Hypnotherapy Register Australia

HypnosisAustralia, May 2007

By Dr Tracie O'Keefe DCH, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist & Counsellor
Editorial Director of HypnosisAustralia Online.

The time has come for a national Australian Hypnotherapy Register. Whilst so many in the profession agree with that statement, so many obstacles stand in its way. Things like: Who will be on the board? What will be the training standards? But most of all, who will give up sovereignty and join another larger organization? The last is undoubtedly the biggest stumbling block. Well, we can go round and round for years arguing sovereignty and slowly become the joke of the health professions in our disintegration.

The Hypnosis Australia Online Journal has launched a national register of Australian hypnotherapists which is located at www.hypnotherapyregister.com.au

Who will administer it?

The journal staff and volunteers.

How will professionals in hypnotherapy be deemed qualified to appear on it or not?

We will exhibit all national registers for qualified hypnotherapists with more than 25 members on the site at the same time. Each practitioner listing will state the associations to which they belong and a web link to the practitioner. It is up to the associations to set their own standards. Each year the journal staff will ask the associations to supply names of current members.

Could someone be removed from the register?

If an association rescinds a membership, a membership ceases or is not current then the association needs to inform the register.

Will psychologists, psychiatrists and medical practitioners automatically be allowed on it?

Only practitioners who specifically belong to hypnosis & hypnotherapy organisations regardless of any primary disciplines.

Who will pay?

The listing will initially be free.

What will the site list?

Name, qualifications, business address, telephone number, fax, email, memberships & web link.

How will it be categorised?

By state & name

Will people who practise stage hypnosis be allowed on it?

No, only professional healthcare practitioners who abide by ethical codes of practice.

Why are we doing it?

Because the time has come and the journal seeks to practise what it preaches.

The journal hopes the associations will, in good sprit, take part in this exercise with open minds. We are not seeking to usurp the associations in any way. It could only serve to benefit the professional use of hypnosis in Australia. We also hope that the associations will assist us in this exercise by providing the information in an organised, prompt and orderly fashion.

©HypnosisAustralia, May 2007