Three Year
Community Herbalist Training Program

Year 1: Foundations of Herbalism

This program is the heart and soul of our offerings. We will see how our bodies and souls respond to different foods and medicines at different times of the year. Curriculum includes medicine making, wild food preparation, kitchen apothecary practices, anatomy & physiology and foundations of different models of herbalism; biomedical, Ayurvedic, Traditional Chinese Medicine and the sacred journey to the plants themselves.

Above and beyond the rich and detailed curriculum is the creation of a sacred circle. This is the work of our time now; to come together as a community and bring forth the sustainable and joyful practices that will lead us to a healthier and more grounded life.

There are day trips to meet various eco niches as well.

This class can also be taken by itself as a weekday or weekend program.
For full details, cost, and dates of program please see the Foundations Program page.

NOW accepting applications for 2012 Weekend Foundations.

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Year 2: Clinic I - Therapeutics

March 21 - November 14, 2012 (Wednesdays)

This nine-month intensive is truly one of a kind. This is where students begin to sharpen their skills and learn the science, art and assessment needed for herbal practice. Students gain direct client experience through in-depth work with other classmates preparing them for work with clients and the larger community in the second year of Clinic. The commitment is greater than Foundations in terms of time and amount of work involved. There are tests every other week, SOAP note assignments as well as research outside of class.

Students will be required to do a personal health assessment and follow an in-depth program towards creating deeper relationships with their food as well as lifestyle. We will explore challenges as well as techniques employed to motivate change.

What does not happen in this class is a claim to mastery. Even at the end of the second year, no certificate as a Master Herbalist is assigned. We revere and honor this art that requires a lifetime of learning.

The life so short, the craft so long to learn,
experience difficult to obtain……..Hippocrates

What we do offer is a certificate at the end of the three years of training describing the accomplishment that has taken place. We strive to help students fulfill requisites of the American Herbalist Guild and the credit hours will meet similar requirements if the student wished to pursue professional status with AHG. Completion will give the student the confidence and skills to begin a community practice in whatever area the graduate feels drawn to, be it education, client work or community development.

 

Curriculum will include:

• Energetic Assessment with focus on tongue and pulse
• Constitutional definitions (Ayurvedic and Western)
• Tissue states
• Advanced anatomy and physiology
• Pathophysiology
• Therapeutic Protocols
• Intro to TCM concepts for the western herbalist
• Record Keeping for the Herbalist –
  SOAP notes and more
• Apothecary records
• Advanced Apothecary practices
• Formulations
• Client issues
• Professional / Business Ethics
• Herbalists as Educators
• Students will observe professional herbalists hold interviews and will always be mentored when they conduct their own. Case presentation and round table discussions are included as well as topics listed above.
• 310 hours (This may be applied toward American Herbalist Guild requirements)

Wednesdays, March 21 - November 14, 2012
Fee is $4000, not including texts (please allow $200 for materials).

Faculty: Robert Clickner, Lac, Mimi Hernandez, MS,RH Mary Michaud, RN, MSN, FNP, RH, Suzanna Stone, Heather Umberger

Required texts are:
The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism;
Basic Doctrine, Energetics and Classification, Matthew Wood;
Secret Teachings of Plants, Stephen Buhner;
Medical Herbalism, David Hoffmann;
Botany in a Day, Thomas Epel

Recommended texts:
Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy, Simon Mills & Kerry Bone;
Matthew Wood’s two volumes of The Earthwise Herbal; Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants as well as The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to New World

Pre-requisite: Foundations or a similar one-year training program. Interview is required. For a more complete listing of the curriculum, please call or write SPT.

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Year 3: Clinic II - Practice

March 22- November 15, 2012
(every other Thursday) geared for Long Distance Study

The structure of this years training will facilitate class for those that travel long distances. We will hold class every other Thursday and have a more intense requirement for self study as well as client load outside of clinic. We will host round table discussion to review SOAP notes, and forums for discussing protocols.

Clinic II is where the student applies the teachings learned the previous year. Client interviews will also be set up through SPT’s free clinic that has been offered here in Charlottesville for over seven years. Students will research, create and give classes at local community centers on various health issues concerning lower income communities.

Faculty: Mary Michaud, RN, FNP, Robert Clickner, Lac, Mimi Hernandez, MA, RH
Guest Lecturers: Margi Flint, RH, Phyllis Light, RH, Sheila Guarnajia, Lac

included:

• Advanced Therapeutics
• Handling clients in follow up and long term
• Deepening Research skills
• Advanced formulations
• Advanced apothecary practices
• Community work/projects
• Designing a Business/Vision Plan

Please write or call for more information

Requirements: Clinic I
Tuition: $2800.00

 

 

 

 

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