Certification

P-DTR CERTIFICATION

Certification is the guarantee of a high quality performance of practitioners and, therefore, the guarantee of the P-DTR method safety, reliability, and reputation.

The applicant will receive an official certificate from P-DTR GLOBAL AG, signed by Dr. Jose Palomar.

All guaranteed practitioners will be added to a special database for priority patients’ referrals and granted their own blog space on the P-DTR GLOBAL website to promote themselves.

The Certification is valid for 3 years. The certified practitioners must renew the Certificate of Proficiency and Certificate of Advanced Proficiency every 3 years, and the Certificate of Clinical Excellency once every 5 years in order to be updated with new material. Automatic prolongation is possible if the practitioner attended all of the Master Classes over 3 years’ time and/or retook the intermediate and advanced courses.

From 2018, the new point system will be introduced. It will also help practitioners renew the certificates. Points are going to be granted for retakes, videos, articles, Master Classes and feedback from patients.

All guaranteed practitioners will receive a 10% discount for all future Master Classes.

Those practitioners, who have passed the Master Level, will receive a gold membership and get a 30% discount on all future Master Classes.

There will be 4 levels of P-DTR proficiency.

Basic Level (CERTIFICATE OF BASIC COMPETENCY)

The CERTIFICATE OF BASIC COMPETENCY certifies that the student has reached the basic level of competency required to be listed as an official P-DTR practitioner and to be listed on the P-DTR Global website.

This certification of basic competency track is open to all practitioners regardless of background.

All successful practitioners will then be added to the P-DTR Global website as having reached the requirements of basic competency in P-DTR.

The certification is valid for 3 years. After that time the practitioners must then renew their certification. Automatic renewal is possible if the practitioner has attended all of the Master Classes over 3 years’ time and/or retook the intermediate and advanced courses.

Requirements Attendance Attendance in person of all the Foundation and Intermediate classroom based modules. Theory A passing grade of 75% on the Foundation theory exam and 80% on the Intermediate theory exam. Examination practicum The P-DTR practical exam will be taken in person with a P-DTR certified teacher.

The candidate should be able to demonstrate a good practical knowledge and understanding of the basic and intermediate material.

The candidate should be able to demonstrate competency in manual muscle testing and be able to demonstrate common manual muscle testing errors.

The candidate when challenged should be able to demonstrate various ways of finding primary, secondary and priority receptors and should be able to explain their thought process.

It is expected that the candidate have a basic knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics and P-DTR pairing theory and be able to demonstrate and explain their thought process.

A detailed knowledge is not expected at this level but a successful candidate will be expected to be able to explain their thought process, demonstrate competency in muscle testing and in the rules of pairing as it applies to P- DTR.

Foundation Level (CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY)

To obtain the CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY, the candidate should demonstrate the profound theoretical understanding of the P-DTR method and show good skills in the practical application of their knowledge. Apart from the P-DTR general rules and program topics, the candidate should be able to demonstrate good knowledge of functional anatomy, MMT and the practical application of the method.

Requirements The practitioner must: Attend full seminars of Basic and Intermediate Modules Pass the general P-DTR theory tests (both basic and intermediate, for the practitioners, who passed it already its counted) Pass the theory exam on functional anatomy Pass the MMT exam Pass the practical exam for assessment, diagnostic, and treatment using P-DTR rules Present 5 clinical cases (video), demonstrating and explaining the work with a patient.

Advanced Level (CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED PROFICIENCY)

Requirements The practitioner must: Have a Certificate of PROFICIENCY (Level 1) Attend P-DTR ADVANCED MODULE Pass the general P-DTR ADVANCED LEVEL test Pass the theory exam on general neurology Pass the practical advanced exam Present 5 clinical cases on advanced material.

Master Level (CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE)

Requirements The practitioner must: Have a Certificate of ADVANCED PROFICIENCY (Level 2) Demonstrate the knowledge of clinical specialization – presentation of clinical cases with classical medical assessment, X-rays, and MRI reading (could be neurological or orthopedic patients) Pass the visual diagnostic exam Present 10 clinical written reports on particular patients Present 5 videos before and after treatment with a full explanation of the cases Present 1 paper submitted to P-DTR GLOBAL on own research (any P-DTR related subject, own observations, or any issue that the applicant found consistent during their clinical experience with P-DTR) Demonstrate external activity with the P-DTR method – 1 accepted peer to peer journal submission or 50 hours of documented service demonstrating P-DTR or working with P-DTR in a clinic, sport team or any clinical specialty.

CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE

PLEASE NOTE!

Practical exams for CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY and CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED PROFICIENCY can be taken with any qualified P-DTR teacher by personal arrangement (see the list of qualified teachers at www.pdtr-global.com).

Practical exams for CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE can ONLY be taken with Dr. Jose Palomar.

1. Foundation Level (CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE)

Theory exams

P-DTR general theory and functional anatomy exams can be taken during the P-DTR class.

Practical exam

The P-DTR practical exam can be taken during the class (the candidate has to make a special arrangement with P-DTR teachers in their country or any other P-DTR certified teacher worldwide).

The candidate should be able to demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of the basic and intermediate material.

The MMT exam is included in the practical exam.

The fee for the practical exam is USD 150 worldwide.

Clinical cases videos should be sent to video.pdtr@gmail.com.

The duration of the video should not exceed 10 min. During the video demo, the candidate should present a patient, explain the problem, assess the muscles, find the dysfunctional receptors, explain the rules and interlinks, show the treatment, and recheck the muscle reflex.

Requirements for the video

• MMT

• Show the dysfunctional muscles (weak or hypertonic)

• Find the primary non priority dysfunction

• Find the primary priority receptor field (using the P-DTR tools) and its associated muscles

• Find the main secondary and its associated muscles

• Treat the dysfunction, check associated muscles.

All the actions should be talked through.

After completing all of the exams, the candidate should submit a letter to P-DTR GLOBAL requesting the certificate and a copy of the letter to the teacher who took the exams. The candidate should clearly indicate the address where they want the certificate to be sent to.

The certification fee is USD 150 and is to be paid to P-DTR GLOBAL.

1.   Advanced Level (CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED PROFICIENCY)

Theory exams

P-DTR advanced general theory exam and basic neurology exam can be taken during the P-DTR class.

Practical exam

P-DTR practical exam can be taken during the class (the candidate has to make a special arrangement with P-DTR teachers in their country or any other P-DTR certified teacher worldwide). The candidate should demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of advanced material.

Requirements for the video

• Clinical cases videos should be sent to video.pdtr@gmail.com.

• The duration of the video should not exceed 10 min. During the video demo, the candidate should present a patient (related to advanced syllabus), explain the problem, show the dysfunction of organs, BN, tongue, primitive reflexes, peripheral nerves, food intolerance, etc.

The fee for the practical exam is USD 150.

After completing all of the exams, the candidate should submit a letter to P-DTR GLOBAL requesting the certificate and a copy of the letter to the teacher who took the exams. The candidate should clearly indicate the address where they want the certificate to be sent.

The certification fee is USD 250 and is to be paid to P-DTR GLOBAL.

Certification will be available from March’01 2018.