Alberta Clinical Hypnosis Society (ACHS)

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Membership within the Alberta Clinical Hypnosis Society (ACHS) is a positive step towards the practice and successful integration of hypnosis into your practice. Benefits of membership include:

Discounted Workshops and Conferences.
Members of ACHS receive reduced fees for attendance at a number of conferences and workshops both locally and internationally including those sponsored by British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia, and those sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH and their component sections across the United States with whom we are affiliated.
Discounted Professional Books and Resources
Members of ACHS will receive discounted prices on resources offered at conferences and workshops.
Inclusion in the “Locate a Hypnotherapist” Alberta Clinical Hypnosis Society (ACHS) Directory
Members of ACHS will be listed as a Hypnosis Providers on our mobile-friendly website directory located at www.clinicalhypnosis.ca

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Affiliate Membership Status - $135.00 (CAD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments *** Please only apply as an affiliate if you DO NOT qualify for any of the other categories.

Affiliate Members shall be limited to those health care providers listed under the Health Professions Act in Alberta or similar legislation from another jurisdiction who do not meet all the qualifications for any of the previous categories.

Full Membership Status - 1 Year - $135.00 (CAD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments All applicants must provide proof of good standing with a professional regulatory body. Persons interested in obtaining Full Membership must meet the following criteria: i). Persons having earned a doctorate (or equivalent) in medicine or dentistry; the minimum of a master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or nursing and; ii). Evidence professional training and experience in clinical or experimental hypnosis acceptable to the Membership Committee.

Full Membership Status - 3 Years - $345.00 (CAD) Subscription period: 3 years No automatically recurring payments All applicants must provide proof of good standing with a professional regulatory body. Persons interested in obtaining Full Membership must meet the following criteria: i). Persons having earned a doctorate (or equivalent) in medicine or dentistry; the minimum of a master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or nursing and; ii). Evidence professional training and experience in clinical or experimental hypnosis acceptable to the Membership Committee.

Provisional Membership Status - $135.00 (CAD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments Provisional members are those who have met all qualifications for membership except for the completion of the prescribed course required of all members OR are awaiting registration with a regulatory body. Candidates for membership will have a maximum of one year allowable in this category of membership before they must re-apply for membership. Provisional members will not be eligible to vote, hold office, chair committees or accept referrals from the Society.

Student Membership Status - $85.00 (CAD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments Student membership is eligible for persons who meet the following criteria. i). Persons who are enrolled full time in a masters or doctorate degree program in medicine, dentistry, psychology, social work, or nursing; or who possess Student or Associate membership with the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT) or the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) and; ii). Evidence professional training and experience in clinical or experimental hypnosis acceptable to the Membership Committee, shall be afforded student membership status upon recommendation of the membership committee. iii). Student Membership shall be granted for a maximum of two years at a time. iv). At the end of two years, Student Membership status will be reviewed by the Membership Committee.

Association with the Alberta Clinical Hypnosis Society (ACHS) is acquired by becoming a full member. The Alberta Clinical Hypnosis Society (ACHS) is a professional society and all full members are required to be licensed health care providers.

Issues & Complaints
Alberta Clinical Hypnosis Society (ACHS) is a professional society, which means that all full members are licensed health care providers. We are NOT a regulatory or disciplinary body. Complaints, if and when they occur, are to be handled by the appropriate regulatory college, which is mandated to deal with such problems. We are an advisory and educational organization.
Worth Considering

We think it is important to clearly state our core beliefs so that readers can decide if they have merit and wish to pursue an association with us.

We believe hypnosis is a real phenomenon that may be applied in many situations with good results.
We believe there are health care situations in which hypnosis is the preferred primary treatment and other situations in which hypnosis should not be used as the primary treatment choice.
We believe these choices should be made in consultation with a health care professional because we believe that health care professionals are trained to deal with health care concerns.
We believe that each member of the public deserves to be treated by a hypnotherapist, who is already a qualified health care professional and who is licensed by his or her province, a member of a college or association with both the responsibility of policing the practice of its members and with well-developed procedures for investigating concerns registered by the public, has taken specialized training in hypnosis and hypnotherapy in a professionally-recognized and accepted training program that includes personal supervision and an ethics component.
We believe we have a responsibility to our members to offer support and opportunities for professional growth.
We believe that we have a responsibility to the field of hypnotherapy to promote and disseminate research and inform others of its usefulness.
We believe that Canada is a distinct geopolitical entity requiring an organization devoted to its needs and the best interests of Canadian hypnotherapists.
Also, we believe that hypnosis should be used by trained health-care professionals to achieve health goals identified by their patients or clients. Because hypnosis is a powerful technique for at least some people, it has the capacity for deliberate or inadvertent misuse by those who are inadequately trained, or who are practicing outside the scope of their practice and experience. For this reason, a part of our work is to advocate and lobby governments to take measures to protect the public and promote the responsible use of hypnosis.

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About the Association

The Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis
- Alberta Society (CFCH-AB) is a professional society made up of licensed health professionals in Alberta. Members are trained in the responsible, appropriate and ethical use of clinical hypnosis.

All full members are also required to be regulated healthcare providers in the province of Alberta, Canada or equivalent if coming from another jurisdiction.

Contact

Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis
- Alberta Society (CFCH-AB)

PO Box 80104, RPO Beacon Hill
Calgary, Alberta Canada, T3R 0B2

Phone: 1 (825) 558 0899
Email: info@clinicalhypnosis.ca