- Cost
$800 for each module
Email to Register: jeffrey@jeffreyburch.com
Dates/ Times:
May 22 - May 26, 2025
9:00am to 5:00pm PT- CE Credits
- 4 CE Elective Credit Hours
- Location
- 880 Nantucket Ave
Eugene, OR
UNITED STATES
Summary
Class Info
Non-DIRI Affiliated courses are offered by non-faculty members who have completed their Advanced Training. Certificates are issued by the member for Elective CE Credit. Inquire with the member regarding NCBTMB approval.
Details
There are many varieties of Functional Methods. The most commonly practiced variations are Unwinding and Functional-Indirect. While these two low-force yet powerful treatment methods allow the practitioner to accomplish a great deal, skill in the full scope of functional methods dramatically increases the number of keys on a practitioner's ring to unlock well-being for a wide range of client situations. I invite you to pick up those keys one at a time in three modules. About 1/3 of the methods in this course are from Jean-Pierre Barral DO, 1/3 are from other osteopathic sources, and Jeffrey Burch developed 1/3.
The course teaches 16 distinct assessment methods, organized into a protocol to find the most productive place to work at each moment. Each method provides some information, but not all. Comparing observations from several methods facilitates finding the most productive place to work at each moment of a treatment session. Some assessment methods will be used in every assessment, and others will be used as situations arise.
The course teaches 24 treatment methods. Once the best entry point has been determined, treatment methods can be selected to make effective changes quickly and comfortably with little effort. Because our clients are unique and complex, each functional method provides another potential avenue to normalize tight or lax tissue in the body. A classification system for treatment methods will be presented, which can lead to the development of new treatment variations.
This is module 1 of 3 for the US Functional Methods course series will be held in Eugene, Oregon.
- FM-1 May 22-26, 2025
- FM-2 Aug 21-24, 2025
- FM-3 Jan 8-11, 2026
Instructor Bio
Jeffrey Burch received a BA in biology from the University of Oregon in 1975. He then trained at The Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® in Boulder, Colorado, and received his Certification as a Rolfer™ in 1977. He received his Advanced Rolfing® Certification in 1990. After that, he continued his studies at the University of Oregon, earning a second BA in Psychology in 1993 and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology in 1995. His Master’s thesis, titled “Alexithymia and Dissociation,” examines topics related to psychosomatic conditions.Jeffrey has been a member of the Rolf Institute’s Board of Directors and served for many years on the Ethics Committee. He founded the Yearbook journal of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI) and is also a member of the Rolf Institute’s research committee. In 1998, Jeffrey began an intensive study of CranioSacral Therapy at the Upledger Institute, with French Osteopath Alain Gehin specializing in Cranial Manipulation, and Jean-Pierre Barral and his associates focusing on Visceral Manipulation. Jeffrey completed his apprenticeship in teaching visceral manipulation. He now teaches internationally, offering foundational and advanced courses in assessment and treatment methods.
In 2010, Jeffrey began developing groundbreaking new methods for assessing and releasing adhesions and contractures in joint capsules, bursas, and tendon sheaths. He now teaches these methods.
He has authored a book titled: Assessment and Treatment Methods for Manual Therapists, The Most Effective and Efficient Treatment Every Time published by Handspring Publishing.