ICA Diplomate in Clinical Chiropractic Paediatrics

The Paediatric Diplomate Programme
With a phenomenal faculty, this three year paediatric diplomate programme is presented in Australia and New Zealand. The programme is a combination of online and face-to-face sessions, and successful graduates are awarded the Diplomate of the ICA Council on Chiropractic Paediatrics (DICCP). The diplomate syllabus is a 250+ hour credit course administered by the New Zealand College of Chiropractic.

The ICA Council on Chiropractic Paediatrics is one of the specialty councils of the International Chiropractors' Association. It began in 1993 and was the first specialty paediatric programme in chiropractic. Many others have since sprung up. Palmer College is the only other chiropractic institution to have previously hosted the programme.

Year 1
The first year of the diplomate programme features normal and abnormal considerations and conditions encountered during the spectrum of a child’s growth from prenatal care through to adolescence. Gain expertise in examination, referential diagnosis, evaluation, adjusting procedures and correlative studies in patient management. Presenters include Drs Sharon Vallone, Belinda Siddle, Lora Tanis, Marina Fox and Tracy Barnes. An examination at the end of this year tests knowledge accumulated in Year 1.

Year 2
The programme continues with paediatric research, neurology, personal injury, sports injury, orthopaedics, biomechanics, and radiology. Although there is no exam for this year, you will be required to write a paper, (often a case study), although other research avenues are also encouraged.

Year 3
The final year of the programme focuses on myofascial technique, psychology, cranial sacral technique, special needs children, and algorithms for common paediatric conditions and unusual case presentations. The writing of another paper and a paper presentation are also required. Bonus material is provided on research writing and documentation. At the end of the third year you will sit your final exams which will prepare you for the Diplomate exam.

Take Your Understanding of Paediatrics to the Next Level
Once you have completed the programme and are Board eligible, you can sit the Diplomate exam which is conducted by the ICA Council. All candidates who successfully pass the Board examination are awarded the DICCP (Diplomate of the ICA Council on Chiropractic Paediatrics) credential. The one requirement is that anyone taking this programme must be a member of the ICA Council on Paediatrics. The annual membership fee is $120 (USD).

Your Investment
Only $4,995 NZD per year + GST

For further information on the Diplomate programme please contact Gemma Angus on +64 9 526 6789 or email gemma.angus@nzchiro.co.nz

For more information visit the ICA Council on Chiropractic Paediatrics website.

Please note the next intake of the diplomate will not be until 2015 as the programme only runs once every 3 years.