Columbines School
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Second Year Apprenticeship Lecture Series
Second Year Lecture Series
Topics may include local materia medica, handling and using drop dosage herbs safely, clinical intake, case history review, and clinical assessment techniques. This class is designed to help the student of herbalism understand chronic illness in a clinical setting.
This lecture series will consist of 18 three hour evening lectures over a six month period. The class will run from April 2013 to November 2013. The total cost is $540.00 for 18 lectures (54 hours). A $50.00 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Completion of Herbal Concepts or one-year of herbal study required. The instructor is Howie Brounstein.
Physical Assessment Skills
This lab class teaches pertinent physical assessment for the clinical herbalist. Topics may include legalities, ethics, vital signs, deep tendon reflexes, neurological screening, HEENT (head, ears, eyes, nose and throat), and other clinical assessment skills. This is not a class in diagnostics, but rather one of "red flag" assessment.
This lab series will consist of 6 three hour evening lectures over a nine day period. The class will run in November 2013. The total cost is $300.00 for 6 lectures (18 hours). A $50.00 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Enrollment or completion of the Second Year Lecture Series, or comparable experience required. The instructor is Howie Brounstein.
