Society of Auricular Acupuncturists

MODULE I – ENTRY LEVEL

AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE DETOXIFICATION PRACTITIONER’S CERTIFICATE

An Introduction to the Course

Description:

The course is designed as an introduction to Auricular Acupuncture. Individuals are taught the basic theory of Auricular Acupuncture with particular emphasis on the detoxification process.

On the practical side they learn how to locate and treat the five primary detoxification points using needles. This course is therefore useful if you wish to use Auricular Acupuncture to help substance misusers (i.e. drug and alcohol dependent people). It is also the first stage of the Comprehensive Diploma in Auricular Acupuncture.

Who is the Course for? (Entry Requirements)

The course is open to any individual, including complementary therapists, requiring an introduction to Auricular Acupuncture. It is particularly suitable for drug workers from the public and private sector and also members of the Public Health and Judiciary Sector who are interested in helping drug and alcohol addiction.

Guidance, resources and support are available for students with learning difficulties/disabilities and those in need of literacy support.

Resources available:

Reading notes are given to each student prior to the course commencing. There is an auricular acupuncture folder given to each student to study and refer to throughout the course. In addition there are many auricular acupuncture text books available in the College’s library to refer to. Rubber ears are used as a practical training tool.

Methods of Assessment and Accreditation:
(see OCN accreditation)

Throughout the course the tutors continually help students with regular, informal feedback on both the practical needling part of the course and the theory. All students are awarded the Auricular Acupuncture Detoxification Practitioners Certificate once they have passed the practical and theory assessments.

Course Duration:

The duration of the workshop course is four days.

Course Venue and Dates:

The next courses will be held on:

6th to 9th May 2008 Venue: Margate, Kent.

Download Prospectus and Syllabus in Adobe Acrobat format (opens in a new window)

On Site Courses

The above courses are available throughout the U.K. for a minimum number of six trainees up to fifteen maximum. Please contact us for further information.

The pictures are of a course held at Bromley CDP May 2007

Organisations where we have run 'in-house' workshops for the training of Detoxification Practitioners

Bristol Youth Offending Team
Wilder Street
Bristol, BS2 8PD
Tel: 01179 036480

Changes
Navigation Road
Chelmsford
Essex, CM2 6HS.
Tel: 01245 318580

Druglink
Prince Edward Street
Berkhamstead
Herts.
Tel: 01442 876255

NORCAS
Castle Meadow
Norwich
Norfolk, NR1 3DE

Community Drug Project
Bolton Crescent
London
SE5 0SE
Tel: 0207582 2200

Community Drug Team
37 Berners Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 3LN
Tel: 01473 236069 Fax: 01473 289634

West Middlesbrough New Deal for Communities Health
Opportunities and Work Team
Macmillan Learning Centre
PO Box 8
Stockton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 4YU
Tel: 01642 352769 Fax: 01642 352770

South London & Maudsley N.H.S. Trust
Wickham Park House
The Bethlem Royal Hospital
Monks Orchard Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 3BX
Tel: 0208 776 4390

Impact Drug & Alcohol Services Structured Day Programme
4 Dudley Street
Grimsby
N.E. Lincs.
DN31 2AB
Tel. 01472 251351

C.A.R.A.T.
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
HMP Leyhill
Glos.
GL12 8BT
Tel. 01454 260681

RAPt
HMP Norwich
Knox Road
Norwich
NR1 4LU
Tel. 01603 437531

Bromley Community Drug Project,
35 London Road,
Bromley,
Kent, BR1 1DG.
Tel. No. 020 8289 1999

Exeter Drugs Project,
Dean Clarke House,
Southernhay East,
Exeter, EX1 1PQ.
Tel. No. 01392 666710

Community Drug & Alcohol Services,
Grays Hall,
Orsett Road,
Grays,
Essex, RM17 5TT.
Tel. No. 01375 375361

Drug Advice Intervention & Skills (DAIS),
Unit 2, Red Lion Court, Alexandra Road,
Hounslow, Middx. TW3 1JS.
Tel: 020 8538 1700

Drugcare St. Albans,
The Ed Falkiner Centre, 29 Upper Lattimore Road,
St. Albans, Herts., AL1 3UA.
Tel: 01727 861084

Broadreach House, 465 Tavistock Road,
Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7HE.
Tel: 01752 790000

Needas, Herrick House,
35 East Stockwell Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1ST.
Tel: 01206 287250

For further details Email us at mail@auricularacupuncture.org.uk

Society of Auricular Acupuncturists
29 Liverpool Lawn, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9HJ.
Tel: 0845 0949186 Mobile: 07932 983124
Email: auricularacupuncture@googlemail.com