Polarity Analysis Training
with Tim Shannon, ND, DHANP; Mike Knapp, ND, DHANP; Karen Allen, LHP
PA Foundations Intensive
Jan 18-30 – $175 – 10 hr ACHENA CEUs
Schedule – Mark Your Calendar (all will be recorded for replay / access for 12 months): Two Mondays, Two Thursdays, Two Saturdays
Beginner basics to learn the method, get confident with the PA software, learn to use the questionnaires and rubrics. Brief and focused intensive – two weeks and onboard! Practice with some cases; Q&A to help you with your skills. Excellent intro to see how it all works and your advantage in using it if you are interested but uncommitted, just wanting to check it out! Great refresher if you studied Polarity Analysis in the past few years ago, but have not used it recently.
Text book: Polarity Analysis by Heiner Frei
Saturday January 18th (3 hrs) with Karen: Entry level basics for theory and method. Intro to questionnaires and PA software. Using Green / Yellow / Red rubrics. Getting online and using the software – tips and tricks. 4 cases to work through together.
Monday January 20th and 27th (30 min) with Karen: Q&A discussion for method and software.
Thursday January 23rd and 30th (90min) with Mike: Core concepts from PA text chapters 1-3. Brief summary of research showing high success rates. Cases to work through together. Use the software!
Saturday January 25th (3 hrs) with Tim: Advantages of using PA. What to know for PA Case taking Do & Don’t. Cases (acute and chronic), practice using the software together. Discussion of differentials and materia medica. Case management using PA.
PA for Mental Health (ADD, Anxiety, Brain Fog, Depression, Brain Fog, Bipolar, Post-concussion…)
Feb 1- Mar 24 – $325 – 20 hr ACHENA CEUs
Schedule – Mark Your Calendar (all will be recorded for replay / access for 12 months): Six Mondays, Four Thursdays, Four Saturdays
This is the class you have been waiting for… For those who already have basic skills in Polarity Analysis (or have taken the PA Foundations Intensive class), extend your case taking and assessment for the mental and emotional complaints that are so common in our practices! You must have completed some basic course in PA to enroll in this class. Learn to confidently use PA with clients whose chief complaint is disruption in mental or emotional function. A little theory, a sprinkle of practical tips, and a lotta wise guidance that will save you time and missteps, and help you get good outcomes for these clients. Supervision for YOUR client cases. Q&A discussion/review sessions, at a more convenient ‘live’ time for those of you in parts of the world where it would be hard to join the main teaching sessions live. Stream the teaching and then get your questions answered at the Q&A session.
Text book: Homeopathy and ADHD by Heiner Frei
Saturday February 1st (3 hrs); February 15th, March 1st, March 15th (2 hrs) with Tim: Learn how case taking differs, compared to PA with a physical focus. Tips and techniques for accurately using the ADHD rubric list in the PA software. One live case taking and follow up, with lots of other acute and chronic example cases focused on mental / emotional impairment, with follow ups. Case management and materia medica.
Monday February 3rd, 17th, March 3rd, 17th (30 min) with Karen: Live Q&A discussion for method, software, ADD rubric questionnaire, cases. Convenient time for Australasia homeopaths, early but not-middle-of-night time for Mid-east, and India homeopaths to join discussion, ask questions.
Thursday February 6th, 13th, March 6th, 20th (90 min) with Mike: Core concepts from PA text chapters 4 and 5 (Mental Illness and anxiety disorder). Core concepts and cases from the ADD text. Additional cases to work through together.
Monday February 24th, March 24th (90 min) Clinical Supervision with Tim: Available for you to schedule supervision with Tim. Share your PA charts, where you are stuck, get help with your client’s case, case management, rubric selection etc. 3 (half hour) time slots are available for each of these supervision dates. If no supervision requests are received, the supervision session will not be held.
Monday / Thursday Start time: 2am CET (Europe) / 1am (UK) / 10pm (Rio de Janeiro BRT Brazil) / 8pm ET / 5pm PT (US & Canada) / Noon AEDT (Australia) / 5am GST (Dubai) / 6:30am IST (Mumbai)
Saturday Start times: 6pm CET (Europe) / 5pm (UK) / 2pm (Rio de Janeiro BRT Brazil) / 12pm ET / 9am PT (US & Canada) / 4am AEDT (Australia) / 9pm GST (Dubai) / 10:30pm IST (Mumbai)
Monday Supervision Start time: 7:30pm CET (Europe) / 6:30pm (UK) / 3:30pm Rio de Janeiro BRT Brazil / 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT (US & Canada) / 5:30am AEDT (Australia) / 10:30pm GST (Dubai) / 12am IST (Mumbai)
The granting of ACHENA CEUs for this course requires attendance at live sessions or complete review of the recorded presentation(s) and successful completion of the knowledge assessment and post-course survey. After these are completed, the individualized CEU certificate of completion can be downloaded / printed. The continuing education credits for this course can be used to fulfill professional CEU requirements.
ACHENA CEUs are not available to international participants.
