Program structure and
methodology
The program consists of 7,810 hours of
theoretical and practical training spread over
6 years, as illustrated in the following
table.
Table – Distribution of hours of training per
year
| Description
|
Year |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
Theoretical preparation for practical
seminars |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
|
Practical seminars |
250 |
234 |
253 |
253 |
253 |
207 |
|
Team projects |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
|
Clinical observation training sessions |
8 |
16 |
24 |
32 |
40 |
|
|
Clinical practice |
|
|
600 |
800 |
1000 |
600 |
|
Total number of hours of training per
year |
798 |
790 |
1417 |
1625 |
1833 |
1347 |
Theoretical preparation
Each student prepares for the seminars by
studying the handbooks and notes taken during
the course. This requires a minimum of 10 hours
of studying per week, 50 weeks a year.
The theoretical training includes basics in
anatomy, biomechanics, physiology,
semiology, cinesiology,
osteopathy and fascialogy.
Practical seminars
Each student attends five to seven seminars
per year. They last four to five days depending
on the topic. Each seminar is documented with
digital photographs of the techniques to be
demonstrated and an audio recording of the
instructions by Dictaphone (verbatim report).
Practical training focuses on the mastery of
over 1,000 techniques:
- self-normalization
techniques (myo-fascial stretches,
longitudinal osteo-articular decoaptation
stretches, proprioception, circulatory and
respiratory exercises, muscular strengthening,
etc.)
- osteopathic treatment
techniques (treatment of the fasciae,
treatment of the cranium, treatment of viscerae
and glands, osteo-articular treatment)
Team projects
At the end of each seminar, a group of
students is responsible for preparing a document
with photographs and descriptions of all the
techniques studied during the seminar as well as
the verbatim report of the seminar’s audio
recording, which is transcribed in its entirety.
Each document is then corrected and given to
other students in the form of a reference
CD-ROM.
Clinical observation training
session
Each student observes clinical treatments
performed by Guy Voyer.
Clinical practice
During their training, students must account
for a total of 3,000 treatments they will
provide to their patients in order to present
their DO. Depending on their qualifications,
this work may begin only in the third year. They
absolutely must validate the treatment of 3,000
patients before the end of the sixth year. As
written proof, students must submit their
patients evaluations to the school.
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