Click here for our complete Continuing Education schedule. The Continuing Education program provides innovative and stimulating courses for massage therapists. Scherer Institute is dedicated to offering an inspiring and up-to-date curriculum of seminars, courses and classes to support the continued professional development of massage therapists.
Specialization Trainings are for therapists who are interested in advanced, in-depth training, or for current Scherer massage certification students who want to enhance their education and increase diploma hours in the Massage Therapy Certification program. These include:
Holistic Medical Massage (300 hours)
Stages of Life: Essential Nurturing for the Childbearing Year (150 hours)
Healing Presence (100 hours)
Zen Shiatsu (100 hours)
| Specialization Trainings |
Dates and Times |
Training Cost |
Healing Presence:
Exploring the Intuitive Pathway
100 hours
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2010 Training Dates: March 27 - November 14
Courses may be taken individually. Click the title for course description.
March 27–28 · The Intuitive Pathway - 16 hrs
May 1– 2 · Healing Presence -16 hrs
June 19–20 · Subtle Energy Systems -16 hrs
August 14–15 · Cultivating Intuition -16 hrs
October 15 · Ethics:Intuitive Bodywork Communication - 4 hrs
October 16–17 · Intuitive Bodywork -16 hrs
November 13–14 · Consciousness in Healing -16 hrs
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$1300 + tax for
100 hour certification training
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Zen Shiatsu
100 hours |
2010 Training Dates: June 5 - December 12
Courses may be taken individually. Click the title for course description.
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$1300 + tax for
100 hour certification training |
Holistic Medical Massage
300 hours |
2010 Training Dates: March 12 - August 23
Courses may be taken individually. Click the title for course description.
March 12 · Orientation · 2 hrs
March 13 · Physiology of Trauma I · 8 hrs
March 14 · Musculoskeletal Pathologies · 8 hrs
March 26-28 · April 9 -11 · May 7-9 · May 21-23
Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy · 76 hrs
April 19, 24 · SOAP Notes · 12 hrs
April 25 · Physiology of Trauma II · 8 hrs
April 26; May 10, 17 · Insurance Billing · 11 hrs
May 24 · Medical Terminology · 4 hrs
June 10-13 · June 25-27 · July 9-11 · July 23-25 · August 6-8
Orthopedic Bodywork · 123 hrs
June 14, 21, 28; July 5, 12, 19, 26; August 2, 9, 16
Physiology and Neurology of Pain · 30 hrs
August 21 · Medical Massage Ethics · 6 hrs
August 21, 22 · Working with the Medical Profession · 6 hrs
August 22 · Pharmacology · 4 hrs
August 23 · Closure · 2 hrs
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$4000 + tax for
300 hour certification training
(textbooks are additional) |
Stages of Life:
Essential Nurturing for the Childbearing Year
150 hours |
NEW DATES!
2010 Training Dates: April 16 - September 19
Courses may be taken individually. Pre-Natal Massage Certification will be issued to students completing Pregnancy Part I and II. Click the title for course description.
April 16-18 · Pre-Pregnancy - 24 hrs
May 14-16· Pregnancy Part I - 24 hrs
June 4-6· Pregnancy Part II - 24 hrs
July 30-Aug. 1 · Labor and Birth - 24 hrs
August 27-29 · Post-Partum & Infant Considerations - 24 hrs
September 18-19 · Healer Heal Thyself - 10 hrs
TBA · Clinic - 20 hrs
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$1950 plus tax for
150 hour certification training
Materials cost - approximately $150 |
Holistic Medical Massage
300 hours |
2011 Training Dates: March 18 - August 24
Courses may be taken individually. Detailed schedule and description to come! |
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For registration or information regarding courses, contact us at:
Phone: 505-982-8398
Toll-free: 866-505-2006
e-mail: info@schererinstitute.com
2010 CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE SCHEDULE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
For registration or information regarding courses, contact us at:
Phone: 505-982-8398
Toll-free: 866-505-2006
e-mail: info@schererinstitute.com
ONGOING
Oncology Massage Training
2010 CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
MAY
Aromatherapy
7 CE Hours with Cathy Hope
Dates and Times:
May 16, 2010 (10am - 6pm)
Location: Taos, NM at the Midwifery Center
Fee: $75 plus tax.
In this beginning class, we will cover the basics of essential oils: what they are, where they're found in the plant, how they're extracted, their chemistry, and the pathways of absorption in the body. Lecture will include basic concepts of blending oils for therapeutic application. We will also examine the sense of smell and how brain chemistry interacts with essential oil chemistry (psycho-aromatherapy). Woven throughout the day are ethical aspects and considerations that therapists should keep in mind when using oils with their clients. Students will be able to smell many essential oils, and make a blend using what they've learned.
Instructor:
Cathy Hope formally studied Aromatherapy at the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy. She is an apothecary – a grower and manufacturer of herbal medicines - and has devised aromatherapy combinations for both general use and massage therapists over the past twenty years. She has developed a line of tinctures using primarily fresh organic or wildcrafted herbs. Her high quality essential oil products are available through her website, www.irisherbal.com. She has taught herbology, flower essences, and aromatherapy for businesses and massage schools since 1984 and has taught at the Scherer Institute since 1996.
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JULY
Ethics: Dual Relationships
4 CE Hours with Theresa Martell, LMT, RMTI
Dates and Times:
July 31, 2010 (9am - 1pm)
Fee: $64
This ethics workshop will focus on the issue of dual relationships for massage therapists. Participants will learn theory and work with their own personal experiences in the group supervision context.
Instructor:
Theresa is a graduate of the Scherer Institute and has a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Vermont in biological sciences. She has a private massage therapy practice and works as a therapist at an acupuncture clinic in Santa Fe, NM. Theresa has self-published two massage manual-type books: the Spasmodic Torticollis Massage Guidebook with Myra Murphy Jacob and the Nurturing Therapeutic Massage Manual for the Scherer Institute.
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AUGUST
Introduction to Watsu and Aquatic Bodywork
12 CE Hours withAhara Vatter (formerly Har Kaur Khalsa), WABA Watsu & Healing Dance Instructor, BA, CMT, NCMMT, KYI Yoga Instructor
Dates and Times:
Saturday, August 14, 2010 (9am - 6pm)
Sunday, August 15, 2010 (9am - 1pm)
Fee: $280
In this hands-on class you will learn the basic principles and practices of Watsu Aquatic Bodywork including how to float someone safely; alignment and body mechanics for working in a fluid environment; different positions for floating someone and specific techniques in each; flow, transitions and basic principles of joining someone in water; and a practice sequence for working in water. You will also gain experience of the differences and complements of land and aquatic bodywork as well as understandings that enhance bodywork sessions given on land.
Instructor:
Ahara truly enjoys working in water; it is a heart-felt specialty. Ahara has been a certified World Wide Aquatic Bodywork (WABA) Watsu & Healing Dance Aquatic Bodywork instructor since 2003 and a WABA certified practitioner since 1998. She brings a spectrum of resources and experiences that support her ability to help people feel comfortable and learn to massage and free bodies in water.
If you have questions about the course content, call Ahara 303-808-9606.
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Ethics: Applications in Aquatic Bodywork
4 CE Hours with Ahara Vatter (formerly Har Kaur Khalsa), WABA Watsu & Healing Dance Instructor, BA, CMT, NCMMT, KYI Yoga Instructor
Dates and Times:
Sunday, August 15, 2010 (2pm-6pm)
Fee: $60
PRE-REQUISITE: Prior aquatic bodywork course experience (as the introduction class) OR receive an aquatic bodywork session prior to class.
In this exploration of aquatic ethics, we will use the perspective of water to expand our ethical insights. The close proximity of practitioner and client in aquatic bodywork creates a unique interface with client and practitioner. Ethical issues in the following areas will be addressed: trust, intimacy, transference, counter-transference, how we touch, how we show up, what happens in altered states, how do we or a client cross boundaries, entrainment and boundaries; appropriate choices; how we get our needs met, self-nurturing.
Instructor:
Ahara truly enjoys working in water; it is a heart-felt specialty. Ahara has been a certified World Wide Aquatic Bodywork (WABA) Watsu & Healing Dance Aquatic Bodywork instructor since 2003 and a WABA certified practitioner since 1998. She brings a spectrum of resources and experiences that support her ability to help people feel comfortable and learn to massage and free bodies in water.
If you have questions about the course content, call Ahara 303-808-9606.
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Deep Tissue With Ease
12 CE Hours with John Paul Goodman, LMT, RMTI, Certified Rolfer®
Dates and Times:
August 28-29, 2010 (10am - 5pm)
Fee: $192
For the practicing massage therapist who has difficulty meeting client pressure needs while at the same time staying pain and injury free, this workshop will help you to augment your own personal style and help you feel confident about doing deep tissue work.
Learn how to work deeply and effectively while staying relaxed and injury free.
Discover tools and techniques that work for your unique structure.
Understand how to use your body weight to maximize results.
Learn which specific anatomical areas to work, and which to avoid.
Help identify causes of tension or pain with your current way of working.
Instructor:
John Paul graduated from the Scherer Institute in 1997, and has been a Scherer instructor since 1999. His specialty lies in Connective Tissue Bodywork, especially in cases of injury or chronic pain. Since attending the Rolf Institute in Boulder Colorado in 2004, he has developed an even broader understanding of the underlying structures and functions of the body.
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SEPTEMBER
Ethics: Power Differential
4 CE Hours with John Paul Goodman LMT, RMTI, Certified Rolfer®
Dates and Times:
September 11, 2010 (9am - 1pm) NEW TIME!
Fee: $64
The power differential is a subtle and important ethical principle in massage therapy. Participants will gain personal and professional knowledge for identifying and working with issues regarding the power differential.
Instructor:
John Paul graduated from the Scherer Institute in 1997, and has been in private practice since then. His specialty lies in Connective Tissue Bodywork, especially in cases of injury or chronic pain. Since attending the Rolf institute in Boulder Colorado in 2004, he has developed an even broader understanding of the underlying structures and functions of the body. He finds satisfaction in succeeding to help clients realize their true potential and options available to them in their own bodies.
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Spirituality in Business
4 CE Hours with Ron Edwards
Dates and Times:
September 12, 2010 (2 - 6pm)
Fee: $64
Ron’s teaching is based on the principles of Consciousness of Abundance, Right of Consciousness, and Right Thinking/Right Choices. By using techniques based on these principles, Ron and his business partner, Kathryn, have been able to grow their business every year since they opened in 2005. Ron is committed to passing this information along to other small business owners and
massage therapists through this two-part Seminar and Interactive Workshop: Part One, entitled “Presenting
Yourself Most Effectively,” and Part Two, “How the Early Bird Gets the Worm, Spirituality in Business.” There will be a lively on-going discussion between Ron and the attendees as he describes how this works.
*This workshop will be filmed by a professional video company for professional production. Participants will be asked to sign a video release form.
Instructor:
Ron Edwards is the President & CEO of The Focus Group Ltd. and an Honorably Discharged Service Disabled Veteran (USMC). He was born in Brooklyn NY in 1954 and grew up in St. Albans, Queens. He has been a small business owner since 1976. Ron was stationed in Hawaii during his tour of active duty (1981-85) and traveled through Southeast Asia. The culture he experienced there changed his life. Upon discharge Ron came out west, first to Crested Butte, CO and then finally settling in Santa Fe, NM. Ron currently lives in Santa Fe, NM with his wife and business partner Kathryn, and their son, River.
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Ethics: Scope of Practice
4 CE Hours with Andrea Ullom LMT, RMTI
Dates and Times:
September 24, 2010 (6 - 10pm) NEW TIME!
Fee: $64
More than ever, massage therapists are faced with issues regarding scope of practice. Participants will explore personal and professional experiences to more accurately identify their scope of practice and gain skills for managing client and practitioner relationships.
Instructor:
After graduating from Scherer Institute in 1999, Andrea assisted the Nurturing Therapeutic Massage and Connective Tissue Bodywork classes and now brings that experience to teaching the Nurturing Therapeutic Massage course in Scherer's Massage Therapy Certification program. She works in a small practice with an acupuncturist in Espanola, New Mexico. Andrea enjoys the quality of the professional relationships she has created with her clients while working with them over the past 10 years. Her current continuing education interests are homeopathy and how trauma settles in the body.
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A Day of Rosen Method Bodywork
6 CE Hours with Cameron Hough, LMT, Senior Teacher, RMCSW Student Director
Dates and Times:
September 25, 2010 (10am - 5pm)
Fee: $95
Refresh, renew, and restore yourself. Come experience a day of Rosen Method Bodywork and Movement. A tonic for mind and body, Rosen touch and movement is a way to access feelings and experiences through the body.
Join us as we explore the distinctive work developed by Marion Rosen, PT, now 95, beginning in the 1930’s. Observe demonstrations, give and receive gentle Rosen touch, and participate in Rosen Movement inviting your body to be open, free, and flexible.
Instructor:
Cameron began her Rosen Method Bodywork training in 1987, studying with Marion Rosen in Berkeley, California. In 1993 she was certified as a Rosen Method practitioner. From 1982 through 1991 she taught bodywork classes at the Scherer Institute of Natural Healing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1990 Cameron's involvement with the Rosen Method Center Southwest began as she assisted in their workshops and intensives. Since that time she has become a Senior Training Teacher and Student Director for the RMCSW. Cameron maintains a private practice in Santa Fe, teaches workshops throughout the United States, and is currently a Rosen Method Movement intern.
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OCTOBER
Aromatherapy
14 CE Hours with Cathy Hope
Dates and Times:
October 9-10, 2010 (9am - 5pm)
Fee: $224
This workshop will cover the basics of essential oils: what they are, where they're found in the plant, how they're extracted, their chemistry, and the pathways of absorption in the body. Lecture will include basic concepts of blending oils for therapeutic application.
We will also examine the sense of smell and how brain chemistry interacts with essential oil chemistry (psycho-aromatherapy). Woven throughout the day are ethical aspects and considerations that therapists should keep in mind when using oils with their clients. Students will gain experience with ten of the most useful essential oils, chosen for their wide range of application with both children and adults, and make a blend using just those oils. By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be qualified to give basic essential oil treatments.
Instructor:
Cathy Hope formally studied Aromatherapy at the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy. She is an apothecary – a grower and manufacturer of herbal medicines - and has devised aromatherapy combinations for both general use and massage therapists over the past twenty years. She has developed a line of tinctures using primarily fresh organic or wildcrafted herbs. Her high quality essential oil products are available through her website, www.irisherbal.com.
She has taught herbology, flower essences, and aromatherapy for businesses and massage schools since 1984 and has taught at the Scherer Institute since 1996.
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Medical Hydrotherapy
8 CE Hours with Dr. Wendy van Dilla, BA, BS, ND
Dates and Times:
October 3, 2010 (9am - 6pm)
Fee: $128
Hydrotherapy is the therapeutic science and art of using water to deliver hot and cold to the body to stimulate healing. This class will teach you specific advanced treatments to address common complaints of massage clients including the following: new and old injuries: the various forms of arthritis; fibromyalgia and generalized body pains; back, neck and shoulder pain; general body stiffness; muscle spasms; strains, sprains and fractures; adhesions and scarring; and weak, atrophied muscles.
During this class you will experience giving a class participant six of these treatments and receiving six treatments yourself. These treatments can be incorporated into a medical massage practice as a primary or secondary treatment for a client's health compliant. They involve easily
attained and maintained supplies and equipment. These treatments are gentle, safe and very effective!
Instructor:
Dr. Wendy van Dilla is a naturopathic physician who completed her training with honors from The Evergreen State College; Olympia, WA. and the National College of Naturopathic Medicine; Portland, OR. Dr. Wendy began her private medical practice in Santa Fe in February, 2001. She also teaches and lectures to professional and public audiences. Her special interests are in women's, men's, elder and pediatric health. Her therapeutic modalities of choice include diet and nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Healing Touch, massage and counseling.
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SOAP Notes: Clinical Charting for Massage Therapy
8 CE Hours with Theresa Martell, LMT, RMTI
Dates and Times:
October 16, 2010 (9am - 6pm)
Fee: $128
Take the mystery out of clinical notes and learn about SOAP notes from Theresa! She worked with Lawrence Weed, MD the founder of SOAP notes. His efforts laid the ground work for electronic medical records used in medical offices today. Theresa writes SOAP notes all the time in her massage practice. She knows the obstacles and triumphs of written communication in the context of bodywork.
Theresa spends a full day on the fundamentals of SOAP note documentation in combination with hands-on experiences. Whether you aim to keep better track of your clients or you send notes to an insurance company, this workshop will make a difference in your approach.
Instructor:
Theresa is a graduate of the Scherer Institute and has a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Vermont in biological sciences. She has a private massage therapy practice and works as a therapist at an acupuncture clinic in Santa Fe, NM. Theresa has self-published two massage manual-type books: the Spasmodic Torticollis Massage Guidebook with Myra Murphy Jacob and the Nurturing Therapeutic Massage Manual for the Scherer Institute.
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Medical Billing for Massage Therapists
8 CE Hours with Theresa Martell, LMT, RMTI and River Fleischman, LMT
Dates and Times:
October 17, 2010 (9am - 6pm)
Fee: $128
This is a MUST for anyone who bills insurance companies for payment of services. The Medical Billing class will provide instruction on the basics of insurance and the insurance claim reimbursement processes for massage therapy sessions. Topics include:
- client versus insurance company payment responsibilities
- worker’s compensation, personal injury insurance, and health insurance
- HCFA forms and the codes for submitting claims
- How to manage a case from client interview to insurance company reimbursement
Instructor:
Theresa is a graduate of the Scherer Institute and has a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Vermont in biological sciences. She has a private massage therapy practice and works as a therapist at an acupuncture clinic in Santa Fe, NM. Theresa has self-published two massage manual-type books: the Spasmodic Torticollis Massage Guidebook with Myra Murphy Jacob and the Nurturing Therapeutic Massage Manual for the Scherer Institute.
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Ethics: Boundaries
4 CE Hours with Andrea Ullom, LMT, RMTI
Dates and Times:
October 23, 2010 (9am - 1pm)
Fee: $64
The importance of clear and effective personal and professional boundaries is an ongoing process for massage therapists. This class will present information and skills for therapists to use in their professional practices. It will also provide a forum for creative boundaries discussions.
Instructor:
After graduating from Scherer Institute in 1999, Andrea assisted the Nurturing Therapeutic Massage and Connective Tissue Bodywork classes and now brings that experience to teaching the Nurturing Therapeutic Massage course in Scherer's Massage Therapy Certification program. She works in a small practice with an acupuncturist in Espanola, New Mexico. Andrea enjoys the quality of the professional relationships she has created with her clients while working with them over the past 10 years. Her current continuing education interests are homeopathy and how trauma settles in the body.
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The Art of Cross Fiber Massage
8 CE Hours with Suzanne Getz, LMT
Dates and Times:
October 24, 2010 (9am - 6pm)
Fee: $128
This cross-fiber massage course is for the whole body from head to toe. All strokes, from warming to deep tissue, are performed across muscle tissue. This excellent therapeutic and cleansing masssage releases lactic acid helping muscles to extend, relax and structure to align. In this one day course you will learn:
1. Cross-fiber massage for the legs, feet, arms, hands.
2. At least 3 cross-fiber strokes
3. Correct posture and all the necessary mechanics to effectively apply cross-fiber massage and avoid injury.
Instructor:
Suzanne has worked for 25 years in a holistic healthcare practise. Her background has helped her create a unique synthesis to this work, and credits these primary influences for this course: Cross-fiber massage with Rose Khalsa; Advanced cross-fiber massage and teacher certification with Marge Kapsos, the founder of Kapsos Method of Cross-fiber Massage; Continuum with Emile Conrad Dauod; and Cranio-sarcral Biodynamics designed and supervised by Franklin Sills.
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Spasmodic Torticollis Massage: Physical Medicine for ST Recovery
16 CE Hours with Myra Murphy Jacob, LMT and Theresa Martell, LMT, RMTI
Dates and Times:
November 13 - 14, 2010 (9am - 6pm)
Fee: $255
Myra and Theresa will introduce their therapeutic approach to Spasmodic Torticollis, demonstrating and facilitating hands-on learning for therapists. Therapists will achieve deeper confidence and abilities to provide exceptional spasmodic torticollis massage to clients. People with ST are welcome to attend and pay a non-CE credit price, TBA.
Instructors:
Myra Murphy Jacob, LMT has worked with people with spasmodic torticollis for 12 years. She created specific soft tissue manipulation techniques to unwind the neck muscles and remind the body of what it would be like to be "straight" again. She has seen people recover from this disabling condition when frequent massage and other stretching and strengthening exercises are part of the treatment plan.
Theresa Martell, RMTI, LMT worked with Myra to capture her techniques and together they wrote the the Spasmodic Torticollis Massage Guidebook, which is purchased by people throughout the world. Theresa uses ST bodywork techniques with her clients to address common neck pain syndromes related to stress, overuse, or minor injury.
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Oncology Massage Training
The Peregrine Institute of Oncology Massage Training (PIOMT) is the 300-hour Oncology Massage Certification program. This in-depth program integrates Eastern and Western approaches to working with cancer patients. We are happy to host some of the courses for PIOMT here at Scherer. Main instructors, Sandy Canzone, DOM, and Gayle MacDonald, MS, LMT, author of Medicine Hands: Massage for People with Cancer and Massage for the Hospital Patient and Medically Fragile Client, team up with other experts in the field to offer cutting-edge courses in this much needed field. The courses are designed for licensed massage therapists.
Visit www.MedicineHands.com for more information or call Lonnie Howard at (505) 995-9799.
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days
prior
to
start
date.
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refund
policy
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reflected in
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prior
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start
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decision.
CANCELLATIONS
AND
REFUNDS
Cancellation
by
school
If
we
have
to
cancel
the
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are immediately notified
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and/or
phone.
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full
refund
is
given within
5 business
days
of
the
cancellation
decision.
Cancellation
by
student
If
a
student
has
to
cancel
14
days
or
more
before the
start
of the
course,
a
refund
of
all
money,
except
a $75 processing fee,
is
given
within
10
business
days
of
the
cancellation. If
a student
cancels
less
than
14
days
before
the
course,
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given. The
Scherer
Institute
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travel
or lodging costs
incurred
due
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