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In 14 days of Bowenwork® training with registered instructors of the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia, over a period of at least six months, you will learn a comprehensive health system that enables you to aid clients' recovery from a large range of internal and musculo-skeletal conditions. You will learn procedures that balance the body overall, plus a range of procedures that address specific areas of the body, and still others to use in cases where conditions don't respond readily to the basic procedures.

The Curriculum in Detail

The Bowenwork procedures are taught in six modules, each 16 classroom hours long. The modules must be taken in sequence because each one reviews and builds on what was taught previously. Each module is taught in two consecutive days.  When only one module is taken at a time, at least one month must elapse between each module and the next. Two modules may be taken back to back; in such a case two months must elapse before taking the next two modules to provide time for practice and to develop an understanding of the power of the moves.

Students must also complete 10 case studies and 50 logbook hours.

Module 7 is a two-day testing module, administered by an assessing instructor who was not your instructor in Modules 3-6. At least one month must elapse between Module 6 and Module 7.

The content of each module is standard in every country where BTAA-approved instructors teach. This means that you can travel and study with any combination of BTAA-approved instructors and be assured that you will have learned the same procedures as all of your classmates, regardless of their previous instructors.

Every module includes:

bullet Demonstration of each procedure, with detailed explanation of anatomical landmarks
bullet Explanation and discussion of the procedures and indications for their use.  The manuals include detailed notes, with photographs and anatomical diagrams
bullet Extensive supervised hands-on practice, with feedback from the instructor(s)
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Ample review of procedures taught in previous modules

Staying Current with the Bowenwork Academy USA and BTAA

The $75 registration fee is a yearly fee that covers a year’s subscription to the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia’s quarterly publication Bowen Hands, admittance to the members’ section of the international Bowenwork website, and our administrative costs.  After completing the requirements to become a professional practitioner, the fee also includes a listing on the website for referrals.  For professional practitioners, this yearly fee must be paid before you can take and get credit for any continuing education classes.

We ask our professional practitioners to remain current in their yearly registration fee.  Not only does it support the efforts of the BTAA to promote Tom Bowen's unique work, but it supports YOU!  Staying current in your registration means you will always have access to continuing education to expand your understanding and increase your skills.

While the vast majority of students complete Modules 1-7 within a year, occasionally some students will take longer than one year to complete the program.  Such students must be current with the $75 registration fee at the time they take their Module 7. Paying the $75 fee between Module 6 and Module 7 is optional; however, students who wish to continue to receive the quarterly Bowen Hands and have access to the members section of the web site will need to keep their registration fees current.

After you complete Module 7, all of the requirements to become a Professional Bowenwork Practitioner (click here for requirements), your annual fee will also include a listing on the Bowenwork.com web site so that you will receive referrals.

After completing Module 7, in order to remain active with the Bowenwork Academy USA and BTAA, you will be required to take 32 hours of continuing education (CEs) every two years.   For more information about Continuing Education,  Click here

Once a Professional Bowenwork Practitioner, you must pay the yearly fee in order to take and get credit for continuing education classes.

Cancellation Policy:

Bowenwork Academy USA recognizes the fact that students must sometimes cancel a class they have registered for after they have sent in a deposit.  The following policy sets the guidelines for when or if a student's deposit is returned:

  • If the class is cancelled because of an insufficient number of students signing up for the scheduled class, then the students have the choice of having their deposits returned or having the deposits credited toward the next class s/he takes with that instructor.

 

 

  • If a student is sick or for some reason not able to attend class, but notifies the instructor teaching the class with 48 hours or more notice, then the student's deposit will be honored toward the next class s/he takes with that instructor.

 

 

  • A student who fails to give the required 48 hours notice forfeits the deposit.

Note: Less than 48 hours notice may be acceptable in the following instances if documentation is supplied:  admission to a hospital, emergency room visit, or death of a parent, spouse, sibling or child.

  

Curriculum and Cost

(Prices subject to change)

Module 1: $425 ($350 plus a $75 annual registration fee)

The Bowenwork® Move
Lower Back Procedure
Upper Back Procedure
Neck Procedure
Kidney Procedure
Head Procedure
Working with a Client

Module 2: $350 ($360 for classes beginning on/after June 1, 2010)

Respiratory Procedure
Shoulder Procedure (with an Assistant)
Shoulder Procedure (without an Assistant)
Hamstring Procedure
Cramp Procedure

Module 3: $350 ($360 for classes beginning on/after June 1, 2010)

Pelvic Procedure
Elbow/Wrist Procedure
Sacral Procedure
Knee Procedure

 

Module 4: $350 ($360 for classes beginning on/after June 1, 2010)

Ankle Procedure (with Strapping)
Upper Respiratory/TMJ Procedure
Forearm Procedure
Bowenwork® Seated
Procedures for Babies and Children
Hammer Toe Procedure (with Strapping)
Bunion Procedure
Tom Bowen’s Home Remedies

Module 5: $350 ($360 for classes beginning on/after June 1, 2010)

Coccyx Procedure
North Procedure (Shoulder)
East Procedure (Shoulder)
South Procedure (Shoulder)
West Procedure (Shoulder)
Gall Bladder Procedure
Chest Procedure

 

Module 6: $350 ($360 for classes beginning on/after June 1, 2010)

5A or 7A Medially Procedure (Hamstrings)
Bursitis Procedure
Recommendations to Assist Conception
Perineal Procedure
Bedwetting Procedure
Thoracic Procedure
Buttock Pain Procedure
Ossie’s Recommendations

A class may be repeated at a discount of 20%

Module 7: $450

Testing and Assessment Module

The assessing instructor will provide a list of everything that is covered prior to the class.  It is information that was learned and reviewed in Modules 1-6.

This includes a written test on the Module 6 material only and hands-on demonstration of all procedures learned in Module 1-6, knowing where all the mandatory pauses are observed, will be assessed. 

It is highly recommended the student attend a Review Class before taking Module 7.

Module 8: $350 ($360 for classes beginning on/after June 1, 2010)

Module 8 is a review of all the material taught in Modules 1-6, with an emphasis on quality of touch, how to combine procedures to address situations more efficient and effectively without overloading the body, when to use minimal prerequisites, and how and when to use only part of a procedure to target a specific area. A few new procedures, Ossie's Handy Hints and strapping techniques are introduced.  Discussion of practitioners' clinical cases is included as well.  You must wait 3 months after completing Module 7 to take Module 8.

Module 9: $450

Module 9-Specialized Procedures 1-the 12 new procedures covered are helpful for the more persistent and unusual symptoms that clients present if they have not fully responded to the procedures covered in Modules 1 to 6. These procedures are very dynamic and often invoke a whole body response. It is, therefore, necessary to assess accurately when to employ them. Very few of them are appropriate for use in a first session and the power and flow-on effects of these procedures require an extended integration time.  You must wait 9 months after passing Module 7, attend Module 8 and be accredited to take Module 9.

Module 10: $450

Module 10 includes a written and practical assessment on the Module 9 material only and hands-on demonstration of all procedures learned.  A Specialized Procedures 1 Certificate is issued upon successful completion of this Module.  You must wait 6 months after taking Module 9 to take Module 10.

Module 11: $500

Module 11-Specialized Procedures 2 is currently taught only by Ossie & Elaine Rentsch.  The SP2 class work is a compilation of extra moves and procedures.  The material "troubleshoots" problems that have not resolved and offers more options to fine tune a session for the client.  It further reinforces the "less is best" principle that makes Bowenwork so effective.  The material offers much to the experienced practitioner with extra procedures (over 30), often for areas where there has been little direct work before e.g. the head, the abdomen, the quads together with extra release moves, some stretches, protocols, exercises, a real bonus for the practitioner with that client with an unresolved problem.  There is material for a huge variety of clients, some great pelvis, and lower limb work sure to be of benefit to sports people, digestive moves, and some extra pregnancy moves.  Open to all students who have qualified for the Module 10-SP1 Certificate.

Module 12: $500

Module 12 includes a written and practical assessment on the Module 11 material only and hands-on demonstration of all procedures learned.  A Specialized Procedures 2 Certificate is issued upon successful completion of this Module.  You must wait 6 months after taking Module 11 to take Module 12.

 

 

 

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