The Greater Philadelphia Society
of Clinical Hypnosis
A Component Section of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis


MEETING: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007

 Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (see schedule below)
2 CE Credits for Psychologists and ASCH Certification/Re-certification

ROXBOROUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (RMH), WOLCOFF AUDITORIUM
5800 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (directions below)

HEALER, HEAL THYSELF:  ACUPRESSURE AND HYPNOSIS TO SUPPORT WELLBEING

Presenter:  Max Muenke, M.D.


Faculty | Objectives | Schedule | Directions


Workshop Description:

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture/acupressure and hypnosis promote mind-body healing and optimal health maintenance with a focus on the whole person, beyond specific diseases and symptoms. This workshop will introduce participants to the basic tenets of TCM and acupuncture/acupressure as they relate to re-creating quality of life by retaining a balance between mind, body, and spirit. Demonstration of specific acupressure points along energy channels (meridians) followed by guided self-practice will concentrate on boosting the immune system, increasing energy levels, and decreasing anxiety, stress or tension. Specific problems including high blood pressure, insomnia, headaches, muscle tension, and low back pain will also be addressed. The use of hypnosis to enhance the flow of energy initiated by acupressure will be demonstrated.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to:
  1. identify three basic tenets of TCM
  2. locate four major acupressure points
  3. be able to describe one way to incorporate hypnosis into acupressure for stress reduction
Program Schedule:
  • 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration
  • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Presentation
Max Muenke, M.D. is a US licenced Physician and Physician Acupuncturist. He received his M.D. degree from the Free University of Berlin in his native Germany in 1979 and continued his training at Yale University in New Haven, CT, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Max has been interested in complementary and alternative medicine, specifically inTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), medical acupuncture, and clinical hypnosis for a long time. Max received his training in Medical Acupuncture at the New York Medical College. He also trained in acupuncture and TCM at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, and in Japan and Germany. To date, he has given over 500 acupuncture treatments and he has taught workshops in acupuncture, and self-healing through acupressure. More recently, Max has incorporated hypnosis into acupuncture treatment.

Mark Your Calendars:   
Sunday, January 13, 2008 – 10 – 11:30 a.m. – Meeting at RMH – speaker and topic TBA
Sunday, February 10, 2008 – 10 – 11:30 a.m. – Adrienne Mendell, M.A. will present Back to Basics: Ego Strengthening Techniques at RMH for 1.5 CEs


Target Audience: This program will be of interest to health care professionals such as physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, marriage and family therapists, and social workers who are interested in providing effective and responsible hypnosis treatment.

Psychology Continuing Education: Margolis Berman Byrne Health Psychology, P.C. (MBB) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MBB maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Credit Certificates: There is no charge for those who wish to obtain ASCH certification or re-certification of CE hours.

For those who wish to obtain CE credits, the fee is $20 for GPSCH members and $40 for non-members (check payable to GPSCH). There is no advance registration, and you must pay for the CE credits on-site. Upon signing the on-site Registration Form, it is understood that you have read and accept the Acknowledgement and Release. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided upon completion of the presentation. No credit is awarded for partial attendance.

Special Needs: The Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis and Margolis Berman Byrne Health Psychology, P.C. are committed to providing access and support to persons with special needs who wish to participate in the programs we sponsor. If you have any questions, or if you require reasonable accommodations for a disability in order to participate fully in this continuing education activity, please call Subha Robinson, GPSCH Administrative Director, in advance at 610-527-3710 or e-mail gpschsubharobinson@comcast.net

Directions to Roxborough Memorial Hospital

From the Main Line / Valley Forge Area: Take the Schuylkill Expressway (1-76) east bound. Exit at the Belmont Exit (Exit 338). Turn left at the bottom of the ramp and cross the Schuylkill River. Go up Green Lane to the top of the hill. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Ridge Avenue. The hospital is just past the third traffic light (about 6 blocks). Turn left past Roxborough onto Jamestown Street. The parking lot is on the right.

From Center City: Take the Schuylkill Expressway (1-76) west to Exit 340 A (Lincoln Drive-Kelly Drive). Stay in the right lane and take the ramp leading to Ridge Avenue West. The hospital is on the right side of Ridge Avenue, five traffic lights after exiting 1-76.

From Northeast Philadelphia: Take Route 1 South to the Ridge Avenue exit. Turn right and follow Ridge Avenue for five traffic lights. The hospital is on the right side of Ridge Avenue after the Walnut Lane intersection.

From North Philadelphia: Take Broad Street to Roosevelt Blvd. and follow the same directions as “From Northeast Philadelphia.”

From Mount Airy: Take Washington Lane to Wayne Avenue. Turn left onto Wayne Avenue. Follow to Walnut Lane. Turn right onto Walnut Lane and drive about three miles (over Wissahickon Avenue and Henry Avenue) to Ridge Avenue. Turn right onto Ridge Avenue. The hospital is one-half block up Ridge Avenue.

Parking is in the hospital parking lot on Jamestown Street, and it costs $1.00 (paper or coin operated machine, for unlimited duration). Street parking is limited but free. We will meet in the Wolcoff Auditorium, a separate building (pink-red brick) on the hospital campus. It is just a short walk from the parking lot along the service drive.

In the event of inclement weather, call the Roxborough Hospital switchboard at 215-483-9900 to confirm whether this meeting has been postponed or cancelled; we will also send a notice via e-mail.