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Dr Rubin Battino will be running two workshops in the UK on guided imagery and other approaches to healing on 12th-13th May in Manchester and 19th-20th May in London. Changes magazine (Issue Number 42) interviewed Dr Battino re his forthcoming visit to the UK and have graciously allowed us to reprint the interview. |
Cures apply to diseases, and healing applies to illness. The scientific basis for this work is first established by a study of Psychoneuroimmunology, David Spiegel's research, and the placebo effect. Dealing with unfinished business is considered in some detail since it is so important in the healing process. The role of rituals and ceremonies is discussed and illustrated. Using guided imagery to prepare people for surgery and other invasive procedures is also described. Since hopes and dreams are important in terms of finding meaning in life (in Viktor Frankl's and Lawrence LeShan's sense), this area is also explored. Where do you take your material from? Rubin: The basic text for this material is mine; there are also tapes available for illustrative work. The workshop is experiential – there are demonstrations and opportunities for the participants to practise some of the presented material. I have developed two useful imagery approaches to healing and they are called: "Healing via Bonding," and "Healing via Fusion." These approaches will be discussed and at least one demonstrated. My approach is based on my experience as an Ericksonian therapist and hypnotherapist. What do you most enjoy about running a workshop and what do you think the participants gain most from it? Rubin: I really love to teach and to share what I know. I also enjoy learning from the participants, especially when they ask challenging questions! This is particularly true of my chosen work with people who have life-challenging diseases. This work can be tough at times, but getting to know and share in the lives of the remarkable people I have met is more than sufficient reward. It has been my dream for some time to be able to teach others how to do this work. The participants will gain from learning in an experiental way and by the end of the course they will have learned to design and deliver a guided image.  The cost of the two-day workshop is £140-00 plus VAT (£120-00 plus VAT for LCCH students, BSCH members and EJCH subscribers).12th and 13th May 2001, Manchester 19th and 20th May 2001, London For further information and/or a booking form please contact The London College of Clinical Hypnosis (LCCH), 15 Connaught Square, London W2 2HG. Tel: 020 7402 9037 Fax: 020 7262 1237. e-mail: lcch1@aol.com http://www.lcch.co.uk |
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Dr Battino is a Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, who retired from Wright State University in the summer of 1995 after 29 years on the faculty. He received his master's degree in mental health counselling from this University in 1978. He is currently in private practice and is also licensed as a Supervising Counsellor in the State of Ohio. He has taught speciality workshops for the Department of Human Services (counselling) at the University for more than fifteen years and is an Adjunct Professor in that department. He has trained in Gestalt Therapy, Bioenergetic Analysis, Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), and Ericksonian hypnosis and hypnotherapy and also studied solution-oriented therapy and narrative therapy. His first book, Ericksonian Approaches: A Comprehensive Manual, co-authored with T.L. South, was published in 1999. His second book, Guided Imagery and Other Approaches to Healing was published in 2000. His third book on coping skills for people who have serious diseases and those who support them, Coping, is due in April 2001. Dr Battino is currently writing a book on the use of metaphor for psychotherapy and healing.