Courses

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Course System
Basic Course
PNF 1+2: total 75 hours, maximum interval between PNF 1 and PNF 2 six months

Advanced Courses
PNF 3: 37 hours, minimum time of practical experience after PNF 2 six months. The course finishes with a written and practical test.

PNF 4: Clinical application of PNF in a certain medical field (neurology, orthopaedics etc) 37 hours, minimum time of practical experience after PNF 3 six months. The course finishes with a written and practical test . Part of the testing procedure is a demonstration of a patient treatment.
PNF 3B: Alternatively to the PNF 4 course a second PNF 3 course may be taken with a different instructor than in the first PNF 3 course. Testing procedure and standards remain equivalent to those of the PNF 4 course. This second PNF 3 course (PNF 3B) can replacea PNF4 in the progression of the IPNFA program.

PNF 5: Certicifaction course, 37 hours minimum time of practical experience after PNF 4/3B six months. The course finishes with a written and practical test . Part of the testing procedure is a demonstration of a patient treatment. All participants receive a written evaluation from the instructor and with successful completion a diploma "IPNFA certified PNF Therapist"

PNF- Courses at the Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center in Vallejo, California U.S.A.

PNF 3-months course: 40 hours per week instruction and supervised patient treatment. In the international course system the successful completion counts as PNF3

PNF 6-months course: After the 3-months course the participants continue for another 3-months. The emphasis in this part lies on clinical application of PNF. In the international system the successful completion counts as PNF4/3b

Further information about the international course system from Education Committee of the IPNFA:

Marcel Grzebellus
Aachweg 32
D-78315 Radolfzell
Fax:++49.7732.58475
e-mail: ipnfa.educom@gmx.net

Information about PNF courses in Vallejo/USA from:

Tim Josten,
KFRC PNF-Program
975 Sereno Dr.
Vallejo CA 94589
USA
Fax: 001-707-651 2199
e-mail: tim.josten@kp.org

see also PNF Program Brochure 01.18.2010.pdf" (1464.9 KB | 20.01.10)