Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Hypnotherapy as a professional occupation in the National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) Malaysia

Hiro Koo, the clinical hypnotherapist from New Mind Brain Health Centre, is the first one who get approval to list and develop vocational training pathway for the title of "Hypnotherapy" in the National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) under the Department of Skills Development (DSD), Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia.

 

Another wonderful news after the PASS of my PhD Viva Oral Exam. After more than one year of active discussion with Malaysia government relevant bodies, finally I received another PASS for the approval of creating and developing the “hypnotherapy” course standard according to the National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) for the Malaysia local field.
It is a historical movement for hypnotherapy field in South East Asia as Hypnotherapist will be a formal recognized professional occupation in Malaysia context!
It is really tough process, but I am glad that I manage to overcome all the obstacles. However, it is just a start…now we need to develop the NOSS standard for the Malaysia field, it may take quite a long time…but better then do nothing.
Believe it or not, It is not for me, it is for the field. I hope to create more recognition for my profession! Reason? I love hypnotherapy. Thanks for my hypnotherapist peers who support me along the journey.
 
花了超过一年的时间,终于得到政府机构首肯,终于可以开始创建国家催眠专业标准,让催眠治疗在马来西亚,甚至是东南亚第一个被国家职业标准(NOSS)认可的专业职业!真的让我无比兴奋!虽然只是证书班,但已经是好的开始!至少以后证书等级不再只能依靠英国的催眠NOS标准去制定课程了,马来西亚也即将会有自己的催眠治疗标准了🎉🎉
然而整个制定标准的过程耗时耗力,还需要多方专才协助。可能还需要很多时日才能制定出国家标准证书课程。所以我的催眠文凭Diploma课程还是会照着已经成熟的英国National Occipational Standard(NOS)水准去执行。
朋友问我为何要做这种吃力不讨好的事,做出来的催眠标准又不是我一个人用的,是给整个催眠专业field共享。我的理由很简单:不怕慢只怕站,我希望催眠治疗的训练与课程可以越来越专业,越来越受认可,让更多人受益。
还有,我真的很爱催眠啊!
 
 

 

 

 

[Corporate Health Talk] Anxiety and Panic Management for the EcoWorld

 



 
Just conducted a mental health talk for the EcoWorld team.
All about anxiety and panic management:)
New Mind Brain Health Centre办了一场身心健康讲座给EcoWorld的团队们。
一起来学习用自律神经失调切入点来了解如何调理焦虑和恐慌症状。
 
有兴趣举办talk给你的中心吗?欢迎联络我们。 
 

Monday, September 13, 2021

Passed for my PhD Oral Exam

 



Finally pass my PhD VIVA VOCE, the oral exam after working on it for 4 years. My PhD research topic is related with clinical hypnosis, expressive art therapy, neurofeedback, adhrence, and anxiety issue.

Now I just have to work on correction for final submission, and then hopefully can attend convo next year in person at the University Utara Malaysia (UUM)🙏🏻
I am honored to have my thesis evaluated by key experts in mental health field. 
Thanks to both examiners for all constructive feedback.
Special thanks to
External Examinar :
Associate Prof. Dr Wan Marzuki Wan Jaafar (UPM),
President Malaysian Board of Counsellor.
Internal Examiner :
Dr Muazzam Mohammad (UUM).
Thanks to the Chairman, Dean representative, and also the admin team of UUM. 
 
Thanks to my Phd supervisor Dr Azzy Azizah, UUM senior lecturer and associate professor soon to be, who helps me so much in my Phd journey. I am so grateful for everything and empowerment that you have provided. Word can’t describe how grateful am I 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks to all my clients, friends, family members and loved one. You know who you are:)
I will keep contribute to the psychological therapy field, especially on the modalities that dealing with unconscious processes. And yes, it is not an end of the journey 🙏🏻😇🎉🎉🎉🎉
 
 
博士答辩顺利通过了!
花了4年的时间半工半读博士学位,就是等待这一刻。
接下来做了一些论文修正,然后等明年的毕业典礼,拿到毕业证书后,我就算正式完成博士学位了。
我的博士研究是有关焦虑、亚健康精神状态、脑波反馈疗法、催眠疗法和表达艺术治疗。我读博的愿景是希望可以推广潜意识与创伤导向心理调整技术和亚健康精神状态的疗愈(Subclinical Mental Health Care)。
四年前参加督导的一个表达艺术治疗工作坊,督导和我一见如故,就盛情邀请我跟她读博,让我可以研究催眠、表达艺术治疗和脑波反馈疗法。在这四年博士生涯中,她教会了我很多,也从来不放弃我,一直循循善诱我如何把做人的德行和论文做好。四年博士生涯即将告一段落,对我来说最有价值的并不是Dr Koo这个title,而是在读博的历程中,我了解到了如何更好的做人、如何更好的接纳自己、做好自己的角色。同时,我又可以将潜意识导向学术推广出去。
谢谢北大UUM,谢谢内在潜意识里的那个受伤了但永不放弃的Ah Yong,谢谢我的次人格保护者Hiro,谢谢你给我强大的力量,谢谢爱的家人朋友同学们给我的爱和信任。也谢谢我的个案,你们大家给的鼓励很可贵。谢谢你们成就了我Hiro这个角色。
 
#讲真的我还是觉得不可思议
#期待officially拿到毕业证书那一天
#期待毕业典礼那天

Saturday, September 4, 2021

[Review] 马来西亚创伤导向催眠治疗改善情绪与脑雾问题Emotional and Brain Fog Treatment Malaysia - F Case



 


As far as my memory recalls, at the age of 7 I was exposed to family violence, verbal abuse, emotional and physical neglects. Growing up very unhappy, filled with anger, frustrations, emotional turmoil, lack of confidence, low self esteem and rebel. When I was 18, I have suspected myself on the road to bipolar and depression but it did not affect my academic performance thus I went on to University studies, got into relationship and started working after graduate.

In the third year of my working life one day there is a snapping sound in the brain, and I started to have blank memories, difficulty to recall daily task, foggy mind, nausea, it affects my daily functioning of talking, thinking, recalling could not function normal at work, and almost lose the ability of self-management. At the same time my beloved grandpa passed on and the break of a 7-year romantic relationship got me into a total breakdown.

I am emotionally unstable, either crying, mood down, agitated or scolding. Little hiccups/small issue can trigger my anger.

At that moment, I also have symptoms of confusion, unable to recall things where is my keys? Where did I park my car? What was the conversation 1 min ago? I can only function with the help of mobile phone by referring to recorded communication on whatsapp, email and sms.

I think very slowly, slow to react and slow in giving responses to external stimulation. Feeling drowsy day and night, I only want to sleep and have no interest in daily activities including hobbies. No urge to explore new areas, meet new people and learn new skills.

This condition have lasted for a year and when I started a new job it was very hard to focus, my mind is always pull to elsewhere, there are voices in the head asking to jump off from the building. One day my colleague introduces Hiro Koo from Brain Health Centre. He is a certified psychotherapist with effective track records and continuous learning, last meeting with Hiro he is in the progress of PHD studies. That was April 2021. I started with brainwave scan to get an overview of my brain condition and continue with 6 sessions with Hiro Koo. On the first and second sessions my emotions got stabilized, without crying and scolding but my mind still in a floating state. Third sessions onwards the mind began to be intact for once and the brain mind slowly back in 1 piece and Hiro has taught on many coping skills and important techniques to protect the healthy state of mind. Setting up personal boundaries, nothing bad to ask for help just to mention few techniques among the many Hiro has taught on.

 

Last session on 20 Aug 2021, I have achieved 80% of clearing childhood trauma, hurts and 50% recovery on memory, brain functioning, 50% of happiness and counting on. The road to recovery was a blend of religious faith, physical exercise, sufficient Vitamin supplements and very important that Hiro’s consultation is a boost on top of all these. His set of therapy session gives a clear direction, is effective and result- oriented. In the short period of 4 months I am able to have fast recovery on cognitive functioning, stable emotions, better focus, increased confidence level, healthier self esteem plus point with new skills and techniques on interpersonal / romantic relationships and communication. His consultation was reasonable priced and it was a good investment on self. Should I not meet Hiro, I would have even lost my current job!

Big thank you to Hiro and team, his other consultants are professional and informative, admin staff are warm and friendly. Hiro is also a good choice to working professional who are facing daily work stress and relationship difficulty. Highly recommended and SAFE! Take Care and continue your passion.


   Regards,

   Faithlovehope


Remark: Our client's information will be kept strictly confidential all the time. All reviews and photos have been acknowledged and provided by past and current clients of Hiro Koo

Sunday, August 29, 2021

Neurofeedback Malaysia, A Promising Tool For Stroke Rehab Treatment

 

Stroke is a health condition whereby there is an insufficient blood supply that carries the oxygen, O2 and nutrients needed by the brain. The lack of blood supply will cause a damage to the brain cells and even worse, it leads to the death of brain cells which had a big impact on the patient’s well-being such as memory loss and the physical and functional disabilities (Boehme et al., 2017).


As stroke cases are starting to increase among the old age group, the experts had invented the F-A-S-T stroke recognition to raise the awareness and help people to identify the stroke signs earlier (Khatri, 2019). Early intervention is better. According to Beckerman (2020), the F-A-S-T stroke recognition stands for face, arms, speech, and time. First, tell the person to smile and observe if their face drops. Second, tell the person to raise both of their hands and observe if one side of the hand is weak. Third, ask the person to say a simple word and observe if there is a strange sound or slurred. Lastly, dial the emergency number right away as every minute counts for stroke patients.


Apart from F-A-S-T method, did you know that EEG Neurofeedback training is one of the promising tools for stroke rehabilitation?
Most of the stroke patients that took part in a study to evaluate the effectiveness of Neurofeedback training had shown a significance improvement on their memory, mood, concentration, energy, reading and speech ability, and motivation (Kober et al., 2015; Renton et al., 2017). Therefore, this shows that Neurofeedback training had successfully helped to improve the memory deficit among stroke survivors.


References:
Beckerman, J. (2020, March 9). Stroke Signs and Symptoms. WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/stroke/guide/understanding-stroke-symptoms
Boehme, A. K., Esenwa, C., & Elkind, M. S. V. (2017). Stroke Risk Factors, Genetics, and Prevention. Circulation Research, 120(3), 472–495. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.308398

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

[Event] Sleep Management Workshop for Great Eastern on 25 August 2021

 

              A virtual sleep management workshop was organized for Great Eastern Malaysia employee.

 
Interested to attend our workshop in order to improve the productivity at work?
Feel free to contact us for more info.

 

Friday, August 20, 2021

MICP Senior Accredited Member - Psychotherapist

 

 

 

 

Our Clinical Director is a registered psychotherapist with the International Council of Psychotherapists (#361846). He is also the Senior Accredited Member of MICP (With more than 9 years clinical experience, training and supervisions)

 


 
 

The National Council of Psychotherapists is well positioned to enable and support practitioners in this developing and ever increasingly well evidenced field, in a manner underpinned with an ethos of robust public protection and self-reflection at all levels. 

We were  formed in 1971, which makes it one of the longest established societies of its type in the UK. We are a register of and national association of therapists, to whom individuals looking for Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Coaches and Hypnotherapists may confidently refer.

The NCP is dedicated to advancing the development of quality, service driven integrative and Multimodal Psychotherapy provision. This is illustrated by working models at solution focused, holistic and specialist levels of professional therapy service and is characterised by evidence based yet holistic working practices. 

Most schools of psychological thought are represented within our current membership and a wide variety of therapeutic approaches are offered. We do not legislate against any model of therapy, providing the practitioner comes under the classification of psychotherapist and  is suitably qualified to our standards.

 

 All of NCP registered practitioners are qualified at minimum UK Level 5 or are working towards completing that level, equivalent to a UK foundation Degree or HND (widely considered the appropriate level for professional practice). Many also hold undergraduate or post graduate qualifications. All practitioners adhere to strict and enforced codes of ethics and practice and are required to hold comprehensive insurance and adhere to clinical supervision and high quality Continuous Professional Development.
 
 

 

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Neurofeedback Training Malaysia for improving self awareness and confidence

 


Are you aware of the fact that you may lose your self-awareness under certain circumstances and situation?

According to the previous studies, a neurobiologist from Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot had found that a person starts to lose their self-awareness when they are too focused on accomplishing a complicated or hard task (Vince, 2006).
Self-awareness is one of the mental processes carried out by the brain, specifically in the prefrontal cortex (Lou et al., 2017). Based on the psychological perspective, when a human being has self-awareness, they can perform better throughout their life, have a good practice of self-control and self-confidence (Ackerman, 2021). In other words, self-awareness is a psychological state whereby oneself is able to focus on themselves.
There are people that struggles to recognize their own internal state unlike an ordinary person, which may be caused by various factor such as trauma and pressure. People with lack of self-awareness tend to doubt themselves and have a poor self-control (Jabr, 2012).
Furthermore, researcher had found that Neurofeedback Training (NFT) actually helps in improving self-awareness and self-regulation. For instance, a study conducted by Dupee et al. (2016) on Olympic athletes had recorded the successfulness of 20 sessions of NFT to improve their self-awareness and self-regulation by training to control the level of activation of autonomic nervous system (ANS) and central nervous system (CNS). Hence, a NFT can be one of the solutions to overcome the lack of self-awareness within a person.
 
 
References:
Ackerman, C. E. (2021, August 4). What is Self-Awareness and Why is it Important? PositivePsychology.Com. https://positivepsychology.com/self-awareness-matters-how-you-can-be-more-self-aware/
Dupee, M., Forneris, T., & Werthner, P. (2016). Perceived outcomes of a biofeedback and neurofeedback training intervention for optimal performance: Learning to enhance self-awareness and self-regulation with Olympic athletes. The Sport Psychologist, 30(4), 339–349. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2016-0028
Jabr, F. (2012, November 1). Self-Awareness with a Simple Brain. Scientific American. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamericanmind1112-28
Lou, H. C., Changeux, J. P., & Rosenstand, A. (2017). Towards a cognitive neuroscience of self-awareness. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 83, 765–773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.04.004
Vince, G. (2006, April 19). Watching the brain “switch off” self-awareness. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9019-watching-the-brain-switch-off-self-awareness/ 

Monday, August 16, 2021

(Event) Facing Mental Health: Listen to your body

 




Facing Mental Health: Listen to your body :)
 
A mental health awareness talk organized by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) & LifeCare Diagnostic Medical Centre
 
Neuropsychiatrist Dr Chee Kok Yoon and me spoke about the mental health, mental illness, subclinical mental health, the impact of psychological trauma and tips to cope with the stress.

Hope to create more awareness and encourage more people to seek help for improving their mental health condition starts right from early stage preventive stage.