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Overview
The Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine is pleased to offer an Acudetox specialist training program as professional development for licensed professionals in the fields of health care and social work. Acudetox is an acupuncture-based protocol used to treat alcoholism, substance abuse and chemical dependency. The treatment works by releasing naturally occurring chemicals in the body that ease the symptoms of withdrawal and help fight addiction.
The 70-hour Acudetox program consists of 30 online instructional hours and 40 hours of hands-on clinical training. Texas College of TCM is the only acupuncture school in Texas with an Acudetox specialist training program approved by the Texas Medical Board. Upon completion of our program, individuals will be eligible for certification through the Texas Medical Board for a fee of $52. Please contact Chantelle Wallace at 512-444-8082 or email acudetox@texastcm.edu with any questions you may have about the Acudetox program.
Eligibility
The following professionals are eligible for training as an Acudetox specialist:
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (Unrestricted License)
- Licensed Registered Nurse (Unrestricted License)
- Licensed Social Worker (Unrestricted License)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (Unrestricted License)
- Licensed Psychologist (Unrestricted License)
- Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (Unrestricted License)
Continuing Education Credits
The Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine is an approved provider of continuing social work education by the Texas State Board of Social Workers Examiners and a certified provider of continuing education for certification and recertification for alcoholism and drug abuse counselors by the Texas Certification Board of Addiction Professionals.
Acudetox Curriculum
The 30 hours of didactic instructional hours are delivered online. The clinical portion of the curriculum takes place at the Austin Acupuncture Clinic. The didactic portion covers the following topics:
- Anatomical Basis of Substance Addiction
- Physiological Mechanisms of Substance Addiction
- Psychological Impacts of Substance Addiction
- Biomedical Treatments for Substance Addiction
- Qi Theory
- Yin Yang Theory
- Five Element Theory
- Five Internal Organs
- Anatomical Terminology
- Auricular Acupuncture
- Point Selection
- Yin Yang and the Stages of Change
- Clinical Demonstration
- Ethical Issues in Acudetox
- Clean Needle Technique
Cost
The cost of our 70 hour Acudetox training program is $1200 per individual. Trainees can pay for the cost of the program in one lump sum or, if necessary, in two installments. Email acudetox@texastcm.edu or call 512-444-8082 for more information about a payment plan *.
Additional costs and materials include:
- 2 boxes of acupuncture needles: Free
- Malpractice training insurance: $25
- Clean Needle Kit: $35 (Free if total program cost paid in lump sum)
- Textbook: $60
- Electro-Acupuncture Stimulator: $95 (optional)
- Handling fee: $50 (only applicable if paying in two installments)
* Please note that once you have begun the online portion of the acudetox program, you are ineligible for a refund.