Sticking Together, July 2019 |
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Registration is open for POCAfest #13 @ Marin Headlands!
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POCAfests are always great fun at Marin Headlands and this year we have a great schedule with plenty of breakouts good for many CEUs. (See below to show that we ain’t just braggin’.)
Community Acupuncture will be 17 and a half years old, so come and join us as we together tell the tale of our Endurance. Sign up soon as we tend to sell out when we go to one of the most beautiful places on this continent!
CEU Info:
California: Category 1: 8.75 CEUs; Category 2: 8 CEUs
NCCAOM: AOM-AC - 8.25 CEUs; AOM-BIO - 2.75 CEUs; PE-CW - 8 CEUs
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Photo: MAS Executive Director cuts the ribbon on new home with Mayor Joyce Craig, State Representative Ben Baroody, MAS Staff and Board members.
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Manchester Acupuncture Studio has moved into a new home and celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony organized by the real estate broker who worked with them.
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A bunch of POCA clinics are having a fundraiser this month for the Children's Project, a part of the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project. The Children's Project provides free social & legal services for unaccompanied children that have been detained at the US/Mexico border.
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Congrats to Cohort 3 on their upcoming graduation! | Woo Hoo! Here's the link to Jess Long's graduation speech.In their own words, here’s an update on their lives/plans:Lauren G - I passed all of my board exams and planning to open a clinic in Helena MT this fall!Lori P - I passed my boards in mid April which was a huge relief! I am in the process of moving to Boise and will begin working for Boise Acupuncture Coop or BAC in the beginning of August. Sarah S - I’ll be opening a clinic mid-August in Georgetown, CO. I’m working on opening another clinic in The Dalles, OR, tentatively scheduled for January, 2020.Shelby S - I've passed all my boards and I'll be joining a fellow Membership Circle member at FSPA CA in La Crosse, WI doing reception and punking. My start date is super soon- July 22nd-Punking before August!!!
| | NH city aldermen approve ADS funding | Elizabeth Ropp shared some good news: the city of Manchester NH approved a request for $7,500 to train peer counselors and recovery coaches as Acupuncture Detoxification Specialists (ADS). There’s an article in the December 2018 issue about the work that she did that led up to this. | | | Applications are open for Cohort 6 and classes start September 2019. 11
students have been accepted so far. The application is on the POCA Tech website.
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Please vote for BOD members. There's one form for patients and another for punks. Voting open through July 22nd.
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Volunteers are needed to gather state by state acupuncture data. Learn more from this thread in the forums.
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