FAQs
Tui Na FAQs
- Will I need to do any study at home?
- Do I need to have a western science qualification to apply for an undergraduate course?
- How early in the course will I start clinical experience?
- I've never been a therapist before. Do you teach counselling skills?
- I’ve heard that treating patients with Tui Na can deplete your Qi. What can I do about this?
More FAQs can be found under the Admissions section.
Q: Will I need to do any study at home?
A: Yes. For the undergraduate tui na courses, we recommend that you leave somewhere between 10 and 12 hours a week free for home study. In addition you would need to do some daily qi gong practice to support your Qi.
For the postgraduate, part time tui na course we recommend you leave around 7 hours per week for home studies which will mainly involve practising the techniques you have been covering in class and daily qi gong practice.
Q: Do I need to have a western science qualification to apply for an undergraduate course?
A: On our Tui Na course for beginners we assume that you have no prior knowledge in the subject. If you do already have a science qualification then you may be eligible for exemption from attendance and assessment on some units of the course.
On our Tui Na course for beginners we assume that you have no prior knowledge in the subject. If you do already have a science qualification then you may be eligible for exemption from attendance and assessment on some units of the course.
Q: How early in the course will I start clinical experience?
A: On top of the extensive practical and clinical components of the core subjects (covered on the course for beginners), a large proportion of all the Tui Na specific units consist of clinical experience where you will treat patients under the supervision of the College's senior clinicians. Clinical sessions include reflective feedback discussions with the clinical supervisor to review difficult and interesting cases, to highlight practitioner development and patient management issues and to address students' queries.
Clinical practice is supervised by several different senior clinicians, each with their own individual approach to qi. In this way, students gain confidence with the rich variety and breadth of practice styles and may begin to form some preferences of their own.
Q: I've never been a therapist before. Do you teach counselling skills?
A: On the Tui Na courses for beginners, there is a set of core subjects which are compulsory to all students who have not previously studied TCM. The core subjects include Practitioner Development which breaks down as follows:
- A study of the therapeutic relationship, how it is developed, evaluated and used. This includes looking at and developing the skills of reflective practice, and examining the issues of patient management
- Development of skill in patient-practitioner rapport, using the Five Elements and other tools
- Determining a student's limits of competence, and studying the legal, financial and business considerations of practice
- Reviewing ethical, boundary and other professional issues in practice, including keeping to a professional code of conduct
Q: I’ve heard that treating patients with Tui Na can deplete your Qi. What can I do about this?
A: All students on our Tui Na courses do Qi Gong. Specifically designed with practitioners in mind, you will learn not only how to build and protect your own Qi as a healer, but also exercises you can pass on to your patients to complement your treatments.