(or attend on March 27 from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm)

Job-related stress has been a long-standing concern in the health-care industry. Health-care workers have significantly higher rates of burnout, absenteeism, and turnover than those found in most other professions.

Tai Sophia Institute, recognized as a preeminent academic institution for wellness-based education, is pleased to offer a workshop exclusively designed for health-care professionals and health-care human resource staff to learn new and effective ways to care for themselves including nutritional and herbal support, to be proactive in managing stress triggers, and to be more effective in building relationships with their patients.

Fee: Tuition for this program is sponsored by a grant from the Columbia Foundation for direct service health-care practitioners and human resource staff who are employed by nonprofit health-care organizations in Howard County, Maryland. Interested participants outside of Howard County or employed with a for-profit organization may enroll at a nominal fee of $25.

To register, please contact Tai Sophia Institute’s Office of Community Programs at 410-888-9048 ext.6611 or e-mail communityprograms@tai.edu.

Instructors: Tom Balles, M.Ac., L.Ac.(UK), Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM); Robert M. Duggan, M.A., M.Ac.(UK), Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM); Cheryl Walker M.L., MCC; Rebecca Snow, M.S., L.D.N., R.H. (AHG), C.N.S.

(or attend on March 27 from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm)

Job-related stress has been a long-standing concern in the health-care industry. Health-care workers have significantly higher rates of burnout, absenteeism, and turnover than those found in most other professions.

Tai Sophia Institute, recognized as a preeminent academic institution for wellness-based education, is pleased to offer a workshop exclusively designed for health-care professionals and health-care human resource staff to learn new and effective ways to care for themselves including nutritional and herbal support, to be proactive in managing stress triggers, and to be more effective in building relationships with their patients.

Fee: Tuition for this program is sponsored by a grant from the Columbia Foundation for direct service health-care practitioners and human resource staff who are employed by nonprofit health-care organizations in Howard County, Maryland. Interested participants outside of Howard County or employed with a for-profit organization may enroll at a nominal fee of $25.

To register, please contact Tai Sophia Institute’s Office of Community Programs at 410-888-9048 ext.6611 or e-mail communityprograms@tai.edu.

Instructors: Tom Balles, M.Ac., L.Ac.(UK), Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM); Robert M. Duggan, M.A., M.Ac.(UK), Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM); Cheryl Walker M.L., MCC; Rebecca Snow, M.S., L.D.N., R.H. (AHG), C.N.S.

Class Schedule:
April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10, 24, July 1, 8, 22, 29, August 5

This 13-week course offers a comprehensive way to prepare for the national exam. Sessions include what to study, how to study, how to pace yourself, and how to prioritize. This structured study experience is timed to give you 13 weeks of review and preparation, followed by two weeks to integrate the material before the national exam.

Study guide is purchased in The Meeting Point bookstore.

Fee: $460
CEUs: 45.5
Instructor: Heidi Most, MAc

Traditional Chinese Medicine has an essentially ‘embryonic’ view of life. The virtue of the child, zi, has always been held in the highest esteem by the ancients for its innocence, its closeness to the “source,” and its ebullient qi. The dynamic equilibrium, so evident in the growing child, has much to teach us about our own health and well-being. Can we approach life with the same playfulness with which a child discovers the world? Can we tap that utter pliancy within ourselves and those we treat in order to foster real recovery from the natural challenges of life?

We will explore how to recapture the spirit of the child using the principles of Chinese Medicine and developmental pediatrics for two primary purposes: 1) to reveal a deeper understanding of the dynamics of growth, and 2) to learn to apply these principals in the treatment of common disorders of childhood such as asthma, allergies, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and autism.

Fee: $295 non-alumni, $195 Tai Sophia alumni, $115 Tai Sophia clinic-level students
CEU’s: 12
Instructor: Stephen Cowan, MD, FAAP, CAc