Mind-Body Approaches to Hypnosis for Addressing Digestive Issues, Autoimmune Disorders and other Psychophysiological Problems
October 26, 2024, 9-4:30 PM CST Online Workshop via Zoom
Please join the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis in welcoming Mark Weisberg, PhD, ABPP for our 29th Annual Rosenthal Retreat/Workshop via Zoom on Saturday October 26, 2024. Join Mark to learn about Mind-Body Approaches to Hypnosis for Addressing Digestive Issues, Autoimmune Disorders and other Psychophysiological Problems
6 hours of ASCH CEUs at the Advanced Level have been applied for.
This presentation will be recorded and available for two weeks after the presentation.
| Date | October 26, 2024 |
| Time | 9 AM – 4:30 PM CST |
| Location | ZOOM |
| CEUs (Advanced ASCH CEUs have been applied for) | 6 |
| MSCH Member Cost | $85 |
| ASCH Component/ASCH Member Cost | $100 |
| Non-Member Cost | $125 |
Description
In this 6-hour workshop, participants will get practical, hands-on training on how to apply hypnosis effectively with a range of digestive disorders as well as autoimmune disorders. Dr. Weisberg will first provide important foundational information about how the nervous system changes in these chronic conditions, and how to intervene with these issues. Participants will gain valuable information about the problem of normal dissociation and the capacity to tolerate uncomfortable sensations in the body, as well as how early attachment affects this. Participants will also learn specific hypnotic interventions to help patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, and multiple autoimmune conditions. Dr. Weisberg will convey these concepts through a combination of didactics, demonstration, experiential exercises, and, of course, humor.
Agenda – All Times CST
| 9 – 9:10 AM | Introduction, plan for day, group input |
| 9:10 – 9:30 AM | Introductory experience and discussion |
| 9:30 – 10:00 AM | Normal dissociation, Hypnosis directed toward or away from body |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | The relationship between Psychoneuroimmunology, Central Sensitization, Autonomic Dysregulation, Digestive Disorders, and Autoimmune Disorders |
| 10:30 – 10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45 – 12:05 PM | Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Hypnosis |
| 12:05 – 12:15 PM | Q&A |
| 12:15 – 1:15 PM | Lunch |
| 1:15 – 2:00 PM | Hypnosis for other digestive disorders |
| 2:00 – 2:45 PM | Autoimmune Disorders |
| 2:45 – 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | Additional hypnosis for Autoimmune Disorders and other pain conditions |
| 3:30 – 4:30 PM | Demonstration/Discussion of Limbic Retraining |
| 4:30 – 5:00 PM | Discussion and Wrap up |
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the relationship between chronic digestive disorders, central sensitization, and autonomic dysregulation
- Describe core concepts in psychoneuroimmunology and the importance of applying this in applications of hypnosis
- Explain the importance of helping patients tolerate sensations in the body
- Describe the relationship between attachment and the capacity to tolerate sensations in the body
- Name at least 2 hypnotic interventions for the patient with IBS
- Describe how to help a patient with IBS to become less fearful and avoidant of difficult abdominal sensations
- Describe the primary symptoms to target in hypnotic intervention for an autoimmune disorder
- Describe a hypnotic approach to address and reduce symptoms of an autoimmune disorder
Biography
Dr. Mark Weisberg is a Board-Certified Clinical Health Psychologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is Adjunct Community Faculty, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and American Academy of Clinical Health Psychology. Additionally, he is a past president of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis and past vice-president of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
He has worked at the Minnesota Head and Neck Pain Clinic in St Paul MN for over 30 years and maintains an independent practice in Minneapolis MN.
Dr. Weisberg has been involved in clinical practice and consultation in integrative mind-body medicine and treatment of chronic physical conditions for over 30 years and teaches nationally and internationally on these topics. He has many publications in the medical, dental, and psychological scientific literature.
He is the author of the newly-released book Restore Your Life from Chronic Pain (Mango Publishing, 2023). He is also the co-author of Trust Your Gut: Get Lasting Healing from IBS and Other Chronic Digestive Problems Without Drugs (Conari Press), a consumer book on integrative treatment of digestive disorders.
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