1. History of Hypnotherapy 2. Professional Standards and Code of Conduct/ethics 3. Ethical practice, including confidentiality and consent 4. What can hypnosis achieve and what are the limitations? 5. Client’s present health, mental state, illnesses and disabilities 6. Psychology 7. Communication, the professional relationship and the environment 8. The conscious and subconscious processes 9. Induction techniques 10. The therapeutic process 11. Intervention methods 12. NLP 13. The first session 14. Smoking cessation 15. Pain management 16. Weight loss 17. Anxiety and stress 18. IBS 19. Practice management 20. Reflective practice and continuous professional development 21. Glossary 22. Reading List 23. Scripts