Sunday, 02 November 2025

This news statement is to clarify that the College of Medical Hypnosis (CMH) functions independently from the government related Registered Training Organisation (RTO) sector system. The CMH maintains the highest standards with educational research, development, ethics and delivery and has accreditations with professional health authorities.

I have also sought to clarify the use of the titles 'Certificate' and 'Diploma' when issued by the independent sector, with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). 

The AQF have clarified that the independent sector are able to use the term 'Certificate' provided that they do not replicate certain suffix words and numbers specified by the AQF, namely the word Certificate followed by the suffix words and numbers 'levels 1 to 4' eg Certificate Level 2 which is part of the AQFs heirarchy of credentials terms.

The word Diploma is used in different forms within the AQF credentials heirarchy, including with different prefix words eg 'Graduate' and 'Advanced'. I have asked the AQF for further clarification regarding use of the word Diploma by the independent sector and await further clarification from the AQF.

The AQF cite that the qualifications to be used by Higher Education Providers who are RTOs include: 'Graduate Diploma' (AQF level 8), 'Advanced Diploma' (AQF level 6), and 'Diploma' (AQF) level 5, the latter with no prefix word. The AQF have noted that the word 'Diploma' is a not a restricted word within the education system and to ensure that the AQF credentials heirarchy of terms is delineated from the CMH's use of the word, the CMH will now issue qualifications that include the prefix word 'Clinical' before the word 'Diploma' eg 'Clinical Diploma of .......' in place of the previously used term 'Diploma of .....' that did not include the added prefix word. Changes will be made progressively to this website to reflect this change of policy over coming months.

A further notice will appear here on the News portion of the website, once further clarification regarding the word 'Diploma' has been received from the AQF.

Dr Alan Fahey 2.11.25

Saturday, 07 June 2025

The Australian Society of Hypnosis ASH is collaborating with the College of Medical Hypnosis CMH from 2025.

Dr Gayre Christie the President of the ASH and Dr Alan Fahey the Director of the CMH are delighted to announce this collaboration today 7.06.25.

Completion of the 6 day Clinical Course offered by the CMH will qualify eligible health professionals for Associate Membership of ASH. Upon further training and completion of an Advanced Clinical Course and a further 1 module day training of a specific topic, health professionals will qualify to become eligible to apply for Full Membership of ASH and will also be awarded the Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis CBT-FPS, presented by the College of Medical Hypnosis. Aspirants for ASH membership are encouraged to enrol for the Clinical Course being offered by the CMH.

All CMH post graduates can apply to ASH for membership status, related to the level of CMH training achieved.

The CMH issues certification for all training, leading to the Diploma of Advanced Clinical Hypnosis CBT-FPS supplemented by Advanced Master Courses eg for PTSD and regression management.

Saturday, 07 June 2025

The Australian Society of Hypnosis ASH is collaborating with the College of Medical Hypnosis CMH from 2025.

Dr Gayre Christie the President of the ASH and Dr Alan Fahey the Director of the CMH are delighted to announce this collaboration today 7.06.25.

Completion of the 6 day Clinical Course offered by the CMH will qualify eligible health professionals for Associate Membership of ASH. Upon further training and completion of an Advanced Clinical Course and a further 1 module day training of a specific topic, health professionals will qualify to become eligible to apply for Full Membership of ASH and will also be awarded the Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis CBT-FPS, presented by the College of Medical Hypnosis. Aspirants for ASH membership are encouraged to enrol for the Clinical Course being offered by the CMH.

All CMH post graduates can apply to ASH for membership status, related to the level of CMH training achieved.

The CMH issues certification for all training, leading to the Diploma of Advanced Clinical Hypnosis CBT-FPS supplemented by Advanced Master Courses eg for PTSD and regression management.

Tuesday, 04 February 2025

2025 Updates have been made to the Clinical Course, the Advanced Clinical Course (with Gestalt Principles), The Single Mental Health Module, The Timetable, the Application forms and the Home Page as at 4.02.25.

The NEW Advanced Master Clinical Course (hypnoanalysis) is offered for the first time this year for graduates of the Advanced Clinical Course (Hypnoanalysis) and an application form is on the website. The three advanced courses otherwise rotate one each year during the triennium.

Monday, 03 February 2025

Download the Course Application Form

NB GPMHSC additional NEW $200 Training Subsidy available in 2025 for GPs who have previously completed FPS training and are both renewing their Level 2 FPS training and paying for the FPS-CPD training in the remainder of 2025.

This module is for Medicare registered provders of FPS eg GPs, Psychologists, Accredited Mental Health Social Workers and Occupational Therapists.

This module does NOT contain formal hypnosis training but it is based upon relaxation and relaxation is both an FPS and a hypnotic induction technique and so wording and even casual comments given to the patient need to be very carefully applied to avoid adverse outcomes for the patient/client.

Will be conducted in June and December 2025 in Sydney.