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I think it's fine to use scripts have their place.
ReplyDeleteWhen I can I prefer to just add lib something based around an idea although will sometimes write a pretty full script ahead of time. When dealing with something like anxiety it seems that what the client is going through and therefore needs right now can change quickly between sessions so even when using a prepared script be ready to fill in the gaps with relevant post hypnotic suggestions.
I have some great scripts that I have bought, and occasionally read them 'as is'. More likely I will take ideas from scripts to weave into my own.
Some of the best I have are from Key Hypnosis and the guy who wrote those said "if you don't know exactly what each line in the script is there for, you may as well just be reading poetry to your client" I agree with that totally, use a script if it's useful but not for laziness. If you are going to use someone else's script read it thoroughly to make sure it is fully compatible and tweak if necessary.
Thanks for your comment, I agree that scripts definitely have their place, but also that simply reading someone else's words to your client without understanding doesn't make effective therapy. I like the key hypnosis scripts too as they come with lots of explanations about what each section is doing so they are easy to adapt and use as a template to suit your client.
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ReplyDeleteThe structure of the original question asks "should you use scripts in your hypnotherapy practice?"
When I began my training with YHT we were set the task of developing out Hypnotherapy skills with volunteers. At that time I felt really scared and unskilled in the art of preparing for an managing a hypnotherapy session. My motto at that time was "You only learn how to do it, by doing it". We were required to produce evidence of having done at least 25 hours of work with volunteers. I chose to do over 40 hours. For me practice makes perfect.
As for the question. At the beginning of the cause I needed a model. A structure. Some guidance. The scripts we were given did all these things and were a reflection of what was demonstrated for us by our tutor.
The provided scripts provided the models we needed. The were our support and to begin with they were our strength.
I am now a qualified and GHR registered Hypnotherapist and I find that, because of my learning and extensive practice using scripts prepared by other people are only used by me a guides, providing structure to the work that I am now able to create myself.
Work that I create myself is always in my language. It always fits the way I speak when I am managing a hypnotherapy session.
I imagine that with time my experiences will progressively enable me to work without a script.
In all my work both as a hypnotherapist and CBT counsellor it is the needs of my client that is the focus of my work. If this means using a script which either I have written or have developed and adapted then so be it.
If my work with a client enables them to function more effectively in their life then, for me, that is all that matters.
With the passage of time I know I am becoming more and more confident in my Hypnotherapy work. That's what is meant by EXPERIENCE.
Thanks John, I agree. There's no need to re-invent the wheel, we learn language best by being immersed in it and hypnotic language is no different. Scripts are one way of achieving that immersion and people do generally use them progressively less as they get more experienced.
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