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National Acupuncture Detoxification Association Acupuncture
Detoxification Specialist Training for Addictions Professionals.
13 CEUs available for MD Certified and
 Licensed
Alcohol and Drug Counselors.
13 CEUs pending for MD Clinical Social
Workers
and Psychologists
Learn The Acudetox Technique
Many states, including Maryland and Virginia, allow addictions
professionals to learn and implement the National Acupuncture
Detoxification Associations (NADA) 5-needle Acudetox Protocol. Enhance
your client services throughout all phases of recovery with this simple,
low-cost and widely used technique that has been shown to significantly
reduce cravings, physical symptoms, relapse, inpatient admissions,
anxiety, insomnia and agitation.
The Acudetox treatment involves the gentle placement of small
acupuncture needles into 5 specific sites on each ear of a patient
undergoing treatment. The NADA treatment helps participants become
relaxed and more comfortable with his or her own thoughts, enabling the
recovering person to experience a sense of letting go of tensions and
apprehensions, and supporting quiet participation in a group setting
with others who are involved in the process of recovery.
The National Institutes of Health concluded that acupuncture for
addictions, may be useful as an adjunct treatment or an acceptable
alternative or be included in a comprehensive management program. The
Acudetox treatment allows each person to attain the stillness and
internal quiet necessary to explore how the behaviors of addiction
affect him or her. This acupuncture treatment also assists individuals
during the acute detox phase, the 2 - 7 day period in which withdrawal
symptoms are present. The Acudetox treatment is not a replacement for
conventional treatment and support meetings. Rather, it opens the doors
to addictions treatment by making all the components more effective.
This course covers not only the actual acupuncture techniques and
points, but also Chinese Medical and Western Addictions Treatment
concepts as well as NADAs program philosophies. Participants will also
complete several homework assignments.
Completion of the full 70 hours of training (30 didactic/40 clinical)
will permit counselors, nurses, clinical social workers and
psychologists working in the addictions field to treat their clients
with this technique under the supervision of a state Licensed
Acupuncturist. After this two-day seminar, trainees will be able to
begin the clinical component. Upon completion of all course
requirements, trainees can apply to NADA for a certificate as an
Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist; this certificate is required for
state licensing.
The fee for this course is $325 (includes NADA's $35 training fee). All
course materials are provided. Meals are on your own. Refunds are
generally not offered. Registration fees will be credited to a future
training.
The course instructor, Dave Wurzel, is a NADA Registered Trainer and was
one of the recipients of the Associations first ever Most Valuable
Trainer Award in 2005. He travels extensively teaching the Acudetox
protocol to acupuncturists, counselors, clinical social workers, nurses
and doctors. Dave has administered over 30,000 Acudetox treatments and
is trained as a chemical dependency counselor.
Please call 443-812-1665 or
email The
Chi Farm for the current schedule of classes. Individual agencies can
also schedule on-site trainings for at least five trainees. Please call
or email for further details.
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