Acupuncturists Without Borders is offering a PDA/CEU qualified comprehensive weekend training October 24-25, 2009, at The Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Includes:
€ How to set up a Mobile Clinic
€ How to create teams that flourish together
€ How to work in a disaster situation
€ How to work with severely traumatized communities and individuals
€ How to recognize and manage acute traumatic stress
€ How to set up a community acupuncture event in your local area
€ Ethical and safety issues.
€ Qi gong instruction and practice for reducing stress in toxic situations.
€ Logistics and practical application of a Community Style acupuncture session.

Participation in an AWB training is not solely for the purpose of becoming an AWB volunteer. We welcome all attendees, whether or not you will become or already are an AWB volunteer.

PDA/CEUs: 15 PDA/CEUs accepted by the NCCAOM, Florida and California (including 4 PDAs that meet the Ethics and Safety requirements of the NCCAOM).

Location:

Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
2501 West 84th Street
Bloomington, Minnesota 55431
Phone: (800/952) 888-4777, ext. 409
www.nwhealth.edu

Dates: October 24-25,2009

Times: Saturday and Sunday - 9:00am - 5:30pm

Cost:
$295.00 - Early Bird (payment received on or before October 10, 2009)
$330.00 - Regular Registration (payment received after October 10, 2009)
Space may be limited, so early payment is recommended.

Discounts: AWB Members, Full-Time Students, former AWB volunteers to New Orleans, California or Iowa or FSOMA members receive a 10% discount.

** The cost of this training includes our AWB Training Packet and a free electronic version of our Site Manual for Field Clinics. These materials are unique and invaluable for implementing mobile field clinics.

Contact: 

Jessica Villalobos, Administrator

Email: trainings@acuwithoutborders.org 

Phone: 505.266.3878

To Register:

Payment may be by check or credit card.

Online: click the appropriate link below 

To pay by check: fill out the online registration information, select "check" as your payment option, finish the registration process and send your check to: 

Acupuncturists Without Borders
37 Kelly Lynn Drive
Sandia Park, NM 87047 

NOTE: We can not hold your place in the training until your payment is received. All checks must be post-marked by the early bird deadline date in order to qualify for the early bird rate.

By Fax: download and print the registration form Here

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Online Registration 

Early Bird

$295.00 (payment received on or before Oct. 10, 2009) [Register]  

Discounted Early Bird
AWB Member, former NOLA, CA or IA volunteer or full-time student or FSOMA member with Early Bird Rate $265.00 [Register]


Regular Rate
$330 (payment received after Oct. 10, 2009) [Register]

Discounted Regular
AWB Member, former NOLA, CA or IA volunteer or full-time student or FSOMA member $297.00 (payment received after Oct. 10, 2009) [Register]

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CANCELLATION POLICY: AWB will grant refunds for cancellations as follows:
75% refunded if you cancel before or on Oct. 10, 2009
25% refunded if you cancel before or on Oct. 17, 2009
No refund after October 17, 2009, although there will be credit granted for a future training (within one calendar year)

How does this fit into AWB's work?
AWB is very interested in training more acupuncturists to be Team Leaders in the event of the need for a relief response as well as for the formation of a Veterans Clinic in your local area. Some of the benefits of Team Leadership are: 1) helping develop your personal skills as a leader, which are transferable to many areas of life; 2) giving you more personal access to AWB leaders to help you in this process; 3) offering a service that is needed, and will likely bring you and others unknown and immeasurable benefits.

In order to qualify as a Team Leader for AWB venues (including the veterans project and other future work), you will need to be approved by AWB staff. One way to do this is to attend a training; this gives us the opportunity to work with you in more depth. From our training group we will encourage the formation of a local group to start an AWB veterans clinic to provide free community acupuncture for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and their families.

The trainings are not currently required to volunteer with AWB as a regular team member (i.e. not a team leader), but attendance will enhance the quality of your experience and that of the team. When we start international programs, we will require that volunteers have attended an AWB training. Some volunteers will decide that a behind the scenes role suits them and others will be ready to perform on the front lines. Those who volunteer will have opportunities after the training for discussions with AWB staff about how they might best serve in the organization.

We look forward to sharing this training with you and our future work together. Please sign up for our email contact list (www.acuwithoutborders.org) to hear of our developing work with veterans, future trainings and other updates.