Membership
Rules of Membership of The Acupuncture Society
The Acupuncture Society is a professional body of acupuncture practitioners.
It was formed to promote the development of Chinese acupuncture, herbal medicine
and diagnosis as an effective medical practice. It strives to preserve and further
develop the original Chinese medical tradition and at the same time to serve as a
bridge to modern medicine. It stands for high professional and ethical values
reflected in the Societies Code of Ethics, Rules and Regulations.
Membership
There are different types of membership of The Acupuncture Society, Student,
CCM Graduate, , Chinese Herbal Medicine, TCM, Auricular, Cosmetic, Orthopaedic, Spinal, Korean and Clinical Acupuncture, Acupressure and Tuna. The membership is
renewed on an annual basis subject to compliance with the Society's Code of Ethics,
Rules and Regulations.
The annual membership fees are:
• Full TCM (Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine) - £100
• Student/CCM graduate Membership - FOC
• Auricular - £50
• Acupressure/ Tuina- £50
• Combined Auricular and Acupressure - £50
• Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture - £50
• Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture Level 1 - £50
• Clinical Acupuncture - £75
• Orthopaedic Acupuncture - £75
• Qi Gong- £50
• Chinese Herbal - £75
• Spinal Acupuncture - £75
• Korean Hand Acupuncture - £50
• Korean Hand Massage - £50
Student members are not entitled to practice until they have received their
qualification certificate exept under supervision or during home work assignments for which they have arranged student cover. They are not allowed to use
the Society Abreviations untill they have been accepted as a practicing member & they must have read the societies code of ethics & conduct and completed the CCM Student/Graduate membership application form prior to commencement of their particular courses
Student cover for home assignments can be arranged click here for student insurance details
Membership can be suspended at any time pending an investigation on conduct
matters or due to breaches of the Code of Ethics, Rules and Regulations.
The Acupuncture Society recommends that member undertake 15 hours per year
of Continued Professional Development. This can include 7 hours of practitioner research and 8 hours of
attendance of specialist courses/seminars/workshops relating to thier primary therapy or attendance and participation in our forums
program where TCM practitioners can get together informally to discuss treatments
and techniques.
Society Abbreviations
• MAcS TCM - Full TCM Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• FAcS - Fellow of The Acupuncture Society.
• MPCHM - Member Practitioner of Chinese Herbal Medicine.
• MAcSAu - Auricular Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• MAcSAp - Acupressure Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• MAcSCA - Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• MAcSOA - Orthopaedic Acupuncture Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• MAcSSpA - Spinal Acupuncture Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• MAcSCA - Clinical Acupuncture Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• MAcSCAB - Beautician Acupuncture Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• MAcSQG - Qi Gong Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• MAcSKHA - Korean Hand Acupuncture Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• MAcSKHM - Korean Hand Massage Member of The Acupuncture Society.
• MAcSKSM - Korean Stretch Massage Member of The Acupuncture Society.
Requirements for becoming a member of the Acupuncture Society
The Acupuncture Society accepts:
a) Graduates/Students of the College of Chinese Medicine
b) Practitioners of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine who have completed
a 5 year professional course in mainland China. (applicants must send in copy´s of
their certificate of training and their CV in English, they should have completed
a first aid course either here or in china and are required to attend an interview
with the society´s admissions board for which £100 fee will be charged).
All applicants must make a declaration that their English is up to level 6.5 standard & if not please state if you are working with a translator or not if you are not sure of your standard we can interview you to asses your communicative skills.
All members are obliged to adhere to the society´s code of ethics, rules and
regulations, and must be fully insured, keep accurate patient and tax records and
operate in a legal and professional manner and complete 15 hours of CPD per year.
Members must forward to the society annually the following documents:
A valid certificate of professional indemnity insurance
A copy of sharps disposal contract (Not applicable to Acupressure members)or an explanation of how thier needles are disposed of within thier working environment.
The annual membership renewal fee of £50,£75 or £100 whichever is applicable
Members are recommended 15 hours of Continued Professional Development per year (8 Hours of profession related courses or seminars and 7 Hours of home study/research) please keep a log of your CPD to be submitted annually to submit click on our CPD tab then click CPD log submission.
All applicants must declare that they have attended a first aid course or that they are about to do so.
All applicants must declare if they have a criminal record or any health condition which may effect their ability to practice.
Click the button below to apply for membership.
*TCM Graduates of colleges other than the College of Chinese Medicine need to
supply copies of their training Certificates; Curriculum Vitae and copy of their Professional indemnity
insurance, and translations if they are not in English and a £100 application fee, and details of attendance first aid course or their intention to enroll as soon as possible including details of criminal record if any and to inform us if they have difficulties communicating in english.
Please make cheques and postal orders payable to The Acupuncture Society.
Please send the application form and the payment to:
The Acupuncture Society
27 Cavendish Drive
Edgware,
Middlesex HA8 7NR
For all other inquiries please email acupuncturesocietyuk@yahoo.co.uk
Tel. 0773 4668 402 Email.