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A course designed to introduce the principles of nursing practice extended by anthroposophy. It includes a range of Anthropsophic Nursing topics that address the anthropsophic foundations of nursing assessment, diagnosis, interventions, healing impulses, and also focuses on personal and professional development. The foundation training is held in one-week intensives, annually for three years. During these years, students desiring certification as an Anthroposophic Nurse are required to continue with self-study assignments and work with an experienced Anthroposophic Nurse mentor. To be eligible for Certification as an Anthroposophic Nurse the following requirements must be met:
Registered nurses and others who seek knowledge and self development, but are not interested in certification are also welcome to attend the week long courses, but will not be eligible for certification without complete compliance with self-study and course requirements. The 2019 week-long intensive will take place April 27-May 4, in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Current NAANA members receive a registration discount (as reflected on the registration form). Current nursing students may be eligible for Student Nurse pricing. A limited number of work-study discounts of $200 are available, and there are limited scholarship funds as well. To apply for a student work-study position, please write to us at naanatraining@gmail.com, describing your student/professional status and your circumstances. Student nurses and work-study participants must either arrive onsite at 2:00pm on Friday, April 26th, or must make arrangements to stay after the course concludes on Saturday, May 4th, to assist with classroom breakdown. Tuition includes all meals and snacks (beginning with dinner on Saturday, April 27th), and CNEs. All participants planning to travel by air are strongly encouraged to fly into Newark Liberty International Airport. Information regarding ground transportation can be found here under "Getting Here". A limited number of dorm rooms may be available in Holder House on the Threefold Educational Center campus. Reservations cannot be made until after January 1st, 2019. To reserve a dorm room, after January 1st, please click here. Offering home stays to visitors is a long-standing tradition in the neighborhood of Threefold: Local residents rent their guest rooms to short-term visitors who come to attend courses, workshops and events on the Threefold campus. To help visitors and householders find each other, Threefold maintains a list of rooms available for rent. Please note: The Home Stay list is provided as a courtesy. Householders are responsible for the information contained in the list; the information has not been verified by Threefold. Householders and guests are responsible for all home stay arrangements. Please click here for Home Stay information. We encourage all participants desiring hotel accommodations to reserve a room at the Candlewood Suites in Nanuet. See your confirmation email for more details.
Pregnancy, birth and early childhood - how do we create the basis for healthy development of the human being? Presented by the Medical Section at the Goetheanum The early part of life exerts a defining influence on our health for the rest of our lives. Parents are reliant on support during this early phase in the life of their children; at the same time they are often still uncertain and very open towards suggestions from others. The CARE I working group of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum has attempted to make a start on working out a position on an interdisciplinary basis across specialisms in the fields of pregnancy support, obstetrics, nursing and neonatology, early intervention, artistic therapies as well as in the educational and medical support of parents and their children. The task of CARE I is seen as seeking to obtain concrete insights from the perspective of spiritual science to support everyone working in this field. These can then be used to build comprehensible, experience-based concepts for the respective issues and disorders which can be applied in practice. The presentation of these concepts for professionals will be supplemented with formats for communication with expectant mothers and with parents. This colloquium is intended to present and debate the content which has been developed so far. This invitation is extended to all foundation years specialists: gynaecologists as well as midwives, neonatologists, paediatricians and general practitioners, nurses and teachers, psychotherapists and therapists, social workers as well as active representatives of parent associations. Click here to see the full program and downloadable registration form We look forward to the exchange of views. Claudia Grah-Wittich, Christoph Meinecke and Georg Soldner for the preparatory group
Foundation Course in Rhythmical Einreibung PART 1Rhythmical Einreibung is a nursing treatment that gently enlivens, warms and nurtures the whole human being through the conscious application of qualities of touch and therapeutic oils. PART 1 Course for Nurses, Massage Therapists, Parents and Caregivers- Students will be introduced to the theory of rhythmical and life processes through instruction and practice and will learn:
The learning process is experiential and imaginative, offering a living knowledge of Rhythmical Einreibung that participants can integrate into their health care practices and life situations.
Pregnancy and some medical conditions are contraindications for receiving Rhythmical Einreibung in a practice setting; please notify the course coordinators if you are pregnant or have a medical condition.
A mentoring process is available to those who wish to complete the Foundation Course. Click here for the course flyer and a printable registration form, though online registration is encouraged.
Course Assistant: Barbara Bresette-Mills
Questions? Contact Barbara at bjbres@gmail.com
Meals, Transportation and Housing: A healthy snack will be provided; otherwise, participants are responsible for their own meals, transportation and housing.
Cancellations: Participants' cancellation requests must be received in writing (emailed and received, or postmarked) before June 1st, 2019 for a full refund, less a $50.00 administrative fee. Cancellation requests received in writing before June 15th will receive a 50% refund, less a $50.00 administrative fee. Cancellation requests received on or after June 16th will not be eligible for a refund, though another person can be subsituted for a $100.00 administrative fee. Telephone cancellations cannot be honored. Email cancellations will be promptly acknowledged by return email; until then, you cannot assume they have been received.
*Current NAANA members receive a discount on registration as a benefit of membership. To register as a current NAANA member, you must be logged in to the website at the time of registering, otherwise the site is unable to recognize you as a member and will not display the proper category selections. To become a member, click here.
Foundation Course Rhythmical Einreibungen (RE) Part 2–
the Rhythmical Application of oils.
An Anthroposophic Nursing Gesture that enlivens, warms and nurtures the whole human being through the application of touch and therapeutic oils.
October 10-14th, 2019; Camphill Village Copake, New York.
RE Part 3 Course will be offered in October 2020.
RE Part 2 for Nurses, Massage Therapists, Health Care Professionals, Parents and Caregivers.Pre-requisite for this course is RE Part 1.
Students will be introduced to the theory of rhythmical and life processes through instruction and practice and will learn:
The learning process is experiential and imaginative, imparting a living knowledge of Rhythmical Einreibung that participants are able to readily integrate into their health care practices and life situations.
A mentoring process is available to those who wish to complete the Foundation Course.
Costs of the course: $595 for early registration ($570 with NAANA Membership discount of $25); $695 for registration after August 1st, 2019.
Suggested dates for cancellation:
Teacher: Anke Smeele RN, HN-BC, ANS, RET is a Specialist in Anthroposophic Nursing and Rhythmical Einreibungen. She makes RE methods from Edelgard Grosse-Brauchman and Anette Beiswenger/Eva-Marie Batschko the foundation of her teaching. She teaches both Foundation and Specialist RE/RES Level courses, is teaching in the AN/ANS program at the IPMT in Spring Valley, NJ, and mentors students in these programs. Anke is founding Board Member for the Anthroposophic Nursing Association (NAANA), and chair for NAANA’s Education Committee.
Online registration and Paypal – go to www.anthroposophicnursing.org - courses/events.
Alternatively: send registration form with full payment to: Lynn Hotaling lynnsmail03@aol.comCell 518-653-3291. 876 Carlson Rd. Craryville NY 12521 [Checks made out to NAANA.]
