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NCCAOM
Asian Bodywork Therapy
Exam Review Course

Course Description

This course helps senior students & graduates prepare to successfully complete the national certification exam given by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

The 200-question multiple-choice exam, first offered in October 2000, leads to a Diplomate and National Certification in Asian Bodywork Therapy. The exam will increasingly be used as a licensure exam in many states.

This review course reviews and integrates all the material for the exam. Students will also work through sample questions, learn study skills and test-taking strategies, and get a clear sense of what each section of the exam is like. Each student receives a review packet, which is used throughout the course.

Course Outline

1. Exam Tips
2. Overview of Theory Areas
3. Yin and Yang
4. Five Elements
5. Five Substances
6. Eight Principles
7. Six External Pathogens
8. Seven Emotions
9. Misc. Sources of Imbalance
10. Four Levels of Heat Invasion
11. Six Stages
12. Zang-Fu & Extra Organ Physiology
13. 12 Primary & Tendino-Muscle Channels
14. Eight Extraordinary Vessels
15. Four Methods of Diagnosis
16. Syndrome Analysis
17. Treatment & plan
18. Point Categories & chart
19. Adjunct therapies
20. Contraindications
21. Patient education
22. Western medical sciences & terminology
23. Ethics, law, scope of practice
24. OSHA & hygiene
25. Evaluation of treatment
26. Sample Questions