Professional Development for Health Practitioners
4a. Improving Physician Communication: Effective Talking (3 hours - 1/2 day workshop)
The aim of this course is to introduce physicians to some simple and practical tools that will help them heighten their communication skills. Participants will learn to:
| Apply the basic elements of effective physician communication |
| Avoid the 10 pitfalls of physician-patient communication |
| Use simple techniques to improve listening skills |
| Enhance verbal and nonverbal communication |
| Improve interactions within their medical team |
4b. Physician, Heal Thyself… Fulfilling Your Life Purpose Peacefully (3 hours - 1/2 day workshop)
The life of a physician can be greatly rewarding yet quite stressful. With all the daily pressures and ever growing demands, the life of a physician can be taxing. This stimulating lecture will allow participants to:
| Explore their fundamental values and priorities |
| Reflect on the nature of their actual coping strategies |
| Develop more adaptive attitudes and behaviors in their personal and professional lives |
| Create a fulfilling life with meaning |
4c. Working with difficult clients (6 hours - 1 day workshop)
Although working as a holistic practitioner can be rewarding, being faced with a challenging client can become quite taxing and draining. This course will prepare you to:
| Deal with difficult clients |
| Learn about how and why clients trigger |
| Understand personality disorders and learn to recognize them |
4d. Counselling Dynamics (6 hours - 1 day workshop)
This course outlines the sometimes confusing boundaries and emotional and energetic transfers that occur in a practitioner-client relationship. The goal is to:
| Identify the roles, responsibilities and issues in the practitioner-client relationship |
| Learn to deal with emotional transference, counter-transference, and conflicts |
| Manage therapeutic attachment, detachment and closure |
4e. Applied Kinesiology: Harnessing the Wisdom of the Body (6 hours - 1 day workshop)
Applied Kinesiology is a holistic system of natural health care that combines manual muscle testing with the principles of holistic health systems to bring the mind-body-spirit system into balance. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
| Define the fundamental principles of applied kinesiology |
| Use muscle testing to gain information about the structural, chemical, emotional and energy aspects of the client |
| Determine the optimal treatment required |
4f. Advances in Psychological Healing Techniques (12 hours - 2 day workshop)
Prior training in the use of energy modalities (reiki, polarity, therapeutic touch, applied kinesiology, etc.) is an asset. This course provides an overview of the recent clinical advances in psychotherapy and provides practitioners with the ability to:
| Learn how and why emotional traumas are imprinted in the physical body |
| Understand the field of energy psychology from a mind-body-spirit perspective |
| Implement techniques that will facilitate healing and growth |
| Release the trauma energetically to promote physical healing |
| Sound management practices |
| What should you do in the event of psychological harassment at work? |
4g. The Fundamental Principles of Deontology (12 hours - 2 day workshop)
In this course, participants will be exposed to the psycho-spiritual and legal aspects of implementing a natural holistic practice.
I. Psycho-spiritual aspects – 6 hours
| The holistic model vs the medical model |
| Integrity as a psycho-spiritual construct |
II. Legal aspects – 6 hours
| Discuss various sections of the Code of Ethics of the Naturopathic associations, Fédération des Massothérapeutes du Québec and other agencies |
| Determine payment of professional fees, use of consent forms and requirements by Health Canada and Office de la langue française | Review duties and obligations towards the client and the public | Examine integrity, liability and professional secrecy | Define optimal assessments, record keeping and reporting |
4h. Psycho-Oncology Certificate (15 hours)
This course is destined for practitioners that are working or plan to work with people suffering from cancer. Upon completion, participants will be able to:
| Know the fundamentals of cancer genesis, treatment and the impact it has on the individual and the family |
| Be familiar with advances in clinical health psychology and psycho-oncology |
| Understand the psychological dynamics of a cancer patient |
| Master the following coping tools: relaxation, imagery, meditation, immune system mind-body techniques, dialogue with the cancer, energy-based modalities |
| Guide clients to learn about spirituality while respecting their journey through disease |
4i. The Weight Control Certificate (33 hours)
This Weight Control certificate is geared to existing or future practitioners who would like to develop a subspecialty in weight control. It consists of 33 hours of in-class training, participation and supervision. In order to fulfill the requirements of the Weight Control certificate, students will have to complete the nine (9) modules.
i. The Physiology of Weight Control – 3 hours
| Reasons for weight gain and weight surplus |
| The dangers of Yo-Yo diets |
| The how and why of caloric combustion |
| How to change the metabolism |
ii. The Psychology of Weight Control – 3 hours
| The key to success: Commitment |
| The destructive cycle of being on a diet |
| Motivation, confidence or desire? |
| Physiological hunger vs. psychological hunger |
iii. Healthy Eating – 3 hours
| The Canadian food guide: the pros and cons |
| How to read the labels |
| The mystery behind fat and fiber |
| The chemistry of foods and its impact on weight loss |
| Quality of food and its role in weight control |
iv. Transforming Poor Eating Habits into Healthy Ones – 3 hours
| Identifying bad eating habits |
| Creating new eating habits |
| The desensitization of problem foods |
| Eliminating binge-eating |
| The behavioural chain of binge behaviour |
| The whys of binge eating |
| Strategies to combat food cravings |
v. The Awareness of Emotions – 3 hours
| Identifying emotions and their influence on eating habits |
| Alternative solutions towards emotional needs |
| The human being. The social being |
vi. Managing Stress Effectively – 6 hours
| The principles of stress management |
| Two powerful relaxation techniques |
| The transformation of negative thoughts |
| Identifying cognitive distortions |
| Assert yourself! The three types of behaviour |
vii. Holistic Aspects of Weight Control – 3 hours
| Understanding and healing weight problems via understanding of the chakra system |
| Mind-body techniques of releasing energy blockages in the body-trapped fat |
| Mindfulness meditation applied to eating |
viii. The ABCs of Eating Disorders – 6 hours
Treatment plans and case studies for:
| Compulsive overeating |
| Battling Bulimia |
| Overcoming Anorexia |
| Overcoming Obesity |
ix. Summary and Final Exam – 3 hours
4j. Mind-Body-Spirit Mentorship Program (72 hours )
The mentorship is directed towards the individual who is practicing or interested in becoming a holistic health practitioner. The mentorship program will provide the necessary structure to build a truly complete holistic practice in which to incorporate other health modalities.
In order to fulfill the requirements of the Mind-Body-Spirit Diploma program, students will have to complete the three (3) major Certificate programs:
i. Establishing a Holistic Practice - 15 hours
| A healthy and legal practice (3h) |
| Business aspects: A soul-centered approach (3h) |
| Building the sacred space (3h) |
| The holistic assessment (3h) |
| Review & Supervision (3h) |
ii. Clinical Mind-Body Tools – 18 hours
| Relaxation techniques (6h) |
| Imagery and clinical applications (3h) |
| Cognitive therapy (3h) |
| Healing wounds of the past (3h) |
| Review & Supervision (3h) |
iii. Psycho-Spiritual Therapy – 33 hours
Level 1 Fundamentals – 12 hours
| Soul-centered psychotherapy (6h) |
| Mindfulness meditation (6h) |
Level 2: Honouring the Wisdom of the Body – 9 hours
| Awakening the intuition (3h) |
| Emotional Healing (3h) |
| Balancing via the chakra system (3h) |
Level 3: Mastery – 12 hours
| Applied Kinesiology - Levels 1 & 2 (6h) |
| Review and Supervision (6h) |
Please note that the majority of classes will be held in a regular 3-hour period with the exception of the Psycho-spiritual Therapy Certificate program, which will follow a more intensive schedule.
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