?
There are a few schools
that advertise degrees in hypnotherapy with programs that are
entirely correspondence courses. These degrees may not be accredited, and are not recognized by many hypnotherapy
organizations, much less states where regulation or licensing
apply.
