Why Become a Member?

"Oh no, not another membership fee" is an almost instant reaction from practitioners when they are invited to join ISTA.  So why join?

Here are a number of good reasons [more will be added as members request and we are able to implement] -

(1)   S.C.E.N.A.R. is without doubt emerging as one of the most powerful healing tools in the field of energy medicine.  As this becomes more recognised, there will be those who will see their business interests threatened and will as a consequence seek to suppress S.C.E.N.A.R., often under the guise of regulatory requirements.  The S.C.E.N.A.R. community collectively needs to ready, by having prepared the ground ahead of any such action.  Besides, professional pride requires that we be ready to make our case and have a collective voice through which to make it.

(2)   There are such a variety of S.C.E.N.A.R. devices, trainings, standards and results out there, that it becomes impossible to keep track of them - by creating a calm, professional environment, as offered to our members, we can bring together in one safe place the many questions, shared experiences, wishes and dreams that an international professional community inevitably will harbour.

(3)   Strength lies in numbers and cohesion.  Shared services and experiences will ultimately make each of us a better and more successful practitioner.

(4)   An internationally supported organisation becomes a powerful spokes-person in situations in which S.C.E.N.A.R. may find itself being misrepresented and needs to respond with clarity and authority.

(5)   To achieve any of the above, we need financial resources; as a non-commercial, non-profit organisation, we rely exclusively on membership fees and donations to fund everything we do.  The more members we have, the lighter the burden on the individual. 

(6)   In a world dominated by the quest for profit, the motive of an individual and organisation will always be examined from that perspective;  by being non-profit and non-commercial, ISTA will be able to present the position of S.C.E.N.A.R. and its members with an integrity not normally ascribed to commercially motivated parties.

(7)   Lastly, varying from country to country, ISTA membership offers some or all the benefits of an expanding list.  As members identify additional needs, ISTA will always try and provide.

INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

International Membership is intended to provide those who live in countries in which there are insufficient SCANAR practitioners required to form a national organisation affiliated to ISTA.

Application is made via a standard application form (SEE ALSO) and is evaluated against the same criteria as any application from a member of a national organisation.

[See below for European Union]

NATIONAL Membership

Where a national organisation exists, its membership criteria, established in consultation with ISTA, apply.

Their key requirements and benefits will be listed here, for details please refer to your respective national organisation.

European Union

In keeping with the harmonisation plans for professions in the European Union, it is proposed to harmonise the terms of membership of all S.C.E.N.A.R. practitioners located in member countries of the European Union.  Any associated national organisations within the EU will be required to develop identical standards of training and professional conduct.

The Irish and UK national organisations have been collabotating in this direction from inception of  ISTA.

UK & Irish Chapters of ISTA

Eligibility for Membership of the UK & Irish Chapters of ISTA

Membership to the UK & Irish Chapters of ISTA is open to any qualified individual resident in respectively the United Kingdom or Ireland. 

To be eligible for individual membership a person has to have completed training for a SCENAR-device either up to an accepted standard (which is automatically provided by an ISTA-registered Trainer), or be engaged in an ISTA-recognised training course.   Individual membership is offered at one of 3-levels -

Student                        - these are indivduals undergoing a recognised

                                        training course

Associate                    - these are individuals who have completed all prescribed

                                        training, but have not yet taken or passed their final exams

                                        or treated under supervision the minimum number of clients required

Member (M.Ista)        - following a final exam and satisfactory treatment of a prescribed

                                        number of clients, and with requisite annual CPD points

For an interim period, while the exams and CPD courses are being developed, Members will be elected on the basis of trainings completed, with whom, for what duration and how long ago.  Equalisation training can be arranged for those who do not quite make the qualification criteria.

UK & Irish Membership Benefits

The benefits offered to UK & Irish ISTA members currently include the following -

• professional representation and recognition, nationally and world-wide
• competitively priced Group Insurance Scheme (covering most other complementary disciplines too)
• listing on ISTA's website
• listing in an annual members directory, available to members only [future publication]
• access to private discussions and Q&A Pages on the website
• access to updates on methodology / treatment protocols [in future]
• special pricing at ISTA-sponsored events (trainings / colloquia / workshops / international visits)
• repeat attendances at cost at professional training events registered with ISTA
• assistance with equipment repairs / loans
• eligibility to vote in, and stand for, election to ISTA posts
• priority at closed events
• a periodic e-newsletter
• support in complaints situations