Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy With Children

Daniel P. Kohen, MD, is a professor in the departments of pediatrics and family medicine and community health, and the director of the developmental-behavioral pediatrics program at the University of Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. He is Past-President of the American Board of Medical Hypnosis, Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis. Karen Olness, MD, is a professor of pediatrics, family medicine and global health at Case Western Reserve University, as well as a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. She is also Past-President of the American Board of Medical Hypnosis, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and the International Society of Hypnosis.

Part I: Hypnosis with Children. Scene of Childhood. Early Uses of Hypnosis with Children. Norms of Hypnotizability in Children. Correlates of Childhood Hypnotic Responsiveness. Hypnotic Induction for Children: Techniques, Strategies, and Approaches. Part II: Hypnotherapy with Children. General Principles of Child Hypnotherapy. Therapeutic Communication – Uses of Language. Hypnotherapy for Children with Psychological Issues. Hypnotherapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Hypnotherapy for Habit Disorders and Disorders of Elimination. Hypnotherapy for Problems in Learning, Performance, and Attentional Disorders. Hypnotherapy for Pain Control. Hypnotherapy for Pediatric Medical Problems. Hypnotherapy for Pediatric Surgery and Emergencies. Hypnotherapy in Palliative Care, Grief, and Bereavement. Biofeedback, Other Mind-body Interventions and Hypnotherapy with Children. Self-Hypnosis: A Tool for Prevention and Prophylaxis. Psychoneuroimmunology. Global Hypnosis. Ethical and Legal Considerations. Teaching Child Hypnotherapy. Looking to the Future.