International Association of Specialized Kinesiologists (IASK)

Overview:

Profession(s): Specialized Kinesiology
Member Type(s): Kinesiologists
Scope: International
Formed: 1987
Address: 4, rue de Melun, Perthes en Gatinais, F-77930 , France
Email: info@iask.org
Website: www.iask.org

Description:

IASK is an international membership association of active Kinesiologists – a group of friends - who convey worldwide the spirit and ideals of Kinesiology.

IASK brings together practitioners of all forms of Kinesiology.

The members of IASK support, inspire and enrich each other in their own personal development and professional work.

The abundance of knowledge and experience worldwide can, through sharing, become an invaluable source of productivity and creative growth.

Mission/Aims:

To establish the professional image of Kinesiology worldwide.

To offer a platform for international exchange of personal and professional experiences.

To organize international conferences and meetings.

To be a forum for the introduction and discussion of new Kinesiology techniques.

To provide guidance to allow practitioners to assume their personal responsibility, based on the IASK Code of Ethics.

Principal Activities:

Provide a platform for international exchange of professional experiences via website, Newsletter and International Conferences.

Collect national and regional information about standards of training, criteria of course accreditation and legal environment.

Publicize those national standards for guidance in other countries via website.

Disseminate good practices and foster international support and sharing through international networking.

Member Benefits:

Better visibility worldwide and ample opportunity to net-work with colleagues and other professional organisations / schools in other countries.

Link to your homepage if you have one and a personal page on our website as well as your schedule as a word or pdf file (easily updated).

Free use of your associate membership status in IASK to advertise your school or association.

Direct invitations to participate in IASK conferences.

Reduced prices for participation in IASK events.

Newsletter twice a year.

Exchange of information about research in Specialized Kinesiology .

Participation in an open forum for the introduction and discussion of new kinesiology techniques.

Training/Licensing/Certification:

Ethics and Specialized or Energy Kinesiology work.
How to establish a research protocol for CAMs.
Kinesiology and Teaching skills.

Verification Criteria:

They need to ask whether that professional is a member of his/her national professional association. We do not certify directly our members.

Additional Information:

IASK is a membership organization. Local (National and Regional) associations are in the process of setting up standards for this new profession. Our goal is to provide a worldwide overview of standards so that individual countries can progressively harmonize their criteria.