1st Edition
A Practical Guide to Hypnotherapy with Young Children Metaphorical Stories, Scripts and Other Resources
Dedication
1. Introduction: Hypnotherapy with young children
2. How to use the book
3. Enquiries, referrals and gathering information
Appendix 3.1: Form for Exercise – Why do I want to work with children?
Appendix 3.2: Checklist for subjects to cover in an initial enquiry
Appendix 3.3: Checklist for subjects to include in an information sheet for clients
Appendix 3.4: Checklist for information gathering at referral stage
Appendix 3.5: Example of a consent form
Appendix 3.6: Example of a medical consent form for parent/guardian to sign and give to a medical practitioner
Appendix 3.7: Example of a hypnotherapy consent form for a medical practitioner
4. The first session
Demonstration 1: The elephant
Demonstration 2: Ringing the church bell
Demonstration 3: Hens and eggs
Appendix 4.1: Checklist for developing a resources/toy box
5. Getting to know a child
Appendix 5.1: Activity sheet for identifying favourites
Appendix 5.2: Activity sheet for identifying likes
Appendix 5.3: Activity sheet for identifying dislikes
Appendix 5.4: Activity sheet for identifying what a child likes/dislikes about school
Appendix 5.5: Prompt sheet – useful questions
6. Breathing
Script 2: Number breathing
Script 3: Ratio breathing
Script 4: Colour breathing
Script 5: Breathing through hands and feet
7. Travelling into trance
Script 1: General introduction for travelling
Script 2: Flying with wings
Script 3: Flying an aeroplane
Script 4: Deep sea diving
Script 5: Going for a swing
Script 6: The escalator
Appendix 7.1: Prompt sheet – questions for exploring in the trance state
8. Going down the stairs
Script 1: A traditional staircase (for an older child age 7+)
Script 2: The princess
Script 3: The gladiator
9. Imaginary garden
Additional Script: Lying under the tree
10. Your special mind
Additional script: Introduction for parts therapy
11. Getting to work in schools
Appendix: 11.1: Checklist – topics to cover in an introductory session for staff
Appendix 11.2: Hypnotherapy in Schools Programme (HISP)Hypnotherapy Quiz
Appendix 11.3: Form for Exercise – What work do I want to do in schools – the practicalities?
Appendix 11.4: Example referral form to be completed by a school
Appendix 11.5: Example parent/guardian consent form (SCHOOLS)
Appendix 11.6: Example information questionnaire to be completed by parent/guardian (SCHOOLS)
Appendix 11.7: Example medical consent form for parent/guardian to sign and give to a medical practitioner (SCHOOLS)
Appendix 11.8: Hypnotherapy consent form for a medical practitioner (SCHOOLS)
12. Chilling out with the family
13. Wriggly worms
Additional script: Slowing down and becoming still
14. Lucky and the fish tank
Additional script: Getting to sleep
15. Phil the pigeon at the railway station
16. The crow and the raven
17. Thalia the tortoise
Script 1: Going flying
Script 2: The animals resting place
Script: The shell
18. Willa the witch
Script 1: Introducing Willa the witch
Script 2: Making your own broomstick
Script 3: Witches school
Script 4: The witches’ cauldron
Script 5: Omar the owl and the magic torch
Script 6: Your own magic wand
19. Feeling hunted down
20. Freya the fox and the eggs
21. The fox who always had hope
22. Wellbeing: What makes you happy?
Appendix 22.1: Assessment of wellbeing form
Appendix 22.2: Form for listing stickers and observations
23. Imagine – imagine – imagine
Script 1: Imagine – imagine – imagine
Script 2: Francisco the shy frog
24. Visualisations for regression
Script: Introduction for visualisations
Visualisation 1: The bridge
Visualisation 2: The tunnel
Visualisation 3: Memory box
Appendix 24.1: Prompt sheet – questions for regression
25. Turning things off and on
Script 1: The light switch on the wall
Script 2: The plug and socket (for child age 7+)
26. Worry bucket
27. Talking to a toy
Additional script: Talking to a garden gnome
28. Bring the moon into my room
Additional script: Getting to the toilet
29. Knotting the bladder
30. Dressing up
31. Mountain stream
Script 1: Mountain stream 1 (for freeing and unblocking)
Script 2: Mountain stream 2 (for learning/recalling information for test purposes)
32. Wordsearches
Script 1: Finding the words
Script 2: Remembering for a test
33. Binoculars at the racecourse
34. Travelator into the future
35. Spot the difference
36. Conclusion: Proper endings, evaluation and reflection
Appendix 36.1: Activity sheet for the final session
Appendix 36.2: Questions for reflection after the last session
Index
Biography
Jacki Pritchard works as a clinical, hypnotherapist, independent social worker and trainer in social care. She offers hypnotherapy services to children (age 5+), young people and adults.
"Jacki Pritchard's books are an object lesson in creative excellence. This latest book contains a wide selection of well written, useful and extensive scripts and stories that will be invaluable to Hypnotherapists in their work. Her practical approach to working with clients is something that will appeal to all therapists and reading the stories and scripts will undoubtedly inspire Hypnotherapists to create their own metaphors to add to Jacki's. I wholeheartedly recommend this book."
Steve Burgess, Hypnotherapist; Director of Lionheart Training
