Disclaimer/Internship notice: King Institute is dedicated to protecting the integrity of TKM® and ultimately the individuals that it helps. Candidates for Practitioner and Therapist Certification will use and discuss ONLY TKM® in assisted and solo internship sessions and NO OTHER METHOD. This is in effort to minimize confusion for the client and ensure purity of TKM®. Failure to abide by these guidelines will result in expulsion from the certification program and certification of current Practitioners and Therapists will not be renewed.
NOTE: The requirements are being transferred to the King Institute Academy Online (expecetd to open late 2023).  
Notice: We retain the legal right and privilege to decline any applicant for internship.
 
Requirements for Internship at King Institute, LLC:
 
These requirements are currently more obtainable than anytime past.
 
The only fee is a one-time interview fee of $250!
 
To begin assisting in sessions at the King Institute (the beginning of internship), the following are prerequisites:
 
1. A minimum of one time attendance and completion of Level 1, 2, 3 & 4 classes (with approval of Director).
 
2. Attending two or more special topic TKM® classes.
 
3. It is suggested and important to complete at least one Self-help and EMT class.
 
4. A minimum of 30 hours hands-on experience with TKM® (On other people, Self-help is not included and proper documentation must be provided).
 
After approval and completion of 100 office sessions, an intern is paid a graduating fee for each solo session.
 
After approval and completion of 100 office sessions, an intern is paid a minimal fee for assisting a trainer.
 
Note: There are times when there will be more than one student assisting in a session which means that the assisting fee can not be paid, but the experience will be great for each student and for the client, which is the purpose. The fee paid to qualified Interns for solo sessions increase with experience and expertise (with approval of Director).
 

 
Certified Practitioner of TKM®
 
To qualify as a TKM® Certified Practitioner with full privileges and recognized by the INTERNATIONAL KIMA® ASSOCIATION and King Institute, LLC (with a certificate of completion), the minimum requirements are as follows:
 
  1. Successful completion of a minimum of three each of Introductory: Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 Textbook classes and one each of Level 5, 6 and 7 Textbook classes.
  2. Successful completion of one Self-Help and one EMT class.
  3. Successful completion of one ADVANCED TKM® study class.
  4. Successful completion of four Special Topic classes.
  5. Successful completion of 1000 hours of internship* in-house at King Institute. An accurate and complete record** of assisted and solo intern sessions is to be kept up to date by each Intern (Only 200 assisted sessions can count towards the 1000 hours of internship. Every assisted session over 200 will not count towards the internship). The Institute will provide the correct format for keeping accurate records.
  6. Maintain IKIJA membership (renewed annually).
  7. Taking the IKIJA Practitioner Examination with a passing score of 90 or above.

Certified Therapist of TKM®
 
To qualify as a TKM® Certified Therapist with full privileges recognized by the INTERNATIONAL KIMA® ASSOCIATION and King Institute, LLC (with a certificate of completion), you must be a current Certified TKM® Practitioner. In addition to the Practitioner requirements, a candidate for Therapist certification needs:
 
  1. Successful completion of an additional three each of Introductory: Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 Textbook classes and an additional two each of Level 5, 6 and 7 Textbook classes. (This translates to successful completion of a total of six each of Introductory: Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 and three each of Level 5, 6 and 7 Textbook classes.)
  2. Successful completion of one additional Self-Help class and one additional EMT class. (This translates to a total of two Self-Help classes and two EMT classes successfully completed.)
  3. Successful completion of one additional ADVANCED TKM® study class. (This translates to successful completion of two ADVANCED classes total.)
  4. Successful completion of three additional Special Topic classes. (This translates to successful completion of seven Special Topic classes total.)
  5. Successful completion of an addition 1000 hours of internship* in-house at King Institute. An accurate and complete record** of assisted and solo intern sessions is to be kept up to date by each Intern (This translates to successful completion of 2000 internship hours total. Only 300 assisted sessions can count towards the 2000 hours of internship. Every assisted session over 300 will not count towards the internship). The Institute will provide the correct format for keeping accurate records.
  6. Maintain IKIJA membership (renewed annually).
  7. Taking the IKIJA Therapist Examination with a passing score of 90 or above.
  8. Final approval by IKIJA Board of Directors.

* Certification of TKM® Internship Requirement Exceptions
 
Students living 400 miles or farther from the Institute can receive hours outside of the Institute upon approval of the Director. Once approval is received, internship hours can be obtained by accurately documenting hours in an approved therapy facility.
 
For Practitioners, 150 assisted hours of the 1000 required hours must be completed at the Institute. For Therapists, an additional 150 assisted hours of the required additional 1000 must be completed at the Institute. This translates to a total of 300 assisted hours of the required 2000 hours required for practitioners.

** Internship Record/Documentation Requirements
 
The Institute provides Internship Documentation Forms. Documented hours will include the following information from each client:
  1. First and last name of client
  2. Address and telephone number of client are required. Email address is required.
  3. Date, time, and duration of each session
  4. Location of session
  5. What pulses read before and after each session
  6. Client's symptoms
  7. Intern's assessment
  8. What applications were applied
  9. Homework suggested (if any)
  10. Client's signature