About  the Instructor  

Inspector Marx Howell is a 32 year veteran of the Texas Department of Public Safety, a graduate of the FBI National Academy, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, and served in the United States Marine Corps. He started his career as a state trooper in the Traffic Law Enforcement Division and promoted through the ranks to Captain in the Criminal Law Enforcement Division and then to Inspector. Marx holds a Master Police Officer Certification and is a T.C.L.E.O.S.E. approved Law Enforcement Instructor. He has over 48 years of police experience 

He has served as Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Cold Case Review Team (CCRT) which was started in 1985 and is sponsored by the Sheriffs’ Association of  Texas. This 24 member committee meets quarterly to provide law enforcement agencies assistance on unsolved sexual assault and homicide cases. All members have extensive investigative experience & training in criminal personality profiling. 

He is trained in crisis intervention, critical incident stress de-briefing,  hostage negotiation, forensic hypnosis and interpersonal violence courses. Marx has taught forensic hypnosis courses to law enforcement officers since 1982 and Criminal Profiling courses since 1984. 

Marx was assigned to participate in the development and implementation of  the Texas State Police Forensic Hypnosis Program in 1979. He received his initial training from Dr. Martin Reiser at the Law Enforcement Hypnosis Institute in Los Angeles and has attended numerous hypnosis training programs since that time. He has documented over 1,000 classroom / conference training hours of hypnosis and is certified as an Investigative Hypnotist by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education.  

He is past president of the Texas Association for Investigative Hypnosis & the Capital Area Police Officers Association, and has authored several hypnosis articles published in law enforcement and mental health journals in the United States, Canada, & Australia. He serves as a board member for the International Society for Investigative & Forensic Hypnosis. 

He lectures and provides training to over 2,200 people annually, has trained Texas Rangers in Basic & Advanced Forensic Hypnosis interviewing techniques and most recently provided them training in Criminal Personality Profiling. 

MEMBERSHIP – AWARDS 

American Board of Hypnotherapy

           - Special  Recognition Award -  1996
           - Lifetime Achievement Award (Forensic Hypnosis) 2007 

Canadian Institute of Hypnotism 

Capitol Area Peace Officers Association 

            - Past President 

East TexasPeace Officers Association

          - Life Member
           - Education Committee 

International Hypnosis Federation
 
           -  Life Member  (Forensic Hypnosis) 

International Hypnosis Hall of Fame

           - Sealah AwardI 

International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association 

International Association of Counselors & Therapists 

        - IACT Innovative Award    Non-Verbal Hypnotic Induction Technique 

International Society for Investigative & Forensic Hypnosis

           - Board of Directors 

National Guild of Hypnotist

           - 1st  Recipient Ormond McGill Chair   1991 (Peer voting)
           - NGH  Presidents  Award - 2001
           - Medal of Braid -  Recipient 2006  

Sheriffs” Association of Texas

           - Presidents  Award-
           - Life Member
           - Vice Chair   - - - “ Cold Case Review Team “  

Texas Association for Investigative Hypnosis
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           Officers and Directors / Peer voting
          
           -  Board of Directors
           - Past President  -- 1989 / 1990
           - Past President  --  1996 / 1997
           - Past  President -- 2000 / 2001
           - Past President --  2007 / 2008

           -  Current  - - - Advisor to the Board