An Informal poll, survey or general questioning ....

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Comment by Hugh Cole on June 24, 2011 at 3:48am

Approx. hours of training you currently have taken:    I never counted it but a quick mental add says 620

 

Number of years you have been involved in Hypnosis:  15 as an adult, I have been certified for 7 years now.

 

Do you see clients: Yes

 

How often do you see clients:  5 or 6 times a week

 

If you see clients, for what types of issues: Sports Performance, weight management,  habit control, relationship and self image issues

 

Have you ever referred a client to another more qualified hypnotist: Yes

 

Have you ever referred a client to regular Allopathic forms of treatment: Yes

 

have you ever had a client referred to you from Allopathic medicine: Yes

 

Do you participate in continuing education programs: Absolutely, Weekend CME Trainings, hypnothoughts, course work with selected mentors.

 

About how many hours a year of continuing education do you participate in:  45 (Approximately)

Comment by Richard Rumble on June 23, 2011 at 7:21am

So, I thought it would be nice if I answered my own questions..... here it is.

 

 

Approx. hours of training you currently have taken:    800  All of it hands on.

 

Number of years you have been involved in Hypnosis: 20 as an adult... started reading hypnosis books as a kid.

 

Do you see clients: occasionally

 

How often do you see clients:  once a month tops.

 

If you see clients, for what types of issues: Mostly Smoking and weight loss.  Some Pain and some success issues.

 

Have you ever referred a client to another more qualified hypnotist: Yes

 

Have you ever referred a client to regular Allopathic forms of treatment: Yes

 

have you ever had a client referred to you from Allopathic medicine: No

 

Do you participate in continuing education programs: Yes  Conventions and trainings as well as Hypnothoughts

 

About how many hours a year of continuing education do you participate in:  20

Comment by Richard Rumble on June 23, 2011 at 7:08am

yeah.... there were a LOT of thing that I was going to ad.. but I was in a HURRY and thought I hit save as draft rather than post...  and did not know that it went out till Just NOW this morning... but thats ok... we will roll with it.

 

Richard

Comment by Kevin Cole-NLPTrainingQuest.com on June 22, 2011 at 9:48pm

**Btw, Richard- you may want to add to the list how much *Live* training they have had.

Just a thought...

Oh, and my answer is still the same- I've lost track, but easily over 1000...

Comment by Kevin Cole-NLPTrainingQuest.com on June 22, 2011 at 9:36pm

• Approx. hours of training you currently have taken: Over a 1000 at this point. I've honestly lost track...

 

• Number of years you have been involved in Hypnosis: 15

 

• Do you see clients: Yes

 

• How often do you see clients: It varies as I do a lot of traveling teaching these days, but in general between 3 and 5 times a week.

 

• If you see clients, for what types of issues: In addition to life/business coaching I work mostly with fears, phobias, anxiety, stress, pain control, in addition to much more serious issues include post traumatic stress and of course the usual smoking/weight loss clients (although I only take on weight loss clients as coaching client for a minimum of 7 months)

 

• Have you ever referred a client to another more qualified hypnotist: Yes. It's rare these days, but especially when starting out, I would refer to others often with issues I didn't think I was quite ready for and or thought they would be in better hands with someone else. I still do on occasion- but usually only if they are closer distance wise to someone else.

 

• Have you ever referred a client to regular Allopathic forms of treatment: Of course. Especially if they are coming to me regarding a physical issue.

 

• Have you ever had a client referred to you from Allopathic medicine: Yes

 

• Do you participate in continuing education programs: Yes

 

• About how many hours a year of continuing education do you participate in: I do a lot of teaching- and I learn just as much from my students as they do from me- but excluding that- I'd say between 25 to as many as 100 a year. If you included Hypnothoughts as continuing education (which I consider it to be), I'd say 100's of additional hours on top of that.