Mission
TO PROVIDE AND ENCOURAGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO FURTHER, IN EVERY ETHICAL WAY, THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPLICATION OF HYPNOSIS IN HEALTH CARE; TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION IN THE FIELD OF HYPNOSIS; TO PROMOTE THE FURTHER RECOGNITION AND ACCEPTANCE OF HYPNOSIS AS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN CLINICAL HEALTH CARE AND FOCUS ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES THAT SHARE MUTUAL GOALS, ETHICS AND INTERESTS; AND TO PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY FOR THOSE CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS WHO USE HYPNOSIS IN THEIR WORK.