Training Course Grades
The National Hypnotherapy Society is a not for profit organisation whose primary role is the advancement of hypnotherapy, and a part of this role is the support and encouragement of all our training schools.
We believe that membership of a professional association is essential as it gives confirmation of your professional standing to both your peers and your students – and gives your school a voice in the future of our profession.
We offer different levels of individual membership that clearly explain the levels of training and other experience that individual applicants need. These levels are reflected in the different grades that we give to the courses offered by our training school members. We offer the following levels of membership.
You do not have to understand these criteria in full to make your application.
Accredited Advanced Training Courses
For those training courses that have fully demonstrated to the Society that they:
- Build upon and exceed Accredited Standards
- Are designed to further practitioners’ professional understanding of hypnotherapy beyond widely recognised standards
- Develop advanced practices and specialisations
Accredited Advanced status is granted for 5 years.
Routes to Course Advance Accreditation
- Existing Accredited Course providers will be asked to provide full details of any course they consider to be of an Advanced level
Accredited Training Courses
For those training courses that have fully demonstrated to the Society that they contain all elements necessary for professional practice. This means they demonstrate:
- Compliance with the National Occupational Standards (NOS) Learning Outcomes.
- They provide high standards of course content and delivery
- Development of students who are safe, competent and ethical to practice.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the HS Code of Ethics.
Accredited status is granted for a period of 5 years.
Routes to Course Accreditation
- You hold equivalent Accreditation with a relevant professional body as agreed by the National Hypnotherapy Society.
- You offer an in-depth course of hypnotherapy training and can demonstrate that the course meets the requirements as an HS Accredited Course. You have completed the full application process.
Approved Training Courses
You offer courses that are related to hypnotherapy but not intended to take the student to professional practice. Individual workshops that may be suitable for CPD and other courses that offer both personal and skills development may be relevant.
You must demonstrate a commitment to the HS Code of Ethics.
Routes to Course Approval
- You hold equivalent approval with a relevant professional body as agreed by the Society.
- You offer hypnotherapy training and can demonstrate that the course meets the requirements as an HS Approved Course – see criteria below. If you offer shorter foundation courses or distance learning courses they can be considered within this category and will be assessed on an individual basis. You have completed a full application process.