community CHILDREN’s clinic

Supervised Clinical Training Programme

— with Peter Gigante —

1289 Romsey Road, Romsey Victoria

After a long and winding incubation I’m proud to announce that enrolments are now open for our inaugural Spring intake of practitioners, commencing September 1, 2022.

The East West Therapies Community Children’s Clinic is a service designed to provide low-cost access to Chinese medical healthcare for children and has been in operation since February 2020. The clinic offers treatment for a wide range of children’s health issues, including illness and disease, trauma, disabilities and special needs.

The Community Children’s Clinic also operates as a training programme for the professional development of registered practitioners of Chinese Medicine, under the supervision of experienced senior practitioner, Dr. Peter Gigante. Read more about Dr. Gigante and his work here.

This program is designed for practitioners of Chinese medicine who wish to build their clinical experience in the treatment of children. It takes place in a purpose designed multi-bed community clinic under supervision, providing low-cost access to families who seek to support their children’s health using Chinese medicine. It utilises Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, paediatric tuina and point percussion therapy to promote child health and provide treatment for disease.

The clinic programme comprises of three 50-hour modules, taken in a self-paced capacity, with three seasonal intakes per year. A certificate of completion will be issued on the completion of each module, and at the completion of three units a Certificate of Competency will be issued.

More information can be found below.

 

PROGRAMME

Module 1: Observation Module 2: Participation Module 3: Leadership

Each module can be claimed as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.

Handout material will be provided on a range of topics including:

  • Developmental disorders

  • Child growth and development

  • Paediatric physiology and pathology

  • Paediatric herbs and formulas

  • Working with children

  • Child constitutions

  • Child growth and development

  • Paediatric physiology and pathology

Material will also be provided via the practitioner-only online portal as well as through tutorial discussion groups.

Requirements

Participants are expected to have already gained their primary qualification in Chinese medicine prior to commencement. They will be expected to:

  • Regularly attend the weekly clinic.

  • Participate in all tasks associated with the clinic operations including reception, dispensary, treatment and treatment records.

  • Prepare and present case summaries and reflections.

Evaluation

Participants will be required to:

  • Attend a minimum of 50 hours clinic per module

  • Present a detailed case history of 5 cases per module

  • Attend at least 5 tutorials per unit

Fee structure

The cost of each 50-hour module is $3000 (+GST). Payment for each module is required prior to commencement.

Come and see

Practitioners are invited to attend one day of clinic operations free of charge prior to enrolling. Contact us for more information or to arrange a visit.

More information

East West Therapies
1289 Romsey Road, Romsey 3434
Ph: 0427 906 602
E: childrensclinic@eastwesttherapies.net.au