Certified Chinese Herbal Counselor Online Course
Welcome to Joyful Living Services' Certified Chinese Herbal Counselor Online Course. Thank you for choosing to study with us. We hope this course will meet all your expectations and you will learn what you hope to learn from us.
Click on each session below to download the manual for the session you are working on. Each file is in Adobe PDF format. It can be opened with both a Mac and PC. We recommend you "save the file to disk" and choose to save the file to your "desktop" when the option box appears. Once the file is on your desktop, click it to open it. If you have trouble opening the file by clicking on it, open Adobe Acrobat Reader first, find the file, and then open the file from within the application.
This course runs for 16 weeks. It contains 16 lessons on the web as an online course. You will receive a certificate at the end of this course. There will be weekly homework and there will be a test at the end of the course. The homework and test will be graded and returned to you. They will need to be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to us. Each week offers a different subject. You will have one week to study the lesson and turn in your homework IF you choose to follow our timeline.
This course is on your own time so you can complete the lessons at your own pace. If you are going on vacation, are ill, or don’t have the time every week to read the lesson and complete the homework, you will not be penalized. Because this course is online and is on your own time, you are responsible for turning in your homework when it is complete.
You will receive your certificate once all the homework has been turned in and once your final exam is graded and passed. You will then be listed on our web site to receive referrals from us if you choose.
The schedule for the course is as follows:
Click on each session below to download the manual for the session you are working on. Each file is in Adobe PDF format. It can be opened with both a Mac and PC. We recommend you "save the file to disk" and choose to save the file to your "desktop" when the option box appears. Once the file is on your desktop, click it to open it. If you have trouble opening the file by clicking on it, open Adobe Acrobat Reader first, find the file, and then open the file from within the application.
This course runs for 16 weeks. It contains 16 lessons on the web as an online course. You will receive a certificate at the end of this course. There will be weekly homework and there will be a test at the end of the course. The homework and test will be graded and returned to you. They will need to be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to us. Each week offers a different subject. You will have one week to study the lesson and turn in your homework IF you choose to follow our timeline.
This course is on your own time so you can complete the lessons at your own pace. If you are going on vacation, are ill, or don’t have the time every week to read the lesson and complete the homework, you will not be penalized. Because this course is online and is on your own time, you are responsible for turning in your homework when it is complete.
You will receive your certificate once all the homework has been turned in and once your final exam is graded and passed. You will then be listed on our web site to receive referrals from us if you choose.
The schedule for the course is as follows:
Session 1: Introduction and History, What is Traditional Chinese Medicine? How can Chinese Herbs help?, What does Yin and Yang mean?
Session 2: Yin and Yang Continued; Properties and Actions of Chinese Medicinal Herbs: The Five Natures: Cold Properties
Session 3: Raw Materials, Preparation, Toxicity, Efficacy, Ecological Impact; Chinese Patent Medicine, How are Chinese Herbs prescribed?, Age-to-Dose and Weight-to-Dose Dosing Guidelines; Correct and Incorrect Ways of Choosing Herbs: Benefits and Pitfalls in Choosing and Using Herbal Products
Session 4: Etiology, 5 Elements, Organs, Diagnostic Methods, Zang-Fu, Meridians, 8 Extra Channels, Proportional Measurements, Properties of Herbs
Session 5: Chinese Herbs for Various Ailments by a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor
Session 6: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 1: A-F
Session 7a: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 2: G
Session 7b: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 2: H
Session 8a: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 3: J-L
Session 8b: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 3: M-P
Session 9: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 4: Q-S
Session 10: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 4: T-Y
Session 11: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 5: Z
Session 12: How does Chinese herbal practice differ from other types of clinical herbology? The dangers of using simple symptoms or medical disease labels to choose herbs, The dangers of not paying attention to one's symptoms and sensations, The most common mistake people make when using herbs, Choosing herbs is like following a road map; first, you need the right map, Ancient Chinese physicians compile precise symptom-sign "maps" of human health, Age-to-Dose and Weight-to-Dose Dosing Guidelines
Session 13: What is Acupuncture, What is Cupping, What is Ear Acupuncture, What is Chinese Face Reading, What is Qi Gong? A Brief History, Yan Xin Qigong, Introduction to Medical Qigong, The Twenty-Four Rules for Chi Kung Practice, A T'ai chi Primer: T'ai Chi Ch'uan Explained, What is Tongue Diagnosis, What is Tui Na - Chinese Bodywork Therapy.
Session 14: Chinese Nutrition: Applying Dietary Therapy, Chinese Nutrition by Food Group, Medicinal Action of Food
Session 15: Herbalism for Pets
Session 16: Chinese Herbal Websites and Course References
Addendum: Introducing ASEA
Session 2: Yin and Yang Continued; Properties and Actions of Chinese Medicinal Herbs: The Five Natures: Cold Properties
Session 3: Raw Materials, Preparation, Toxicity, Efficacy, Ecological Impact; Chinese Patent Medicine, How are Chinese Herbs prescribed?, Age-to-Dose and Weight-to-Dose Dosing Guidelines; Correct and Incorrect Ways of Choosing Herbs: Benefits and Pitfalls in Choosing and Using Herbal Products
Session 4: Etiology, 5 Elements, Organs, Diagnostic Methods, Zang-Fu, Meridians, 8 Extra Channels, Proportional Measurements, Properties of Herbs
Session 5: Chinese Herbs for Various Ailments by a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor
Session 6: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 1: A-F
Session 7a: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 2: G
Session 7b: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 2: H
Session 8a: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 3: J-L
Session 8b: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 3: M-P
Session 9: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 4: Q-S
Session 10: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 4: T-Y
Session 11: Chinese Herbs Listed Alphabetically - Part 5: Z
Session 12: How does Chinese herbal practice differ from other types of clinical herbology? The dangers of using simple symptoms or medical disease labels to choose herbs, The dangers of not paying attention to one's symptoms and sensations, The most common mistake people make when using herbs, Choosing herbs is like following a road map; first, you need the right map, Ancient Chinese physicians compile precise symptom-sign "maps" of human health, Age-to-Dose and Weight-to-Dose Dosing Guidelines
Session 13: What is Acupuncture, What is Cupping, What is Ear Acupuncture, What is Chinese Face Reading, What is Qi Gong? A Brief History, Yan Xin Qigong, Introduction to Medical Qigong, The Twenty-Four Rules for Chi Kung Practice, A T'ai chi Primer: T'ai Chi Ch'uan Explained, What is Tongue Diagnosis, What is Tui Na - Chinese Bodywork Therapy.
Session 14: Chinese Nutrition: Applying Dietary Therapy, Chinese Nutrition by Food Group, Medicinal Action of Food
Session 15: Herbalism for Pets
Session 16: Chinese Herbal Websites and Course References
Addendum: Introducing ASEA
