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The Social Psychology Theoryof Social Proof and the Community Acupuncture Model

By Krista L. Hite

September 28, 2008

I have found that the most valuable workshops are the one’s that you can apply the next day after taking them. Richard Tan workshops are like that for me. The Jingei pulse diagnosis DVD produced by WCA and Skip Van Meter is another. It is something you can watch and then implement immediately. 
 

hello everyone.
i'm editing an anthology about community acupuncture and would love to read what you have to say about this. the end product will be a little zine we all can have in our clinics. sort of like a "little red book" format, with pieces by all kinds of practitioners, patients, volunteers, and anyone who is involved in this movement.

I recently had the opportunity to do a presentation/demonstration at a doctor’s office here in Portland. I really enjoying doing these types of presentations. This is a private practice of about 12 doctors. Doctors have such hectic schedules that the easiest way to get a few minutes of their time is to take them to lunch….or in this case, bring them pizza. Doctors are very familiar with the pharmaceutical representatives coming to see them with the latest and greatest. Pharmaceutical reps bring them stuff; this is the western model. Happily we have all utilized the community model that WCA created, why not use other existing models out there?

Not that I’m really thinking of starting my own school, but if I were…..one of the introductory first year courses I would require for my students would be to work in a restaurant waiting tables. I believe it’s a great training for an acupuncturist, especially if you are going to practice community acupuncture.

Besides it’s practical applications such as fairly flexible schedules, good part-time income for a student and the food benefits it requires multitasking skills that the new acupunk will need in the community acupuncture setting.

Usually when I need acupuncture I treat myself. So much for relaxation….Typically I’ll lie on the floor as I needle the usual suspects. This past week, out of the blue, a wind invasion hit me like a ton of bricks. I still hadn’t even considered coming to our clinic until I remembered that my business partner had come in the day before. Hmmm….What a great idea!

What better nurturing experience then having somebody ask what’s about you and treat you with acupuncture? It’s so easy to forget how great acupuncture can be when you give it yet don’t receive it. Doing it to oneself just doesn’t cut it. After the placement of Yin Tang I felt as if a collidascope of worlds were swirling inwards as I slowly lost consciousness. It was a great experience. I can see why these people come back every week!