Beat Cancer Individual Practitioner Certification Program

Next Course Scheduled for Sat - Sun April 21-22, 2012
Center for Advancement in Cancer Education
300 E. Lancaster Ave. #100
Wynnewood, PA 19096 USA
610-642-4810
info@BeatCancer.org 

Who should consider this program? 

• Nurses, psychologists, social workers, support group leaders, and other health professionals that currently offer or wish to offer integrative, holistic, complementary or alternative resources, counseling and therapies for people and families dealing with cancer-related concerns
• Please note that we also offer a Support Center Certification Program

Program benefits: 

• Expand your client base
• Enhance the quality of your service
• Receive training from an experienced, knowledgeable, dynamic educator
• Learn practical information that can directly impact the health of your clients
• Improve your revenue stream

You will learn:

• The shortcomings of traditional cancer support services
• Key elements to make your cancer support program stand out
• The advantages of a patient-driven over a protocol-driven program
• How to do a holistic intake and make a holistic needs assessment
• The difference between a tumor-oriented and a host-oriented approach
• Criteria for evaluating alternative cancer therapies
• Rationales for implementing CAM cancer treatments
• How to design an individualized holistic game plan
• Fascinating patient case stories
• Resources for minimizing treatment side effects
• How to help your patients prevent recurrence
• The advantages of nutrition in a cancer treatment program
• Foods to include and foods to avoid and why
• How to guide patients in making dietary changes
• The crucial importance of detoxification
• Key detoxification methods
• The best ways to deal with pain
• Essential educational resources
• The powerful connection between stress and cancer
• How to help patients benefit from their disease experience
• Appropriate ways to empower patients to make informed decisions
• When to refer cases out and where

Program features:

• 2 full days formal training at our site in Wynnewood, PA
• 10 hours follow-up telephone consultation services for one year
• Training manual and materials
• Membership in our Affiliate program and ability to purchase our educational materials wholesale (see Affiliate Program link from Home Page) 
• Signed certificate
• Permission to use our outreach certification program logo on your marketing materials and website
• Client referrals when appropriate

Program fees:

• Initial one-year certification: $300
• Renewal certification: $100/year (includes 5 hours telephone consultation)

 Payment terms: 

• A deposit of $100 (US dollars) is required upon signing. 
• The balance is due 30 days prior to scheduled training date.

Cancellation policy: 

• Cancellation 30 days or more in advance entitles you to a 50% deposit refund
• Deposit is non-refundable if you cancel less than 30 days in advance.

Certification: 

• At the end of your training, you will receive a current dated and signed certificate which should be displayed prominently in your office.
• Certification will expire one year from date of issue unless renewed.
• BeatCancer.org expects that you will adhere to the highest ethical standards of conduct and reserves the right to withdraw permission to display and market our certification if you misrepresent BeatCancer.org, its philosophy or its values.
• Certification entitles you to provide our educational information but does not certify in any way your therapeutic skills.