
Acupuncture Practitioner
Diploma Program
The 2064 hour (86 units) Acupuncture Practitioner diploma program develops a level knowledge of Acupuncture which is similar to the standards established for practice in British Columbia, Canada. It may be completed on either a Full-time or Part-time basis.
This program does not require approval under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005
Goals of Acupuncture
TCM acupuncture strives to put the body systems back in balance. Acupuncturists, through the skillful & careful placement of needles on "acupuncture points" ("xue" in Chinese), treat what we call "patterns of disharmony”. The end result is to clear the energy blockages and return the body to its normal flow and function. Personal health is about body balance and disease is the consequence of imbalance. An excess the wrong way leads to trouble in the body. Acupuncture is actually a gentle and effective way of bringing the body back into balance. The needles do not usually cause pain and the whole experience can bring about a sense of body calming.
In Chinese medicine, we use the term Qi ( pronounced CHEE) and this means vital energy or life force and enhancing or fixing Qi is fundamental to the path of prevention or curing body ailments.
The Acupuncture Diploma program is comprised of four principal components encompassing 86 units of study:
- TCM Sciences
- Clinical Assessment and Treatment
- General Practitioner Knowledge: Business, Ethics & the Healthcare Professional, First Aid, Communications and the Healthcare Professional, Integrative Studies, Law & the Regulations, Pharmacology, Practical Professional Theory, Research & Interpretive Studies and Terminology.
Acupuncture Practitioner Subject Overview (Sept.09)
Human Sciences (600 hours)
Anatomy/Physiology 1-4
Anatomy 5, 6, 7, 8
Anatomy Myology 1-4
Pathology 1-8
Physiology Sciences 5, 6, 7, 8
Physiology Neuroscience
Practitioner General Applied Sciences (192 hours)
Business Skills
Communications and the Healthcare Professional
Ethics and the Healthcare Professional
First Aid (St. John Ambulance)
Integrative Studies
Practical Professional Theory
Pharmacology
Research 1 & Interpretive Studies
TCM Law & the Regulations
TCM Sciences (780 hours)
Acupuncture Without Needles
Advanced Acupuncture Theory
Acupuncture Points Combination 1, 2
Acupuncture Points Locations 1, 2
Chinese Herbal Formula Differentiation
Clean Needle, Client & Self Risk Management
Materia Medica1,2
Meridian Theory
Qi Gong
TCM Classics 1, 2
TCM Assessment/Diagnosis 1, 2
TCM Dermatology / 5 Senses
TCM External Diseases
TCM Geriatrics
TCM Gynecology/Male Ailments 1,2
TCM Internal Medicine
TCM Modern Mental Diseases
TCM Modern Physical Diseases
TCM Nutrition Food Cures
TCM Orthopedics
TCM Pediatrics
TCM Theory Foundations
TCM Terminology
Techniques of Acupuncture
Tai Chi
Tuina 1,2
TCM Treatments & Clinicals 474
TCM Sr. Needling Lab
Acupuncture Clinical (on-site & off-site)
Clinical Case Review Studies
Client Observation
Program Certification (18 hours)
Acupuncture License Preparation
Acupuncture Comprehensive Examinations
Total TCM Acupuncture Hours 2064 (86 units)
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