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The ALF Covenant Course
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Over the past several years, the ALF InterFACE Academy has dedicated resources to building an organizational infrastructure supporting their member providers.
These resources include:
· separate educational and credentialing corporate entities.
· legal and financial aspects of organizational integrity
· development of vast digital resources for providers to access the information that is supportive of their continued education in ALF Therapy
· provider credentialing
· access to recorded content as well as the development of new courses
Credentialing Examination Preparation
ALF Covenant Course Agenda
Introduction to ALF Concepts
Introduction to the Why Behind the Wires as well as the language used in the ALF Therapy community when discussing topcs of importance including autonomic nervous system regulation, proprioception, interoception, neuromodulation, nociception, the role of trauma and our role as an legal organization and community of providers.
ALF Therapy Appliance Design Overview
Instruction on the anatomy of the ALF family of appliances including an overview of the most commonly utilized designs, correct use of cuspid crescents and lower wavey wire designs.
ALF Principles
Basics of:
- sleep physiology
- neural circuits
- cranial nerve function
- fascial system influences
- primitive reflex system relevance on neurological and fascial system biases
- the impact of the teeth on the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus on the physiology of the entire body
- how ALF Therapy plays an important role in overall health.
Where Nature Meets Nurture
A review of Dr. Nordstrom's recorded lectures on developmental milestones, the impact of proper signaling and the influence of interruptions in the craniofacial and neurodevelopmental complex.
TCR 101
Instruction on the basic understanding of the trigeminal cardiac reflex as a critical determining factor in ALF appliance design and treatment sequencing for patients undergoing ALF Therapy
Authentic ALF vs Quasi ALF
Design considersations that compare and contrast the differences between authentic ALF designs and those that may be in use, but are not recommended by The Synergy Academy or Dr. Nordstrom based on their lack of long-term success and/or compliance with authentic ALF design principles.
Lessons learned
What we have learned through seeking legal counsel in the context of the AGGA lawsuit and public relations events that followed is that there is an imminent need to ensure that high value public relations efforts be taken to educate the public on:· The differences between authentic ALF designs and those that have been used/instructed by those not affiliated with the ALF InterFACE or The Synergy Academies· The differences between instructors with proper training and authority to teach ALF Therapy and those instructors claiming to teach on the use of the ALF appliance without the permission of the ALF InterFACE Academy and without the training required to be a credentialed provider or certified instructor· Access to a provider listing of dentists and orthodontists who have chosen to support the ALF InterFACE community by taking the measures to prove competency through the various levels of provider credentialing as well as those who have completed certificates of completion of courses providing training through Dr. Darick Nordstrom and the The Synergy Academy
Expert advice
It has been clearly explained to us by several attorneys who we have consulted that:
· In order to be able to defend our organization, our instructors, our labs and our providers against potential legal liability, urgent action must be taken to create value in our trademark as well as in the public perception of ALF Therapy
· The “shotgun approach” legal tactics utilized against the AGGA community offers an important lesson in building levels of protection for our ALF community and its providers
· If we do not take immediate and assertive action in defining our intellectual property, defending the use of ALF as a generic fashion in the professional community and offering protection for our providers through a validated credentialing pathway, ALF Therapy is at risk of becoming not only further misunderstood as a concept, but legally vulnerable as a clinical technique.
· The ALF Trademark that our organization has invested in will lose value if not defended
· By protecting our mark, we ensure that the term ALF does not become generic and lose value in the public domain
· Educating the public (patients and providers) about the ALF devices strengthens the value of the trademark for the protection of our providers against legal action as well as for patients choosing their providers based on authentic principles and reliable provider training
· Legal action against AGGA with the shotgun approach has created concern for our labs and instructors. We have received communication from providers who desire a level of protection offered through an organization that supports provider credentialing and organizational integrity.
Public outcry and patient demands
There has been a very consistent public outcry demanding consistency and transparency in ALF Therapy education for providers. Despite our efforts to meet that need, we have been unable to prevent unauthorized individuals from teaching their undereducated versions of the use of the ALF appliance. As a result, the public has been allowed to believe that providers that have training and/or credentialing that has not been validated or supported by the ALF InterFACE Academy are providing services that reflect the principles and values of Dr. Nordstrom. As a result, those with authentic initial training as well as ongoing education on the advancements, modifications and evolution of ALF Therapy as it has improved over the years are unfairly being compared to those who have not received the training that is expected of a credentialed ALF Therapy provider.
Power through numbers
There is a need to offer an incentive for the ALF community to come together to gain power through numbers as we place a concerted effort at uniting our community through credentialing. As our community faces the storm of the legal and public relations events surrounding the AGGA lawsuit, the ALF InterFACE Academy is offering the protection of a Covenant through a comprehensive provider credentialing event to occur
Course Details
What is a Covenant:
- a written agreement or promise usually under seal between two or more parties especially for the performance of some action.
What is the ALF Covenant?
- a commitment to support our community through trademark protection, provider credentilining, actionable and sustainable authentic education from the creator of ALF Therapy, Dr. Darick Nordstrom
What are the details of the Covenant Course for providers with and without previous hands on training through The Synergy Academy?
Departure 1: Providers with previous hands-on training
o A two day virtual course immediately followed by a proctored certification exam
o Supplemental requirements for credentialing must be submitted prior to receiving credentialing status but the exam can be taken at any time
o To participate in the ALF Covenant Course and/or provider credentialing, membership in The Synergy Academy is required to allow access to our online learning management system to support ongoing educational opportunities as well as to provide legal accountability in the event that proof of provider training is requested.
TUITION :
$2500 FOR ACADEMY MEMBERS
$3500 FOR NON ACADEMY MEMBERS
YOU WILL ALSO PAY THE ONLINE PROCTORING COMPANY $100 TO TAKE THE ONLINE EXAM. THIS IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THEM AT THE TIME YOU DECIDE TO TEST.