The British Complementary Medicine Association (BCMA)

BCMA (British Complementary Medicine Association)
The BCMA is a legally accepted body that oversees the quality of training within affiliated organisations and schools. The Shamballa School for Esoteric Sciences is now affiliated with the BCMA. They accepted and approved the following courses:
1. Shamballa Multi-dimensional Healing Master 1 to 4
2. Shamballa Basic Master Teacher;
3. 13 D Master Teacher and Healer workshop;
4. 13 D Master Healer workshop and
5. 5-Day Crystal workshop.

Although membership in the BCMA may not seem useful to those of us in the Americas, belonging to such an organization does give a practitioner and/or teacher an added legitimacy. The BCMA carefully screens its members, and has rigorous requirements. Shamballa MDH has passed all of these. We hope some day to have or create such an organization here as well If you are interested in helping make Shamballa MDH courses available for credit to nurses (and possibly other health care professionals), please contact Susan Granata, who is heading a committee to do this. We especially could use some RN’s working on this.

The British Complementary Medicine Association (BCMA)
The voice of complementary medicine!
What is the BCMA?
• An Umbrella organisation representing 60 organisations, Associations, Schools and Colleges
• All practitioners accepted to BCMA are subject to BCMA
• Code of Conduct
• Law and Ethics
• 2 Million insurance for Each Practitioner
• Disciplinary Procedures
• BCMA Chair has seat on the Parliamentary Advisory Group for Complementary Medicine and Medicines Control Agency
BCMA Philosophy–Why we are different:
1. Properly qualified therapists
2. Professionalism, Integrity, Efficiency
3. Really in touch with our client’s needs
4. Leading the way in Voluntary self regulation – protecting your right to practice with autonomy
There has never been a better time to belong to the BCMA!
THE BENEFITS ARE CLEAR!

The BCMA is the leading and largest UK umbrella body for Complementary Medicine and represents many therapies – with approximately 25,000 Therapist members, 60 Member organisations/schools/Colleges and clinics and still growing.
Promoting the best in Complementary Medicine –
BY Practitioners FOR Practitioners!

A non-profit making organisation with representation within the Parliamentary Advisory group for Complementary Medicine, the BCMA is working to protect your need to practice with autonomy whilst we represent you on the political forefront.

Other member benefits include –
• The use of BCMA name and logo on your stationery and website
• Association members are entitled to use BCMA initials on stationery, business cards and websites (This adds credibility and recognition from the public who recognise the BCMA as legitimate)
• Special member discount offers
• Discount on Today’s Therapist Magazine
• Information sharing with your peers via the Newsletter, bulletins, and the members’ notice board on Website
• Free advertisements of courses, etc. on Website and your chance to be Member of the month!
• News and Special events including free tickets for the Complementary Healthcare Expo
• Being kept up-to-date with the important issues – reports from therapy working groups, reports from the advisory committee to the Government on Complementary Medicine
• Referrals to Practitioner members from calls to our office and the Website
• Our large well-visited website with over 100,000 hits in a month ( you could be getting referrals)
• And a link to your website on your Association listing!

Be part of the VOICE OF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE! Join today!
www.bcma.co.uk/bcmajoin.html
Website: www.bcma.co.uk e-mail: info@bcma.co.uk