TCM Acupuncture Diploma for Shiatsu Practitioners Sept 2024

Designed for Shiatsu and Massage Practitioners and Chinese Herbalists who already have a working knowledge of TCM theory, diagnosis, point location and function, this one-year module will equip you with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge to treat effectively using TCM Acupuncture.  100+ Clinical training hours will enable you to qualify as a truly competent Acupuncturist   

 

Pre-requisites:

• Completion of Shiatsu Diploma
• Completion of JING Massage Diploma plus TCM Theory and Shiatsu Practice – CPD

You will receive:

Practical Teaching Days

• Introduction to the various forms of acupuncture needles
• Various styles of insertion and techniques to circulate, tonify and disperse Qi
• Supplementary techniques including moxa, electro-acupuncture, bleeding, and auricular-acupuncture
• Training in safe practice, contraindications to treatment, and how to manage adverse events e.g., haematomas
• How to needle a selection of commonly used ‘difficult points’

Theoretical Teaching Days

• TCM theory, Pattern differentiation and point selection for common conditions experienced in the clinic
• How to provide a coherent acupuncture treatment with local, adjacent, and distal points
• Point selection and combination via pattern differentiation

Clinical Training 100+ hours

• Hand-on training in the Clinic, treating new and follow up patients with real problems under supervision
• Adequate clinical time to apply the practical and diagnostic skills you will acquire,  ensuring that you qualify as a competent Acupuncturist

 

The syllabus:

Introduction to the various forms of acupuncture needles

• Gauge, length, different types and brands of needle
• Guide tube and manual insertion

Needling practice and insertion techniques

• Eliciting Da Qi
• Tonification and dispersal
• Needling with and against the channel
• Needle rotation

Supplementary techniques

• Bleeding
• Moxa
• Auricular

Constructing a coherent acupuncture treatment

• Using local, adjacent and distal points
• Points by pattern differentiation
• Treating Ah-Shi points
• Opening Channels
• Using front and back points
• Timings of treatment’s and needle insertion
• Pulse diagnosis

Safe practice

• Safe needling depth
• Contraindications to needling
• Relieving haematomas, burns and nerve damage
• Needling difficult points

TCM training

• Advanced TCM case study taking and tongue diagnosis
• TCM pattern differentiation and point selection for common conditions experienced in the clinic
  • Bi-Syndrome of the Lower back, Shoulder, hip, and knee
  • Menstrual Issues
  • Menopause
  • Digestive disorders – IBS, colitis, constipation and diarrhoea
  • Anxiety
  • Insomnia
  • Headaches and Migraines
  • Urinary tract disorders
  • Respiratory disorders

Regular feedback and clinical support

• Regular one to one feedback sessions with teachers in class and clinic
• Clinical observation (30 hours) via multi bed and individual practitioners
• Clinical practice (72) in our student multi-bed clinic and teaching classroom

This qualification will enable you to gain:

• Membership of the British Acupuncture Federation
• Full Insurance with Balens to practice as an Acupuncturist
• Access to the WCA Chinese Herbal Medicine Diploma (Saving 1 year on your training)

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Payment Plans

Various payment options are available such as monthly instalments, please enquire for details and read our T&Cs