Dates of the Next Tuina Courses – 2009
Tuina Certificate
24/25 January
21/22 February
21/22 March
25/26 April
23/24 May
20/21 June
Followed by 2 months Supervision
Delivery of the Course:
- Our approach to training is student-centred
- Students will be given home study assignments covering much of the theoretical content of the course.
- Support for home study is available through email.
- Practical content will be under the supervision of the Tutor and will normally take place over six weekends
- Supervision after the end of the main part of the course will consist of submission of case studies for assessment and feedback.
Entry Requirements: Participants must be at least 18 years old. Although the course is not too physically demanding participants should be in a reasonable state of health and fitness in order to carry out massage.
There are no other entry requirements.
Anatomy and Physiology: where students have no prior learning in these important subjects they will be required to undertake a distance-learning course in conjunction with the Certificate Course. The School in association with Alternative Training arranges this for you. This is a Certificated Course.
See their Website: www.alternative-training.com where you will find more details of the A & P course
Structure of the Tui-Na Certificate Course: The course is modular in structure. Students will be expected to show that they have reached the minimum standard in each module. Handouts provided by the Tutor will cover much of the content of the course but students will need to supplement this with some note taking.
Course Books: (Students will need to obtain the following course book)
“The Foundations of Chinese Medicine”
by Giovanni Maciocia, Published by Churchill Livingstone
Books on Tui-Na:
I have found the following books useful as reference works I would suggest that one Chinese and one English/American publication will be useful on this course:
“Chinese Massage Manual” The Healing Art of Tui Na
by Sarah Pritchard, Published by Sterling Publishing Co, New York
“Step-by-Step Tui Na” by Maria Mercati, Published by Gaia Books (I studied with this teacher before I went on to study in China)
”Chinese Massage Therapy” Edited by Sun Chengnan, Published by Shangdong Science and Technology Press (A large Chinese work – very comprehensive containing more than we will ever need to know!)
“Chinese Tui Na Massage” by Xu,Xiangcai, Published by YMAA Publication Center, Boston, Mass, USA
Books may be purchased through the Amazon link on our website:
www.threetreasureshealth.com
Modules:
1. Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine
3. Tui-Na Massage Techniques
Module C1. Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
- A brief history of TCM and Tui-Na
- The concept of Yin and Yang
- The Three Treasures – Essence, Chi (Qi) and Shen
- Key Internal Organs and their functions
- Causes of disease
Module C2. The Body’s Energy System – Channels and Points
- Location and function of Energy Channels (Meridians)
- Function of Acupressure Points
- How to locate Acupressure Points
- Location of 60 points and their therapeutic functions
- The use of these points in the treatment of a range of conditions
Module C3. Tui-Na Massage Techniques
- A range of techniques using fingers, hands and arms
- Massage techniques for neck and shoulders, arms, back, legs and head and face.
- Acupressure techniques used in conjunction with Tui-Na
- Safety and well-being of patients
- Contraindications for Tui-Na treatment
Module C4. Clinical Practice and Supervision - Patient consultation, taking notes
- Setting up a treatment facility including safety and hygiene
- Setting up and maintaining patient records
Chi Gung (Qigong) Chinese health exercises
provide an excellent support for
Tui-Na massage practitioners. Students will have the opportunity to learn some Chi Gung exercises during the weekend sessions.
Supervision Students will have two months in which to submit 12 case studies of treatments they have carried out. Assessment of these will form part of the final award. ASSESSMENT
The assessment of student progress will be based mainly on a continuous process throughout the course. The School approach is to make this process as transparent and stress-free as possible.
Module C1. At the beginning of each weekend session at the School, students will be given a simple and short multiple choice question paper on the previous learning and home based assignments for that month. On the last weekend there will be a final question paper.
Module C2. At the beginning of each point location session students will be assessed on their ability to locate previously learned points. On the last weekend of the course there will be a point location test.
Module C3. At each session students will be asked to demonstrate previously learned Tui-Na techniques and to show their knowledge of contraindications and safety and well being of patients. On the last weekend of the course there will be a practical test of competence in Tui-Na massage
Module C4. Theoretical and practical aspects are covered in the continuous assessment process and in the final multiple choice question paper. Further evidence of practical competence is assessed during supervision.
Towards the end of the main course students will have two months in which to submit 12 detailed case notes of individual treatments, for assessment and feedback. Students will not be expected to attend the Centre during supervision at Certificate level. However in special circumstances individual students may be asked to attend an interview at the Centre if there are concerns about the case studies submitted.
To obtain the award of the Three Treasures School of TCM Certificate in Tui-Na:
· Students must have attained marks of at least 60%of the total possible marks in each assessed module and in the 12 assessed case studies. Students may apply for re-assessment of any module in which they fail to achieve the required standard.
· Students must have attended at least 80% of the weekend sessions at the Centre
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