The second segment in the ethics workshops covers the unique ethical considerations in using hypnosis in telehealth practice, using hypnosis with diverse groups, and ethics related to exaggerated claims for hypnosis and the use of hypnosis for memory retrieval. The availability of tools for delivering unsupervised hypnosis sessions to patients or clients raises some thorny ethical issues. However, central to the use of hypnosis is the therapeutic relationship. The ethics of multiple relationships and the unique therapeutic relationship in hypnosis will be explored.
The intersection between how hypnosis is conceptualized by the clinician and others, and how ethical considerations are addressed will be a recurring theme in this presentation.