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Meditation Instructor's Certificate Course

Instructor:

Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D., MBA, RN,CS, CNAA, FACHE, CCH - Vita | E-mail
  • Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner
  • Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
  • Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
  • Certified Grief Counselor
  • Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner
  • Dean, Nursing and Alternative Health Care Programs

Tuition | Intro | Module I | Module II | Module III | Module IV | Module V | Module VI | Module VII



INTRODUCTION: Welcome to the Professional Meditation Instructor's Certification Course and Certificate Program offered by Canyon College. You have made a wise decision to pursue study and acquire the knowledge and skills needed to practice in this growing health care and behavioral health specialty. This area of specialty practice is growing all the time and many health care professionals and behavioral health practitioners and professionals are using their skills to practice full or part time in this area. This practice specialty grows more important each day and many graduates of our program will have opportunities to practice in the field of Meditation Instruction, one-to-one with clients, and in group client settings. Obtaining the credential from a quality program is essential to capitalize on this career opportunity. You have made an excellent choice for your continuing education and skill attainment. I am sure you will be pleased with our certificate program's course of study. This course will surely prepare you to begin your career as a professional Certified Meditation Instructor.

This certificate course is designed for 120 contact hours of self-paced study with group discussion and faculty mentoring. Upon completion of the course, participants will be awarded the Certificate in Meditation Instruction and Therapy, as well as 8 semester hours of credit from the College.

This comprehensive college-based course is developed to include introduction, basic, intermediate, as well as advanced education and skills in Meditation, Meditation Therapy and related modalities, such as basic Yoga. The design of the program is such that any licensed health care professional and behavioral health specialist, whether or not they have practice experience in stress management, can enroll in this course of study. This course is also designed for those who have a great interest in Meditation , but are not health care or behavioral health practitioners. A high school diploma is required for admission to this course of study.

This course is designed to be self-paced. Many, current, authoritative, and classic texts are used and communication with the course instructor is by email, telephone, fax, and/or US postal mail. Students can utilize all of any one of these vehicles to communicate with the instructor, although email and phone are preferred.

The course is presented in seven (7) modules. Each module is outlined below. Following the completion of each module, the participant will take an examination. The examinations are objective type or short essay. After successful completion of all seven (7) Modules, including the examinations, the student will complete the program and receive the Certificate in Meditation Instruction and Therapy.

The certificate program is a self-paced, guided study program. Participants are given tweleve (12) months to complete the program. You may study at your own pace, and can progress through the course as quickly as you like, or as paced as you like. Instructions for moving through the course, including all assignments are provided upon registration.


CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Meditation Instructors have their own practices and work for organization's and corporation's as well. Many are hired to provide Meditation Instruction as part of corporate wellness and stress management programs. Clients are frequently referred to Meditation specialists to learn techniques to reduce anxiety and blood pressure, as well as many other health related benefits. Practicing therapists and counselors will find these skills very beneficial in offering clients alternative modalities. Instructors may also conduct seminars and workshops in meditation practices.

CERTIFICATION: This certificate program has been approved for Certification of graduates, by the American Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Inc. Upon successful completion of the certificate program, graduates can apply for and receive "Certification" as a Meditation Instructor. Those certified may use the initials MI-C (Meditation Instructor-Certified) after their name. Additional information regarding Certification is provided following enrollment. http://www.aihcp.org

CEU APPROVAL: this certificate course has been approved by the American Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Inc., for 120 contact hours of continuing education. Graduates of the program are eligible to obtain a certificate of verification of approved contact hours from the American Institute. A nominal processing fee is charged by the Institute.

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT: there have several means by which you may contact the course instructor. You may contact the instructor anytime you have questions, would like clarification, etc. Your interaction with the instructor is one-on-one which is highly beneficial as you proceed through the course.

Instructor Contact Information:

E-maildominick@canyoncollege.edu
Fax330-652-7575
Phone330-544-9208


TEXTBOOKS: many authoritative and some classic texts in Meditation, Meditation Therapy and related modalities are used in this certificate program. Students are required to obtain text books on their own. For the student's convience, ordering information is provided below. Please note that you may obtain these books from any local bookstore, or online through your preferred internet bookstore. Amazon.com information is given only as one example of access to these books. Your locale bookstore may have some or all of them in stock, or can likely order them for you.

The required textbooks are cited below with each of the module course descriptions.

To Order:
Online Bookstore

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D., MBA, RN,CS, CNAA, FACHE - is President of Dominick L. Flarey and Associates, a health care consulting and education firm, located in northeast Ohio. He has held positions as a certified nurse practitioner, associate administrator of patient care, chief operating office and administrator in acute care hospitals. He is Dean of Nursing and Alternative Health Care Programs at Canyon College, and lectures for Heritage Professional Education, a national seminar company based in Nashville. He was an executive consultant to a national "big 6" accounting firm's health care practice and was a service line administrator and consultant for case management for another national consulting firm. He holds a BSN, an MBA, and Doctorates in nursing administration and management. He is a certified adult nurse practitioner and certified clinical hypnotherapist. He is also certified as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in Washington, DC.

Dr. Flarey is also a Certified Grief Counselor and incorporates Grief Counseling into his Hypnotherapy practice. He is also a Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner, having studied with Doreen Virtue, Ph.D. He also does Intuitive Spiritual Counseling in his home-based practice.

He lectures extensively across the country on Management, including models, systems, outcomes and legal/ethical issues. He also lectures nationally on the topic of Biopsychiatry. His clinical practice includes hypnotherapy's for Grief and Bereavement, care of adults with depression, anxiety disorders and panic disorder. He uses hypnotherapy's, guided meditation and visualization in his work with those grieving. He also practices and offers a complete Stress Management Program for clients via hypnotherapy and meditation. He is an instructor of Relaxation Techniques and Meditation. He also teaches an Angel Communications Seminar.

He is co-author/editor of two textbooks on Case Management (see below) and is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal, "Nursing Case Management: Managing the Process of Patient Care."

Dr. Flarey is also certified in nursing administration advanced. He is a board certified health care executive by the American College of Healthcare Executives, and is a Fellow in the college. He also holds national certification in managed care from the Professional Education Institute. He is a Certified Medical-Legal Consultant.

He is editor-in-chief of JONA's (Journal of Nursing Administration) Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation. He is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Nursing Administration, Seminars for Nurse Managers, Case Management: Managing the Process of Patient Care, and Nursing Outcomes. He has authored over 50 published articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Flarey is editor/author of the book, "Redesigning Nursing Care Delivery: Transforming Our Future," published by Lippincott/Raven publishers. He is also co-editor/author of the following books by Aspen Publishers: "Reengineering Nursing and Health Care: The Handbook for Organizational Transformation," winner of a 1995 AJN book of the year award, "The Handbook of Nursing Case Management: Health Care Delivery in a World of Managed Care," "Case Studies in Case Management," "Health Care Outcomes: Collaborative, Path-Based Approaches," and "Cardiovascular Outcomes: Collaborative, Path-Based Approaches," and "Process-Centered Healthcare Organizations."

GRADING: Examinations are objective type or short answer. The number of questions per examination varies. The grading scale is:

90% - 100%= A
80% - 89%= B
70% - 79%= C
60% - 69%= D
Below 60%= F

NOTE: A passing score of 70 % is required on all examinations.

TAKING EXAMS: examinations are taken online via the Canyon College website. Once you have registered for this program, you will receive instructions on accessing and taking the examinations.

GETTING STARTED: as soon as your receive your textbook for Module I, you may begin your course of study. Below is the program course outline. Be sure to review it as you progress through the course. Once you have registered for the course, your instructor will send to you a letter of introduction with more explanations and the course assignments.

ON-LINE MESSAGE BOARD: Canyon College has provided an on-line message board for the participants of this course. The message board is a vehicle whereby the instructor can post news, current events, new findings related to the study content, etc. All currently enrolled students may at any time post to the message board. This includes questions or information related to the course and the course content. Once enrolled, you will receive directions for accessing and using the message board. Access to the message board is via the "Meditation Instruction and Therapy" classroom at the Canyon College website. Only officially enrolled students are able to access the classroom.

Online Text Chat Room: students "meet" with the instructor and other students in the online chat room. Access to the chat room is via the "Meditation Instruction and Therapy" classroom, located at the Canyon College website. Chats are pre-scheduled and all students receive notification via email as to when a chat session is scheduled. Here, students have an opportunity to participate in group, online discussions, including question/answer sessions, with their peers. This feature also provides students with networking opportunities.

Hours of Study/Instruction = 120 hours; 8 Semester credits

Overall Course Objectives:

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM CURRICULUM:

MODULES

Module I -
Course Title: Relaxation and Breathing Strategies

Required Books and Audio Tape Program
  1. The Relaxation Response. By, Herbert Benson. New York:Avon Books.1975 ISBN #: 0380006766
  1. Beyond the Relaxation Response. By, Herbert Benson. New York:Berkley Books.1984. ISBN #: 0425081834
  1. Breathing: The Master Key to Self Healing. Audio cassette by Dr. Andrew Weil. Boulder:Sounds True. 1999. ISBN #: 1564557308
Contact Hours= 15
Semester Hours= 1

Content:

Module II -
Course Title: Introduction to Meditation

Required Text Book and Audio Tape Program:
  1. Learn to Meditate: A practical guide to self-discovery and fulfillment. By: David Fontana, Ph.D. San Franscisco:Duncan Baird Publishers; 1999. ISBN #: 0811822508
  2. The Beginner's Guide to Meditation. 2 tape audio cassettes. By: Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. The Hay House: California; 2000. (can be ordered directly through Hay House at: http://www.hayhouse.com).
Contact Hours= 20
Semester Hours= 1.3

Content:

Module III -
Course Title: Meditation, part I

Required Text Book: Meditation: the complete guide. By: Patricia Monaghan and Eleanor Viereck. Novato:New World Library; 1999. ISBN #: 1577310888

Contact Hours= 20
Semester Hours= 1.3

Content:

MODULE IV -
Course Title: Meditation Practice

Required Text Book: Simple Meditation and Relaxation. By, Joel Levey and Michelle Levey. Berkely:Conari Press.1999. ISBN #: 1573241512

Contact Hours= 20
Semester Hours= 1.3

Content:

MODULE V -
Course Title: Meditative Therapy Required Text Book: Meditative Therapy: facilitating inner-directed healing. By: Michael L. Emmons, Ph.D, and Janet Emmons, M.S. Atascadero:Impact Publishers, Inc;2000. ISBN #: 1886230110

Contact Hours= 15
Semester Hours= 1

Content

MODULE VI -
Course Title: Energy Focused Meditation

Required Text Book: Energy Focused Meditation. By: Genevieve Lewis Paulson. St. Paul:Llwewllyn Publications;2000. ISBN #: 1567185126

Contact Hours= 15
Semester Hours= 1

Content

Module VII -
Course Title: Introduction to Yoga

Required Text Book: The Essentials of Yoga. By: Dinabandhu Sarley and Ila Sarley. New York:Dell Publishing;1999. ISBN #: 0440508738

Contact Hours= 15
Semester Hours= 1

Content

Tuition Payment Plan: Canyon College offers students in the Meditation Instruction and Therapy Certificate Program a special payment plan. This plan allows students to pay in installments as they progress through the certificate program. For more information on this special plan, please contact the administrative office of Canyon College or view the tuition schedule on the Admissions web page.

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