How does our psychological wellbeing affect our physical health? This CPD shows how our psychological, neural (brain) and immune processes interact to shape our health and behaviour.
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Description
How does our psychological wellbeing affect our physical health? How are the body and mind connected? More importantly can we improve our health with positive thoughts? This CPD shows how our psychological, neural (brain) and immune processes interact to shape our health and behaviour.
Where the medical system looks to find the link between pathogen and disease, many of us are looking to understand better how our mood, our psychological health and well-being impact on our physical health. The study of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) evaluates the link between our psychological health and our physical health through the impact of each on our immune system and as such, allows us to approach physical health from a different perspective. Thereby, finding solutions in psychological therapies where the biomedical model of health finds itself challenged.
Course Content
This CPD will cover:
- What we mean by psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)
- The pathways of PNI in immune system regulation
- The importance of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in health and ill-health
- How SFH is perfectly situated to improve both our psychological health and our physical well-being
We will see how sleep is important for us via the PNI pathway, and look at how PNI can help us understand how stress influences skin conditions and the development of mental disorders. We will finish with a review of how our work as SFHs provides us with an exceptional grounding for developing psychoneuroimmunology-based health interventions.
The importance of understanding Psychoneuroimmunology is why this CPD is also an integral part of the Advanced Hypnotherapy Diploma course (AHD).
Presenter
Jane Fox
BSc (Hons), MSc, AHD, HPD, DSFH, SFH Sup (Hyp), MNCH (Acc), MAfSFH (Reg), MNCH (Reg)
Jane obtained a BSc in Biological Sciences in 1980 from the University of Aston in Birmingham and later achieved a MSc by research from Sheffield University in 1988. After graduation in 1980 she worked in University Research in London, Sheffield and Manchester. Her work in Manchester involved research within the clinical gastroenterology team of Prof Peter Whorwell, well known for his work on hypnotherapy as a treatment for IBS.
Jane went on to work in the pharmaceutical industry for 30 years as a Clinical Research Associate, monitoring clinical trials for new medications and medical devices. Jane’s work on Medical Device studies was in the area of Neuromodulation, including the use of Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-resistant Depression and for Parkinson’s Disease. Since leaving clinical research, Jane continues to have a strong interest in research and has set up a research programme for CPHT to evidence the efficacy of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy.
Jane continues to study in all things Neurological and Solution Focused, and she achieved the Advanced Hypnotherapy Diploma in 2022. As well as lecturing, Jane has a busy practice in South Manchester and enjoys supervising around 25 qualified hypnotherapists.
