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INTRODUCTION I often get questions from acupuncturists who want to see more children in their practice. “How can I see more kids?” “How can I supplement what I learned in school?” But the most common question is: “I want to see kids in my practice—where do I start? “
While there is a lot of information available to help you out, I realized there wasn’t a useful resource that gathers them up and presents them in a meaningful way. That’s why I’ve created this roadmap. I want to help you see more kids in your practice, have more positive clinical outcomes with children, and/or realize your goals in your practice.
I chose the word “roadmap” on purpose. Everyone wants to get to a particular place for different reasons, and everyone’s experience once they get to that destination will vary, too. But first they have to get there! A roadmap helps each person, regardless of varying expectations and goals, to get where they want to go. That is the goal of this guide—to provide you the information to help you reach where you want you and your practice to be. Even if you aren’t sure where that is (yet).
I’m going to break the roadmap into five steps. Each step represents a different place in the journey when seeing children in your acupuncture practice. Where each acupuncturist starts and which step they desire to obtain will vary. In any case, this roadmap can help you get there.
STEP 1: DESIRE
Where do I start? I want to see more kids, but have little training. Where do I start and how do I get there?
STEP 2: TRAINING
Beyond the basics. I want confidence in seeing kids and dealing with their parents.
STEP 3: TREATING
Applying what you know. I’m feeling better about how to treat kids. Now I’m ready for the next step.
STEP 4: PEDIATRIC PRACTICE BUILDING
Grow a thriving family practice. I’ve seen kids and had great results. How do I see more?
STEP 5: PEDIATRIC ACUPUNCTURE SPECIALIST
Be the “go to” person. I want to be the acupuncturist parents want to bring their kids to for better health.
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WHO I AM
ABOUT ROBIN GREEN, L.AC., MTCM
Robin Green is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist and leading expert in the field of pediatric acupuncture. She has over ten years clinical experience using the Five Elements and Traditional Chinese Medicine to help children heal from a variety of health conditions including asthma, allergies and eczema. Her popular kids health blog, KidsLoveAcupuncture.com, reaches over 1 million readers annually. Robin founded the Center for Advanced Acupuncture Pediatrics, which provides premier pediatric acupuncture training worldwide. An up-and-coming HayHouse author her first book on using Chinese medicine for kids is due out in bookstores fall 2016.
MY MISSION
My mission is to help acupuncturists get the practical training and tools they need to grow a thriving family practice by helping kids. Any acupuncturist that loves kids can learn to treat them with the right training and guidance and that’s what we aim to provide at the Center for Advanced Acupuncture Pediatrics. We believe it’s totally possible to earn a great living doing what you love and helping children. We’re here to show you how.
This guide is intended to help you find the resources and training you need to confidently treat kids in your practice. We have so many free resources on our website and we’ve compiled them in this roadmap for easy access.
Note: If you find other resources that have been helpful to you, online trainings that proved beneficial to you, books that proved useful, or anything else that would help a practitioner in the desire to see more children, please let me know! I’ll be happy to include the information in future editions of the roadmap.
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STAGE 1 : DESIREWhere do I start?
ACTION ITEMS: • Know your goal
• Be clear on what it is you want to do. Do you want to treat your own kids? See kids occasionally? Build a family practice?
• Develop a plan to get where you want to be • Look at the next stages to help develop your plan • Review your plan often: it will change over time!
• Purchase a pediatric acupuncture reference book to supplement your knowledge
• Purchase pediatric needles
• Purchase a non-needle for kids afraid of needles
• Start practicing on kids - it’s the only way to know if pediatrics is a good fit for you
RESOURCES: • My top two favorite books are: Pediatric Acupuncture by May Loo and Acupuncture in the
Treatment of Children by Julian Scott. See Appendix 1 at the back of the roadmap for more book recommendations.
TRAINING: • Pediatric Acupuncture Basics Course: a one-hour online class on how to work with children,
pediatric and non-needle techniques, and more! Includes a Pediatric Acupuncture Guidebook.
• Pediatric Tuina Basics Course: Tuina is easy to learn, requires no special tools, and it’s simple to teach parents. It’s a favorite of mine for easily stimulating acupuncture points on babies and children. The course includes a 30 minute instructional video, a Tuina guide video for cough, a gua sha (scraping) video, and a Tuina Basics Guidebook.
ADDITIONAL: • Blog Post: The Real Truth about Acupuncture for Babies and Children • Expert Interview: How to Use Lasers and Microcurrent on Kids with Kimberly Thompson
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STAGE 2: TRAINING Beyond the Basics
ACTION ITEMS: • Make sure you know the basics
• How to take a physical exam • Master treatment flow, needle and non-needle techniques • Know the red flags: when to treat, when to refer • Understand the most common conditions you’ll see in children • Familiarize yourself with the main herbal formulas for kids
• Move beyond classroom training • Determine the flow of your initial consultation and treatment • Determine your pediatric pricing schedule
RESOURCES: • Visit our Tool Guide for tips on choosing medical supplies, needles and non-needle tools • Blog Post: When to Refer Your Patients Back to Their Pediatrician • Blog Post: Why You Shouldn’t Over-Discount Your Pediatric Treatments • Blog Post: A Lesson in Flow: The Baby that Barfed on my Brown Chair • Familiarize yourself with pediatric herbal formulas and learn about pediatric herbal
TRAINING: • Pediatric Essentials Online Course: Registration Begins Fall 2016. This course covers how to
set the stage for successful treatments, how to work with kids, needle and non-needle techniques, and East-West treatments for the most common pediatric conditions. Additional bonuses include a behind the scenes tour of Robin’s practice, pediatric practice building and how to increase your word-of-mouth referrals and treat more kids.
• Should I take Robin’s Pediatric Essentials course or her Pro-D seminar? This chart shows what each course covers so you can choose which is best for you.
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STAGE 3: TREATING Applying what you know
ACTION ITEMS: • Treat kids! The only way to build your confidence is to start treating kids
• Learn to treat ADHD, autism and other conditions in children
• Learn to use the Five Elements to improve patient interactions and clinical outcomes
• Nutrition is the core kid’s health - learn TCM and holistic nutrition principles • Research special diets, like GFCF and GAPS, so you know when to recommend them and
how to help parents implement them.
RESOURCES: • Need help? Visit the Article Library on acupuncturepediatrics.com, which has articles by pediatric
acupuncture experts listed by topic. • Join our vibrant Pediatric Acupuncturists Facebook Group for support • Blog Post: Will uncertainty Stop You From Treating More Kids? Learn how to overcome
uncertainty and help the kids in your area! • Blog Post: Why You Should Trust that Your Treatments are Enough • Blog Post: How to Answer the 3 Most Common Qs Parents Have
TRAINING: • Intro to Autism and ADHD Online Course Get a complete East-West perspective on treating
these challenging conditions with acupuncture, herbs and special diets so you can help this special population of kids!
• Five Element Typing Made Simple Online Course: Once you know a child's dominant Element it's easy to understand her temperament, strengths, challenges, motivations, and even what illnesses she'll be prone to. Learn Robin’s simple system for using Five Elements in the clinic.
• 1-Hour Free Webinar: Is it ADHD or Just Your Child’s Attention Style?
• TCM and Holistic Nutrition for Kids - coming in 2016
ADDITIONAL: • Blog Post: Could ADHD really be a sleep problem? • Expert Interview: Leaky Gut, Whooping Cough & Herbs for Kids with Jake Fratkin, OMD • Expert Interview: Lingering Pathogenic Factors with Soma Glick, OMD • Check out our expert interviews page, for more free training.
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STAGE 4: PEDIATRIC PRACTICE BUILDING Growing Your Practice
ACTION ITEMS: • Understand Western medicine perspectives and develop relationships with local doctors
• Write progress reports to pediatricians and other specialists.
• Learn the yin and yang of how to attract more kids into your practice
• Build word-of-mouth referrals from your current patient base and their friends
RESOURCES: • See my Acupuncture Today articles on developing your pediatric practice:
• Breaking Down the Pediatric Acupuncture Treatment • Navigating the Difficulties in Pediatric Practice • Preparing Your Practice for Pediatric Acupuncture
• Blog Post: Marketing Doesn’t Have to be the M-Word
• Videos on practice building with Jeffrey Grossman, L.Ac.: • The ONE thing you Can Do to Transform Your Acupuncture Practice • Top 4 Must Do Techniques to have a steady stream of new patients • Reconnecting with Patients that have Fallen Out of Care
TRAINING: • Increase Your Word-of-Mouth Referrals and Treat more Kids In Your Clinic Course: Learn
how to easily attract more pediatric patients from the parents you’re already treating.
• Pediatric Essentials Online Course also covers pediatric practice building and includes the Increase Your Word of Mouth Referrals Course at no additional charge.
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STAGE 5: PEDIATRIC ACUPUNCTURE SPECIALIST Be the “go to” person for pediatrics in your community
ACTION ITEMS: • Develop referral relationships with other doctors and allied health care providers in your area
• Drop by their office or ask them out to lunch • Hold an event for pediatric healthcare providers at your office • Drop off cards and a referral pad
• Write pediatric articles for your blog, newsletter and for publication
• Participate in community outreach to bring awareness to pediatric acupuncture: • Hold classes or online webinars for parents • Speak at preschools and other kid-friendly events
TRAINING: • Advanced Acupuncture Practice Training Course & Certification Be fully supported while you build
your pediatric practice and deepen your knowledge in pediatric acupuncture. Robin’s step-by-step program helps you build a solid foundation for a thriving pediatric or family practice. Registration begins January 2016.
ADDITIONAL: • Seek training from pediatric acupuncture specialists such as Jake Fratkin,OMD, Soma Glick,
OMD, Efrem Korngold,OMD, Stephen Cowan, MD, Elisa Song, MD, and Alex Tiberi,L.Ac.
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APPENDIX 1: BOOKS
The books recommended below are books I own and use. They are also authors I trust and respect. They cover many aspects needed for pediatric acupuncture. I have included quotes from the books’ descriptions to give you an idea of what they cover.
Pediatric Acupuncture Textbooks
Pediatric Acupuncture by May Loo Dr. Loo breaks down treat modalities, initial intake, and TCM differential diagnosis for common pediatric illnesses. This is by far my favorite book on pediatric acupuncture.
“This practical introduction to pediatric acupuncture and related techniques explores the important concepts of childhood development and integrates conventional theories with those of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Provides effective acupuncture techniques for treating 22 common childhood conditions, with special emphasis on treatments that are safe, simple, non-invasive, and readily accepted by children.”
Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children by Julian Scott and Teresa Barlow
“In this broadly expanded third edition, the authors explore a number of new topics and revisit many of the old ones with fresh perspective. In addition to the thirty subjects covered in earlier editions are sixteen new chapters which examine a wide variety of topics, from basic childhood patterns, puberty and the stages of development, immunizations, and learning difficulties to hay fever, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder, autism, Down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy and infantile paralysis.”
Pediatric Tuina
Chinese Pediatric Massage Therapy: A Parent’s and Practitioner’s Guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Disease by Fan Ya-Li This book will give you the basics you need to confidently perform pediatric tuina on children.
“Chinese pediatric massage becomes accessible for both professional practitioners of Chinese medicine and parents in this guide to its basic theories and techniques. It explains specific Chinese massage techniques for the treatment of many pediatric complaints, including diarrhea, colic, vomiting, constipation, excessive drooling, bed-wetting, night crying, and colds. Illustrations show how to apply each treatment.”
Chinese Pediatric Massage: A Practitioner’s Guide by Kyle Cline This book is a comprehensive guide to pediatric tuina. It’s not as easy to access as Dr. Fan Ya-Li’s book but it provides more massage techniques as well as a full history of the development and use of xiao er tuina.
“This clearly illustrated guide is designed to give all health care providers–massage therapists, homeopathic and allopathic practitioners, and bodyworkers–who know the general concepts of
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traditional Chinese medicine the tools and knowledge they need to successfully use Chinese pediatric massage in treating their patients.”
Vaccinations
The Vaccine Guide: Risks and Benefits for Children and Adults by Randall Neustaedter
“The Vaccine Guide covers each disease and its vaccine, providing difficult-to-obtain facts about vaccine reactions. Also discussed are vaccine effectiveness, toxicity and adverse effects, legal requirements, alternatives, and the latest information on the threat of bioterrorism.”
The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library) by Robert W. Sears
“Dr. Bob devotes each chapter in the book to a disease/vaccine pair and offers a comprehensive discussion of what the disease is, how common or rare it is, how serious or harmless it is, the ingredients of the vaccine, and any possible side effects from the vaccine.”
Holistic Health Guides
The Holistic Baby Guide: Alternative Care for Common Health Problems (The New Harbinger Whole-Body Healing Series) by Randall Neustaedter
“An invaluable reference that belongs on every parent’s bookshelf, The Holistic Baby Guide offers simple and natural remedies for treating the symptoms of common ailments. It also provides a fully integrated plan for building your baby’s immune system to prevent chronic medical problems and ensure your baby’s good health.”
Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child by Janet Zand, Robert Rountree, and Rachel Walton This is my go-to guide to insure I’m addressing any health problem holistically.
“Written by a naturopathic physician, a medical doctor, and a pediatric nurse, this unique book gives parents easy access to current information and advice regarding their children’s health and acts as a bridge between time-honored healing systems and mainstream medicine.”
Child Health Guide: Holistic Pediatrics for Parents by Randall Neustaedter
“The number of children taking prescription drugs for every type of ailment has reached epidemic proportions. Child Health Guide offers sensible alternatives to this disturbing trend, providing the information parents need to make informed decisions about natural healing for their children and the integration of natural treatments into their children’s medical care.”
Nutrition
Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition by Paul Pitchford
“Healing with Whole Foods is an invaluable guide to the theory and practice of Chinese medicine. With facts about green foods such as spirulina and blue-green algae and information about
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the “regeneration diets” used by cancer patients and arthritics, it is also an accessible primer on nutrition—and a inspiring cookbook with more than 300 mostly vegetarian, nutrient-packed recipes.”
The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care by Sally Fallon Morell and Thomas S. Cowan
“The book provides holistic advice for pregnancy and newborn interventions, vaccinations, breastfeeding and child development, as well as a compendium of natural treatments for childhood illnesses, from autism to whooping cough.”
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon Morell and Mary Enig
“This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels.”
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Winston A. Price
“An epic study demonstrating the importance of whole food nutrition, and the degeneration and destruction that comes from a diet of processed foods.”
Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Foods by Catherine Shanahan, Luke Shanahan
“Citing the foods of traditional cultures from the Ancient Egyptians and the Maasai to the Japanese and the French, the Shanahans identify four food categories all the world’s healthiest diets have in common, the Four Pillars of World Cuisine. Using the latest research in physiology and genetics, Dr. Shanahan explains why your family’s health depends on eating these foods.”
Food Allergies and Sensitivities
Food Allergies and Food Intolerance: The Complete Guide to Their Identification and Treatment by Jonathan Brostoff and Linda Gamlin
“A leading international authority on food allergy and intolerance provides invaluable advice for achieving dramatic and long-lasting improvements in your health. Explains how sensitivity to foods is responsible for many chronic and misdiagnosed ailments such as migraines, sinus problems, and persistent fatigue. Includes a step-by-step process for identifying food allergies and intolerances and reshaping your diet for better health.”
Dealing with Food Allergies: A Practical Guide to Detecting Culprit Foods and Eating a Healthy, Enjoyable Diet by Janice Vickerstaff Joneja
“Presenting up-to-date information on current diagnostic methods and treatment options, this guide describes the effects of food allergies on the skin, mucous membranes, and respiratory and digestive tracts; discusses treatment by allergists and other healthcare professionals; and empowers readers to manage their food allergies.”
Homeopathy
Homeopathic Medicine for Children and Infants by Dana Ullman
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“In this guide, Dana Ullman explains what homeopathy is, how it works and how you can use it correctly to enhance your child’s health. He recommends remedies for more than 75 physical and emotional conditions, including: allergies, grief, anxiety, headaches, asthma, measles, bedwetting, nappy rash, bites and stings, shock, burns, sunburn, colic, teething, coughs and colds and travel sickness.”
Bach Flower Remedies
Bach Flower Remedies for Children: A Parents’ Guide by Barbara Mazzarella, (translated by Tami Calliope)
“In this first easy-to-use guide to safe and gentle Bach flower remedies for children’s health and well-being, author Barbara Mazzarella insists that it’s never too early in a child’s life to use gentle flower remedies to foster harmony and balance, the birthright of every child. The author provides in-depth profiles of the thirty-eight Bach Flower remedies along with practical applications for common childhood complaints, including teething, weaning, tantrums, fear of school, nightmares, learning difficulties, and hyperactivity.”
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