| How to Become an Instructor of Dr Lam's Program |
| By: Dr Paul Lam |
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What are the Tai Chi for Health programs?
 Dr Paul Lam and his team of medical and tai chi experts have created several Tai Chi for Health programs to improve people's health and quality of life. Click here for more information about the programs.
Becoming a certified instructor/leader
Dr Lam and his authorised master trainers conduct instructors/leaders training workshops around the world. All certified instructors/leaders have fullfilled requirements to be a safe and effective teacher of the respective program.
By 2009 there are over 10,000 instructors/leaders certified. Teaching tai chi for health is one of the most fullfilling experience, almost all qualified participant who prepares well would be certified at the end of the training.
I shall outline the steps to the certifying process, feel free to contact me for any enquiries.
The certification process
 Although almost anyone can participate in the instructors' training workshop, only qualified participants will be certified to teach after successfully completed Step 1 to 3 below. Please enquire with the master trainer who will be conducting the workshop for more information.
1. Enrol in a workshop: Find a workshop at workshop calender or contact us.
2. Prepare for your workshop: click here for details.
3. Attend the workshop with face-to-face teaching by myself or my authorised master trainer. You will learn:
You will be assessed on your performance of the tai chi forms, as well as completing a written test. It is our experience that almost all qualified participants who have prepared prior to the workshop become certified at the end of the workshop. We put great emphasis on practicality and safety, you wil learn well in a friendly and interactive environment. 4. Update and Follow Up: You are required to continue to practice and teach the tai chi for health program and to attend an update workshop every two years. Your certification will be valid for two years, at the end of the two years, you can attend an update workshop either physically or by correspondence (for people with exceptional circumstances only) to continue certification. Your master trainer and Dr Lam will provide continual support with technical advice and other optinal training. Available update workshops are listed online under workshop calendar.
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Qualified participants include:
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All participants who attend the workshop will receive either an instructor/leader or attendance certificate.
Different program has different requirements for preparation, but they are similar to the Tai Chi for Arthritis program descript briefly below. It will take from 20 hours to 200 hours to prepare pending on your experience in tai chi and health education. For example an experienced tai chi practitioner would not need as much time to learn the program from the instructional DVD.
Preparation for the Tai Chi for Arthritis program
Study the instructional Tai Chi for Arthritis DVD and handbook (usually included in your registration fees), and learn how to do the Warm up and Cool down exercises and Basic Six movements. You should study the advanced movements as well to gain essential understanding of these movement, but to a less competency level than the Basic Six. Even if you are not interested to become a certified instructor, preparation is recommended as it will help you to gain more skill and knowledge from the workshop. Read the handbook to understand what is tai chi, what is arthritis and how does it work.
Dr Lam strongly recommend you purchase a copy of his book "Teaching Tai Chi Effectively" because it will greatly facilitate you becoming a safe and effectively teacher, and it will be a useful reference book for years.
If you are especially interested in medical knowledge of arthritis, "Overcoming Arthritis'" written by Dr Lam and Judith Horstman is a valuable resource for both you and your students.
To a sample Tai Chi for Arthritis Instructors' Training Workshop.
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