NOTE: This course meets the Michigan LARA requirement for Chronic Pain.

This asynchronous course provides an overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine's philosophy in addressing ailments of the body, mind, and spirit along with several hands-on strategies to treat pain.

Training Format

1. Part I discusses the benefits of mindful breathing.
2. Part II discusses the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
3. Part III discusses the five elements: water, wood, fire, earth, and metal, as well as introducing the concept of meridians or channels in the body.
4. Part IV further discusses meridians, and then introduces acupuncture and what acupuncture can do for the body. Then, Rebeca describes one type of acupuncture that concentrates on the ear, called Auricular Acupuncture.
5. Part V discusses Shen Men ear point, a point on the ear that is particularly useful for pain relief, tension, anxiety, and depression. Then, she goes into detail on seven acupressure points for pain relief and what each one does.
6. Part VI shows where on the body the 7 acupressure points are located.
7. Part VII includes 35 minutes of a documentary on grounding, or earthing, of which can be traced back thousands of years to ancient Chinese culture. This section also includes two short answer questions.

Finally, you will need to complete and pass the post-test before accessing your certificate.

Objectives:

1. Learn basic knowledge of the philosophy and principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2. An overview of auricular acupuncture and hands-on learning of one ear seed point for pain management, stress, anxiety, and depression
3. Learn acupressure points for pain management

Suggested supplies (not required):

• Ear seeds
• Link to purchase for $10 on Amazon
• Circle stickers
• A mirror (or a family member on whom you can practice locating points)

**Learners are most successful when using a computer when completing this course. The course software does not work as intended on a phone or tablet.

**This course meets the 2-hour Pain and Pain Symptom Management requirement for Social Work licensure. Once you have viewed all of the course content, you must pass a post-test with a score of 80% or higher to receive a social work continuing education certificate. Upon successful completion of the course and post-test, your social work continuing education certificate will be made available to download/print within Blackboard (our online course system).

If you have any questions, please contact our office at 616-331-7180 or email learn@gvsu.edu.

Please note that you will receive access to the course about 2 hours after completing your registration. Your login instructions and credentials will be emailed to you shortly after registering for the course. This is done manually by one of our team members, but if you need quicker access, please visit: www.gvsu.edu/learn/login

CANCELLATIONS:

• Participants may cancel their registration at any time by calling our office at 616-331-7180 or emailing learn@gvsu.edu. Participants seeking a refund must cancel their registration within 30 days of purchase and must not have already accessed the course content. You may either receive a full refund back on your card, or we can place a credit on your account for a future program.

Fee Breakdown