RELEVANT FOR ALL PSYCHOTHERAPISTS This outstanding manual on Ericksonian hypnotherapy has been thoroughly revised and updated. The new edition includes: A new chapter on Metaphor Therapy and Guided Metaphor A new chapter on Ernest Rossi's work on the psychobiology of gene expression including a section on the brain and hypnosis An extended chapter on utilization with a new section on pain control A significantly updated chapter on ethics and the law A new foreword to the second edition has been written by Roxanna Erickson Klein and Betty Alice Erickson.

About the Author

Rubin Battino MS has a private practice and is also Adjunct Professor for the Department of Human Services at Wright State University. He has over ten years of experience as a facilitator in a Bernie Siegel style support group, is President of the Milton H. Erickson Society of Dayton and was co-chair of a committee to establish certification standards for training in Ericksonian hypnotherapy. Thomas L. South has a PhD in clinical psychology and has taught courses in Ericksonian hypnotherapy at the University of Dayton and at Wright State University. He is a founder and first president of the Milton H. Erickson Society of Dayton, Ohio.

Reviews

"Ericksonian Approaches goes far beyond a mere resource for techniques and exercises. Orderly, disciplined, and imaginative, the authors present a wealth of creative ideas that inject excitement and pleasure to the most elementary of exercises." Roxanna Erickson Klein and Betty Alice Erickson - from the new foreword