After
contracting cancer from second-hand smoke, Frank has dedicated his
life to helping people avoid stress and stress-related issues such
as smoking and its unintended consequences, obesity, and abuse of
alcohol and drugs.
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Humanitarian Award
Frank
is the recipient of a "Humanitarian Award" for his work
with Downs Syndrome children and honored with an invitation from "Who's
Who in America" to be included in their directory of outstanding
Americans.
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HMI - Nationally Accredited College of Clinical Hypnotherapy.
Accreditation
and Approvals:
Approved
by the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners (BBS) as
a provider for continuing education credits for California licensed
Marriage
and Family Therapists and licensed Clinical Social Workers.
Approved
by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) as a provider
of continuing education credits for Registered Nurses.
Approved
by the Dental Board of California (DBC) as a provider of continuing
education credits for licensed Dentists and Dental Assistance.
Accredited
by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
(ACCET), an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department
of Education.
Accredited
by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), an accrediting
agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Approved
by the California Bureau for Private Post Secondary and Vocational
Education (BPPVE).
Curriculum:
Theory
of the Mind, Characteristics of Physical and Emotional Suggestibility,
Dominant Laws of Suggestibility, Literal and Inferred Suggestions
in Therapy, Smoking Cessation, Weight Control, Alcoholism and Drug
Addiction, Gambling, Obsessive Compulsive Behavior, Fear and Phobias,
Depressive Behavior, Suicidal Ideation, Progressive Relaxation,
Relationship Counseling, Treatment Modalities, Hypnotic Inductions,
How Sexuality is Formed, Physical and Emotional Sexuality in Terms
of Psychoanalysis, Biofeedback (GSR), Circle Therapy, Visualization,
Suggestive Imagery, Corrective Therapy, Memory Improvement, Insomnia,
Stuttering, Children Bedwetting, Specific Client Behaviors, Counseling
the Heterosexual Relationship, Intellectual Sexuality, Neurotic
Behavior.
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The American College - Study of Metaphysics and Applied Psychology
Curriculum:
The
study of the family and dynamic principles of personality adjustment
and maladjustment as they apply to the work of the Metaphysician,
teacher and counselor.
Applied
psychology for counselors, teachers and ministers in handling
the emotional and physical problems of youth and maturity, and
in dealing with the sick and dying.
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The American Counseling Association (Former)
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The American Hypnosis Association (Former)
"People
who take advantage of Dr. Frank Ricci's outstanding program, grasp
a piece of the pie of life, thanks to his extensive knowledge and
passion to help those who truly want to improve themselves."
- Dr. George Dubouch, Author of "Science or Miracle? - The
Metabolic Glyconutrition Discovery".
