Medical Qigong Therapist
Prerequisite - MQP500 hour Program
Build upon the skills developed in the Medical Qigong Practitioner program.
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Medical Qigong Therapist (MQT)
The program consists of 160 hours of direct in person instruction with Dr. Shannon over five 5-day intensive seminars which are held every other month, along with Additional Requirements that are to be completed outside of class.
Program Overview
Students continue to deepen their knowledge and expertise in Medical Qigong treatments by learning advanced assessment skills, learning several methods of doing remote or distance work, and working with Qi deviations. Time is spent studying specialty areas such as integrating Medical Qigong into Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Neurology, Psychology and Oncology.
The level of detail and focus on all previous skillsets is refined and new exercises such as Qi Walking are taught.
At the end of this Program, students should expect to have greatly refined their skillsets, their level of focus, and their ability to teach qigong to clients or groups of individuals. Students can now begin working with remote clients, and should be able to modify Qigong exercises or protocols so that they can be used by clients with a wider range of health issues.
Students are required to have taken the Medical Qigong Practitioner seminars before they begin this program.
Exams within this program will include written, oral, and practical examinations plus skillset competencies. There are also Additional Requirements for this program that are to be completed outside of class.
Access to online course material will be discontinued 90 days past the last program course attended. However, if students continue enrollment in their program or enroll in the next level of training, then they will have continued access to previous online course material. For students who discontinue their enrollment but want continued access to online course material Click here.
Access to online course material will be discontinued 90 days past the last program course attended. However, if students continue enrollment in their program or enroll in the next level of training, then they will have continued access to previous online course material. For students who discontinue their enrollment but want continued access to online course material Click here.
This program is designed to be completed within one year. Students who are unable to complete the requirements within the year of enrollment have an additional 12 months after their last Seminar to complete any program requirements. At the end of that time, students wishing to return for training or to submit Additional Requirements will need to file for an Extension or will consider to be withdrawn from the Program.
Overview of Seminars and Requirements:
MQT Additional Requirements
Each program has Additional Requirements in addition to the required Seminars. Additional Requirements for the MQT program are below.
Practicum Hours MQT - 60 hours
60 Practicum Hours must be logged and verified before the Medical Qigong Therapist Certificate can be awarded.
Learning to become a Medical Qigong practitioner requires practice. Every time you work with a client, the academic and theoretical knowledge gained in the Medical Qigong courses is put into practical application. Each Medical Qigong Program requires a certain number of Practicum hours. These are documented hours working with clients.
Practicum hours cannot not include hours spent working on fellow students within class, or hours spent during P5, T5, or M5 Internships. They can include hours spent working on fellow students after regular class hours. An important part of learning to work with clients, however, is learning to adjust and learn from new situations, new people, and new issues. For this reason, the student is strongly encouraged to work with a wide range of people while going through the Program. The student is expected to keep documentation on clients, including client histories, protocols used, and self-care exercises. Students are responsible for finding their own volunteers or clients with whom they will log their Practicum hours.
Practicum hours must be logged on the IMQC Practicum Log form and signed by the practice clients. Once the required number of hours has been logged, the completed Practicum Logs should be turned into the Administrative Assistant. Program certificates will not be issued until Practicum hours are submitted. Ideally, Practicum hours are turned in before the final seminar is completed, however students have up to 12 months after the end of the program to submit Practicum logs. Students who are not able to turn in their Practicum hours within 12 months must file for an extension.
If you are in a country that forbids the use of a visible sign in sheet for privacy reasons, you must still use a Practicum Log. List your clients by initials instead of names. Have them initial instead of sign.
The IMQC Practicum Log form and other sample forms are available in the Student section of the website or at Sample Forms.
Western Anatomy and Physiology - 90 hours
Students desiring the MQT Program Certificate are required to take 90 hours of Western Anatomy and Physiology. The student has several options for meeting this requirement and can chose the option that best suites his/her situation.
This class can be taken onsite at the ICMQ when it is offered.
Students may meet this requirement at any accredited college, university, or trade school, including online. If meeting the requirement this way, the student would need two courses, each approved for 3 semester credits, or a total of 6 semester credits.
This class can be taken onsite at the ICMQ when it is offered.
Students may meet this requirement at any accredited college, university, or trade school, including online. If meeting the requirement this way, the student would need two courses, each approved for 3 semester credits, or a total of 6 semester credits.
Basic Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory - 45 hours
Students desiring the MQT Program Certificate are required to take 45 hours of Basic Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory. The student has several options for meeting this requirement and can chose the option that best suites his/her situation.
This class can be taken onsite at the ICMQ when it is offered.
Courses may be taken at any college or university, including online institutions. Courses in TCM that are approved for at least 3 semester credits will be accepted.
CEU courses providing at least 45 hours will also be approved.
Students may do private tutoring with an acupuncturist designated by the IMQC as a Content Expert. The acupuncturist must by licensed in the state of his/her residence. The Content Expert must agree to cover the outline of required subject material provided by the ICMQ, and must submit a written signed affidavit after the instruction verifying that the instruction took place. All Content Experts must be pre-approved by the ICMQ ahead of time, and documentation must be provided to verify the Content Expert meets requirements.
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