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As the only program of it's kind offered in Southern California, the Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Program offers Acupuncturists and other licensed medical professionals the opportunity to become certified as Classical Five-Element practitioners. The program is taught by Neil R. Gumenick, M.Ac. (UK), C.T. (Adv.), L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM), and a team of faculty and guest faculty approved by the Director.
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The Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Program is structured around a part-time schedule (see below) for professionals who want to maintain their own practices while studying.
The program includes extensive training in:
Five-Element Theory:
The Five Elements; Organ/Meridian Theory; Levels of Energy: Body, Mind, and Spirit; Laws and Cycles of the Five Elements; Significance of Symptoms; Balancing of Energy; Specialized Treatment Patterns and Groupings of Points, including Windows of the Sky, Possession and Use of Internal and External Dragons, Aggressive Energy, Husband/Wife Imbalances, Seas and Oceans, Akabanis, Entry-Exit Blocks; Energy Transfers; Causes of Disease; Pulse Reading and Diagnosis within the Five-Element System
Point Location and Uses
Twelve Meridians, Conception and Governor Vessels; Source, Junction, Horary, Tonification and Sedation Points, Element Points, Entry and Exit Points, Associated Effect Points, Alarm Points, First Aid Points; Unique Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Actions of Points and Combinations
Traditional Diagnosis
Awakening the Natural Ability to See, to Hear, to Ask, and to Feel, Using the Diagnostic Indicators of Color, Sound, Emotion, and Odor; Taking Case Histories; Assessing the Causative Factor and Level of Disease; Physical Examination; Practitioner/Patient Rapport Skills
Clinical Work Discussion
Presentation and Analysis of Class Patients, Diagnosis, and Treatment (on video and in person, if deemed safe)
Treatment Planning
Principles and Priorities; Translation of Traditional Diagnosis into Treatment Plan; Addressing the Needs of the Mind and Spirit; Methods of Treatment; Evaluation of Treatment; Determining Future Treatments
Public Speaking
How to Give Effective
and Informative Practice Building Presentations
Treatment Techniques
Needling: Tonification and Sedation, Uses of Moxabustion
Practice/Patient Management and Ethics
Communication Skills; Trust; Confidentiality; Listening and Counseling,
Patient Homework, Appropriate Referrals, Finances, Advertising; Public
Service.
Clinical Observation
50 hours (in person, if deemed safe and may be arranged with approved practitioners in students' local areas)
Supervised Clinical Practice
25 hours of primary patient contact, scheduled at the student's convenience over 8 weeks (may be arranged with approved practitioners in student's local area
Continuing Education Accreditation
The Program is approved for NCCAOM PDAs and pending approval for CA category 1 CEUs. CA CEU Provider # 231
Refund policy detailed in application/enrollment agreement
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