Community Workers in the Congo
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WHAT WE TEACH ● Safe, simple, and effective acupuncture protocols
● Trauma-informed care ● Customized capacity building for health promoters ● Cost-effective and sustainable models for acupuncture care ● Adjunctive addictions and mental health care ● Support for pain and chronic illness ● Acupuncture-based disaster response mobilization Ask our team for more info
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APPRENTICE PROGRAMS
NADA Ear AcupunctureLearn how to apply this group-based acudetox technique for addictions, behavioral health, psychiatric care, trauma, and disaster relief.
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Train-the-Trainer ProgramThis is an advanced track for eligible NADA ear acupuncture, community acupuncture, moxa providers and educators.
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Community Acupuncture TrainingCustomized capacity building programs tailored to the needs of community health workers and front-line nurses and health specialists.
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FREE WEBINARScroll below for more acupuncture
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Barefoot Acupuncture Movement co-founder Ryan Bemis offers an intro history and overview for how acupuncture is used for incarcerated and displaced populations, and our Barefoot Acupuncture approach to community trauma and disaster relief.
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Who We Train ● Nurses, doctors, and health workers
● Counselors, social workers ● First responders and humanitarian aid teams ● Acupuncturists and teachers |
How We Train ● Competency-based apprenticeship
● Meeting students where they are at ● Building sustainable programs ● Local autonomy over care and planning |
Community AcupunctureDoing acupuncture in a group setting allows people to share the healing experience with others. Similar to how acupuncture is traditionally practiced in Asia, patients do not require patients to disrobe. Our advanced training program for community health workers teaches basic protocols that are used mostly in the legs, arms and head, a style known as distal acupuncture. We also make sure our clinics are either free, by donation only, or offered on a sliding scale.
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Nada Ear AcupunctureThe NADA model is a standardized auricular (ear) acupuncture protocol taught to community health workers. These types of Barefoot clinics provide a barrier-free approach to recovery and disaster relief services that can be offered in a group setting for people seeking assistance. Also known as acudetox, the model was developed in New York at Lincoln Hospital as an addiction therapy and has since been integrated into a variety of disaster relief, prison, and mental health settings.
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Moxa ApplicationsMoxa (also known as moxibustion) involves heating the dried leaves of Artemisia*, commonly known as mugwort, and applying it to acupuncture points. Traditionally taught to patients and their family members in East Asia, moxa is cost-effective (25 cents per treatment) and easily applied within any community space. Our Japanese rice-cone moxa curriculum was inspired by the use of moxa to treat Tuberculosis by the Moxafrica project in Uganda and South Africa. Our students learn how to apply several basic, simple, and safe Moxa protocols to treat a variety of conditions.
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Self-Ear Acu-PressureAs part of our NADA ear acupuncture courses, we teach health providers, community health workers, parents, and teachers how to apply ear acupressure techniques for stress relief, focus and concentration, as well as food and drug cravings. These techniques are great for kids, and can also be used on both adults and children.
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LEARN SELF ACU PRESSURE:
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PAYING IT FORWARD
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SELF STUDY / ONLINE WEBINARS
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We offer in-person, virtual training, as well as immersion programs for community health workers and acupuncture educators. All courses can be used toward an apprenticeship in different certificate areas, some of which can be used towards local licensure as a provider.
If you are interested in taking our Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (ADS) program, you can start with these self-study courses. Reach out to us here if you want to apply to take the full training, or if you have questions about the 70 hour ADS training. |
WEBINARS FOR ADVANCED
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
These courses part of our train-the-trainer apprenticeship program, designed for acupuncturists and community educators and entreprenuers.
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