Dr. Erickson’s Orientation to Sexual Development (No CE Credit)

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Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD, is the Founder and Director of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation and is president of Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Inc., publishers in the behavioral sciences. More than 20 books in psychotherapy have been edited, co-edited or coauthored by him. These books are available in 12 languages. Dr. Zeig works in private practice in Phoenix as a psychologist and marriage- and family therapist. 

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Milton H. Erickson, MD, American psychiatrist, who was a specialist in family therapy and medical hypnosis. He was the founder of American Society for Clinical Hypnosis, and is well-known for his unique approach. to The unconscious mind is creative and solution-generating.
Erickson had severe disabilities for much of his adult life. Erickson was 17 when he contracted Polio at the age of 17. He was so paralysed that doctors thought he would never recover. He was almost completely paralysed and became unable to walk while recovering in hospital. to speak, he became strongly aware of the significance of nonverbal communication – body language, tone of voice, and the way that these nonverbal expressions often directly contradicted the verbal ones. He also started to to have “body memories” of the muscular activity of his own body. These memories helped him to slowly begin. to Regain control over certain parts of his body to He was eventually able to do so. to Talk to him again and use his arms. He was advised by his doctor to exercise his upper body. Milton Erickson arranged for a canoe trip of 1,000 miles to Strengthen your strength to Go to college. It was an adventure that was both challenging and rewarding. He was still unable to use his legs at its end. to Walk with a cane

Ericksonian hypnosis is different from traditional hypnosis in many ways. Hypnosis is traditionally thought of as an act of the therapist giving standardized instructions. to Ericksonian Hypnosis is not a passive approach. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship with the subject and the purposeful engagement with the inner resources and experience of the subject. Erickson created a new field in hypnotherapy, bringing together many innovative concepts and communication patterns.
Erickson’s hypnotic outlook was the inspiration for many of his innovative psychotherapeutic methods he used in treating individuals, couples, families, and children. Although he was known as the world’s leading hypnotherapist, Dr. Erickson used formal hypnosis in only one-fifth of his cases in clinical practice.
Dr. Erickson was a pioneer in modern psychotherapy. Ericksonian principles are being incorporated into modern practice.

• Milton Erickson Biography on the Erickson Foundation