Seminars and Teaching
Whitfield Reaves, OMD, LAc, has been teaching acupuncturists and other health care practitioners for over 25 years – ever since graduation from his formal training in 1981. Currently, he is a senior faculty member at Southwest Acupuncture College, in Boulder, Colorado, teaching in the classroom as well as supervising interns in the student clinic. In addition, Whitfield teaches seminars on sports medicine acupuncture. All his programs are approved for continuing education credits (PDA’s) by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Whitfield’s provider number with the National Commission is #179. For a list of present and past approved seminars, go directly to the NCCAOM website by clicking HERE.
Weekend seminars as well as a six-month apprenticeship programs are available, designed for licensed acupuncturists looking for advanced training in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of common injuries and pain syndromes. In terms of sports medicine acupuncture, we teach about the medical care of the athlete and the active person, as well as the enhancement of performance. These seminars integrate traditional Chinese acupuncture with western orthopedic and sports medicine. They include the following:
1. Acupuncture Treatment of Injury and Pain: The Upper Extremity
14 CEU’s (PDA’s) granted, approved by the NCCAOM
2. Acupuncture Treatment of Injury and Pain: The Lower Extremity
14 CEU’s (PDA’s) granted, approved by the NCCAOM
3. The Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program
60 CEU’s (PDA’s) granted, approved by the NCCAOM
4. One-Day Seminars
On sports injury and pain syndromes to specific body regions, such as the shoulder, the hip, and the back.
CALENDAR OF TEACHING EVENTS
January to June, 2010
Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program
Program started in January, 2010
This program has concluded, with certificates awarded on June 28th, 2010
July to December, 2010
Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program
This is a six-month intensive on sports medicine acupuncture, designed for practitioners unable to attend the weekly sessions of the standard program. The course of study is 60 hours, consisting of three weekend intensives (20 hours, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). It covers the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of common injury and pain syndromes of the upper and lower extremities. All instruction is held in Boulder, Colorado, and the program is limited to from eight to ten students. In addition to the instruction of Whitfield Reaves, experienced practitioners who have completed previous apprenticeship programs will assist in this course.
Weekend #1: July 16, 17, & 18, 2010
Weekend #2: September 24, 25, & 26, 2010
Weekend #3: November 12, 13, & 14, 2010
COST: $2,200
60 hours of instruction, 60 Continuing Education Units (PDAs), approved by the NCCAOM
In Boulder, Colorado
This course is currently in session. The next Apprenticeship Program begins in March, 2011 (see below).
September 11, 2010
Acupuncture Treatment of the Hip
A one-day workshop on the use of acupuncture in the treatment of injury and pain to the hip. Both acute and chronic conditions will be discussed, in terms of diagnosis, assessment, and treatment.
7.5 Continuing Education Units (PDA’s), approved by the NCCAOM (pending)
In Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sponsored by Golden Flower Chinese Herbs
Education department: (800) 729-8509
October 2-3, 2010
Acupuncture Treatment of the Hip and Lower Extremity
A weekend workshop on the use of acupuncture for the treatment of injury and pain of the hip and lower extremity. Both acute and chronic conditions will be discussed, in terms of diagnosis, assessment, and treatment. Hip bursitis and arthritis, hamstring strain, ilio-tibial band syndrome, and quadriceps tendonitis will be among the conditions covered during this weekend workshop. Also included is the treatment of the knee, shin, ankle, and the plantar fascia of the heel.
14 Continuing Education Units (PDA’s), approved by the NCCAOM (pending)
At Tao Chi Institute, Zurich, Switzerland
E-mail: WReavesoffice@comcast.net
Zurich Seminar Link
January to July, 2011
Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program
We are currently accepting applications for the 2011 Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program. This program has a March, 2011 start date. Please e-mail, letting us know of your interest in the program. A course description and the details of the application process will be sent to you. A reminder: This course is limited to eight practitioners.
Weekend #1: Friday to Sunday, March 4-6, 2011
Weekend #2: Friday to Sunday, May 20-22, 2011
Weekend #3: Friday to Sunday, July 22-24, 2011
COST: $2,200
60 hours of instruction, 60 Continuing Education Units (PDAs), approved by the NCCAOM
In Boulder, Colorado
Acupuncture Treatment of Injury and Pain: The Upper Extremity
Friday, February 4th and Saturday, February 5th, 2011
The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), San Francisco, CA
Doctoral students only
Acupuncture Treatment of Injury and Pain: The Lower Extremity
Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th, 2011
The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), San Francisco, CA
Doctoral students only
Acupuncture Treatment of Upper and Lower Extremity Injuries
Saturday, June 18th and Sunday, June 19th, 2011
Tri-State College of Acupuncture, New York
14 hours of instruction (14 Continuing Education Units (PDA’s)
Course is pending final approval and planning
One-Day Seminar Series in Bozeman, Montana
Details of this one-day series of shoulder, hip, and lower extremity injuries will be posted by September 1, 2010.
This is the website for Whitfield Reaves, OMD, LAc. This includes the names Whit Reaves, Whit Reeves, and Whitfield Reeves, which are sometimes mistakenly used.