I have an IMS dry needling/acupuncture certification - how can I homologate this in Aotearoa | New Zealand?
With regards to acupuncture, this comes under the ‘Physiotherapists Practicing in a Defined Field standard’. There is no separate registration required with the Board for acupuncture.
From the Standard:
‘As autonomous practitioners, physiotherapists choose the defined fields in which they practise. In all cases, a physiotherapist must demonstrate an adequate level of knowledge and competence in each of their fields of practice. They must also complete or be currently undertaking, relevant, sufficient, and appropriate education and training and continuing professional development (CPD) to maintain such knowledge and competence. This includes completing appropriate education, training, and CPD to maintain knowledge and competence for performing existing or evolving skills, techniques, and tools for assessing and treating. Examples may include, without limitation, injections, acupuncture or cervical manipulation, and the competencies, along with clinical reasoning required, to practice these within that defined field.’