Interesting Links
Here are links that we think might interest people who visit our website. They are arranged in categories to make them easier to browse. We check them periodically, but if a link turns out not to work, please let us know and we will fix it.
Hypnotism
The National Guild of Hypnotists -Founded in 1951, the Guild is the oldest and largest hypnotism organization in the world. Scot is one of its officers.
The International Certification Board of Coaches and Hypnotists - A non-profit membership and professional services organization that is one of the leading certification organization for hypnotism and coaching. Scot holds credentials from this organization as well.
Mind-Body Healing
The National Institutes of Health
This is the best place to go to get medical information. From the home page of NIH, enter the word "hypnosis" in the search box in the upper right hand corner and you will get a list of hundreds of scientific articles about the effectiveness of hypnotism.
Many people ask be about the beautiful music Scot uses as a background for his hypnotic work. Much of it is by Janalea Hoffman, and this is her web site.
Wellness House in Hinsdale, Illinois, is one of the largest and best regional support centers for persons living with cancer. For more than a decade we have based free programs there.
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Scot bases one of his free clinics at the Cancer Center at Little Company of Mary Hospital. They do great work and are a hospital that works with the whole person.
The technology Scot uses to monitor my clients during the trance experience is enWave technology from the Institute of HeartMath in Boulder Creek, California. HeartMath is a non-profit institute that researches the mind/body connection as related to cardiac function and they are leaders in the exciting new field of Heart Intelligence.
Religion and Spirituality
Links to Spiritual Care Organizations:
Unitarian Universalist Association
This is the web site of our denomination. We are a small Protestant denomination that goes back to Revolutionary times in America. Many of the founding patriots were involved, including Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and Clara Barton.
Countryside Unitarian Universalist Church
Every Community Minister is endorsed by a local congregation as well as credentialed by the national denomination. Countryside is Scot’s endorsing congregation and his practice is a ministry of this church. You will find his listing on the Staff page. Also, this is the location where our Wellness Without Walls Hypnosis/Reiki Clinic meets on the first Saturday of each month. This is a hybrid program and participants can attend physically or online.
The Association of Professional Chaplains
APC is the primary credentialing organization for professional chaplains. Board Certified Chaplains train for years beyond their parish colleagues in order to become Spiritual Care Professionals who are considered healthcare providers. Scot is a Board Certified Chaplain (retired) with this organization and has been awarded Lifetime Membership.
Meadville/Lombard Theological School
This is our theological school. While no longer affiliated with the University of Chicago as it was in our day, it is still a fine fully-accredited school. We hold our doctorate degrees from this school with Distinction (Lindsay) and Highest Distinction (Scot) as well as academic prizes.
The Geneva Unitarian Universalist Society
The Rev. Dr. Lindsay Bates was the Senior Pastor of this congregation for 40 years and is now Minister Emerita.
Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health
This is an interesting article from Psychiatric Times that describes how spirituality can impact mental health. Suggested by a participant at the organization called Students For Research.
Other Links:
This is the best place to learn about new developments in the medical treatment of cancer, and to search for Phase Trials for new treatments.
Scot’s Bachelor's and Master's Degrees are from the University of Connecticut. This is the web site for that school which is one of the best state universities in the nation.
The UConn Philosophy Department
Scot is trained as a philosopher and tries to keep in touch with what the faculty of his college is up to. This is the link to the Department of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut.
Since 1776, PBK has been the national academic honor society. Both Scot and Lindsay have been elected as members.