Tranceforming Ericksonian Methods

First published in 1994. Ericksonian Methods: The Essence of the Story contains the proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Erickson Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. It consists of the keynote speeches and invited addresses from the Congress.

"The fourth edition of Michael Yapko's classic text, Trancework, continues to be the comprehensive guide for learning the fundamental skills of clinical hypnosis. This new edition not only accommodates new studies and topics that have attained a level of importance worthy of their inclusion, but also contains five new chapters on topics such as mind-body therapy, positive psychology, and pediatric hypnosis"--

Eight papers from the Fourth International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, held December 1988, San Francisco, California. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

This is the fourth volume in the widely hailed series of Ericksonian Monographs sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation as part of its expanding educational forum for mental health professionals. The Ericksonian Monographs make available original work - theory, clinical technique, case material, and research - on the cutting edge of Ericksonian thought and practice. Ericksonian Monographs No. 4 presents a richly stimulating collection of articles which deal with three extremely important areas of development in Ericksonian work: research, integration within the practice of other therapies and medical applications.

In 1993 the authors published The Art of Change: Strategic Therapy and Hypnotherapy Without Trance, a revolutionary work that introduced a series of effective clinical strategies to create therapeutic change, even in seemingly impossible cases. In his new book, the author performs another quantum leap, leading his readers to a more operative knowledge of the precise logic of therapeutic change. Most intimidating mental disorders are based on perceptions of reality that when using an ordinary 'common-sense' logic as our reading lens, look as if they are irrational, bizarre, illogical and therefore hard to understand and manage.

The volume presents the proceedings of the Third International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy held in Phoenix, Arizona, December 3-7, 1986. The third Congress brought many new people to the Erickson movement. Approximately 1,800 attended, a striking indication of the continuing influence and growth in the therapeutic legacy of Milton H. Erickson.