Stephen A. Hoffman, B.A., M.A., D.C., F.I.C.A.
Dr. Steve Hoffman is a
1980 graduate of Life Chiropractic College. He practiced chiropractic in
Michigan for 15 years maintaining a high volume, subluxation-based practice.
During that time he also served as President of the Michigan Chiropractic
Council and wrote the first dynamic model for subluxation based chiropractic in
1991.His unique view of the
profession and it's direction has allowed him to formulate solutions to many
obstacles currently preventing chiropractic from achieving a position of global
dominance in healthcare. Patient and community based education programs must
shift from trying to teach people what to think to effectively teaching them how
to think within the chiropractic model.Contradictions within the
clinical practice model of chiropractors must be recognized and eliminated. And, we must achieve certainty in our practice models while practicing more
effectively, more efficiently and more elegantly.Dr. Hoffman's Tonal Model
for Upper Cervical Toggle Recoil and his Mastering Chiropractic With Certainty
workshops have received rave reviews wherever he has presented them. His
technique workshops have been endorsed by the Chiropractic Leadership Alliance,
Torque Release, Back To Basics, Future Perfect, Power Practice and several
others. These workshops are traditional, tonal and intense.The current focus of Dr.
Hoffman's energy is in the development of process based education systems for
chiropractors as well as Internet based patient education modules and marketing
systems.
CURRICULUM VITAERevised February, 2002
PERSONAL:
- STEPHEN A. HOFFMAN,
B.A., M.A., D.C.
- BORN: MAY 2, 1951 IN NEW
YORK CITY
- MARRIED TO KAREN
ADLER-HOFFMAN
- TWO CHILDREN: IAN
MATTHEW AND AHLIA LOREN
- FULL TIME CHIROPRACTIC
PRACTICE IN CHARLOTTE, MI. FROM 1980-1995
- PRESIDENT OF DISCOVER
WELLNESS, INC.
- DIRECTOR OF HEALTHPLUS
WELLNESS NETWORK
- HEALTH PRACTITIONER IN
ENCINITAS, CA.
- DEVELOPER OF THE 'BIOTONING'
HEALTH SYSTEM
- FOUNDER OF THE NATIONAL
WELLNESS FOUNDATION
- FOUNDER OF MASTERING
CHIROPRACTIC WITH CERTAINTY
- POST GRADUATE FACULTY AT
LIFE UNIVERSITY, PARKER AND CLEVELAND COLLEGES
ACADEMIC:
- 1973: B.A.-QUEENS
COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF N.Y.
- 1975: M.A.-STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
- 1977: Ph.D.
CANDIDATE-MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- 1980: D.C.-LIFE
CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE
- 1980: DIPLOMATE-NATIONAL
BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
- 1980: LICENSED TO
PRACTICE CHIROPRACTIC IN MICHIGAN
- 1983: LICENSED TO
PRACTICE CHIROPRACTIC IN INDIANA
- 1997: LICENSED HEALTH
PRACTITIONER IN CALIFORNIA
- POST GRADUATE EDUCATION:
- DYNAMIC ESSENTIALS
SEMINARS
- COX LOW BACK SEMINAR
- INTERNATIONAL
CHIROPRACTORS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION SEMINARS
- MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC
COUNCIL CONVENTION SEMINARS
- ACTIVATOR METHODS
- THOMPSON TECHNIQUE
- INTEGRATED METHODS
- BIO-ENERGETICS
SYNCHRONIZATION TECHNIQUE
- PIERCE-STILLWAGON
TECHNIQUE
- SINGER CONSULTANTS
SEMINARS
- HISTORY OF CHIROPRACTIC
- INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
- HOSPITAL PROTOCOL
- PUBLIC RELATIONS
- SCOLIOSIS SCREENING AND
MANAGEMENT
- IMPAIRMENT EVALUATION
- PERSONAL INJURY WORKSHOP
- 10 STRATEGIES SEMINARS
- HMO-PPO-PPA
- COMPUTERS AND
CHIROPRACTIC
- INSURANCE RELATIONS
- RENAISSANCE
INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS
- PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP
- CHIROPRACTIC
THERMOGRAPHY
- CHIROPRACTIC BIOPHYSICS
- CHIROPRACTIC PEDIATRICS
- COMPUTERIZED SKELETAL
ANALYSIS
- E.M.G.-CHIROPRACTIC
CERTIFICATION
- APPLIED SPINAL
BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- BARGE SCOLIOSIS
MANAGEMENT
- WHITEHALL MANAGEMENT
- PRACTICE OF THE FUTURE
- ADVANCED RENAISSANCE
- CASH PRACTICE SEMINARS
- WAITING LIST PRACTICE
- ADVANCED WHITEHALL
- BACK TALK SYSTEMS
SEMINARS
- COMPONENTS OF THE
VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION COMPLEX
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
DISABILITY EVALUATION
- SIGAFOOSE CHIROPRACTIC
PHILOSOPHY SEMINARS
- SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION OF
THE VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION COMPLEX
- APPLIED KINESIOLOGY /
GEORGE GOODHEART
- PHYSICAL THERAPY
- OBSTETRICS AND
GYNECOLOGY
- TORQUE RELEASE TECHNIQUE
- THE TOTAL SOLUTION
- QUEST SEMINARS
- VELOCITY PLUS SEMINARS
- CHIROPRACTIC WITHOUT A
DOUBT
- PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS:
- INTERNATIONAL
CHIROPRACTORS ASSOCIATION
- MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC
COUNCIL
- FOUNDING MEMBER-LIFESPORTS
CHIROPRACTIC
- INTERNATIONAL
CHIROPRACTIC PEDIATRICS ASSOCIATION
- CHIROPRACTIC BASIC
SCIENCE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- LIFE CHIROPRACTIC
COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
- LIFE FOUNDATION
- FOUNDATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION
- INTERNATIONAL
CHIROPRACTORS ASSOCIATION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
- MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC
COUNCIL-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
- MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC
COUNCIL-LEGAL ACTION COMMITTEE
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
DISABILITY EVALUATING PHYSICIANS
- ICA-TECNICAL PUBLICATION
REVIEW
- MICHIGAN TRAFFIC SAFETY
INFORMATION COUNCIL
- CAPITAL AREA HEALTH
ALLIANCE
- CHIROPRACTIC LEADERSHIP
ALLIANCE
- CHIROPEDIATRIC WORLD
TOUR
- CHIROPEDIATRIC
UNIVERSITY
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD:
- PAST SECRETARY OF
DISTRICT II-MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL
- PAST TREASURER-MICHIGAN
CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL
- PAST SECRETARY-MICHIGAN
CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL
- PAST VICE
PRESIDENT-MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL
- PAST PRESIDENT-MICHIGAN
CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL
- PAST CONVENTION
SPEAKER-MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL
- PAST SEMINAR SPEAKER-SIGAFOOSE
SEMINARS
- PAST FIELD FACULTY FOR
SINGER CONSULTANTS
- PAST EDITOR-JOURNAL OF
THE MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL
- PAST COST CONTAINMENT
EDITOR-STATE CHIROPRACTIC JOURNAL
- STATE SEMINAR CO-ORDINATOR
FOR RENAISSANCE INTERNATIONAL
- PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD-MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL
- PAST CHAIRMAN-MICHIGAN
CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL STANDARDS OF CARE
- FACILITATOR AND SPEAKER
FOR TOTAL SOLUTION SEMINARS
- SPEAKER FOR QUEST
ALLIANCE SEMINARS
- SPEAKER FOR CHIROPRACTIC
LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE SEMINARS
- SPEAKER FOR THE
CHIROPEDIATRIC WORLD TOUR
- SPEAKER FOR VELOCITY
PLUS SEMINARS
- CERTIFIED CALIFORNIA
INSTRUCTOR-ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL SCIENCE
- SPEAKER FOR
CHIROPEDIATRIC UNIVERSITY
- SPEAKER FOR THE
BODY-MIND-SPIRIT SEMINARS
- SPEAKER FOR THE PROCESS
DRIVEN PRACTICE SEMINARS
- SPEAKER FOR CHIROPRACTIC
WITHOUT A DOUBT SEMINARS
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS:
- 1979-LIFE COLLEGE
CLINICAL PROFICIENCY CITATION
- 1981-MICHIGAN
SPECIAL TRIBUTE CITATION-STATE REPRESENTATIVE NASH
- 1982-LIFE
FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTORS CERTIFICATE
- OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN OF
AMERICA
- M.C.C. OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTION AWARD
- 1983-LIFE COLLEGE
AMBASSADOR AWARD
- HONORARY LIFE MEMBER OF
LIFE COLLEGE
- M.C.C. SPECIAL
CONTRIBUTION SERVICE AWARD
- M.C.C. DISTRICT II
SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD
- 1984-M.C.C.
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AWARD
- M.C.C. DISTRICT II
SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD
- M.C.C. OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTION AWARD
- 1985-HONORARY
LIFE MEMBER/LIFE COLLEGE WEST
- LIFE FOUNDATION
PRESIDENT'S INNER CIRCLE AWARD
- M.C.C. POLITICAL ACTION
COMMITTEE AWARD
- M.C.C. OUTSTANDING
SERVICE AWARD
- 1986-MICHIGAN
LEGISLATURE HOUSE RESOLUTION #681
- LIFESPORTS CHIROPRACTIC
RECOGNITION AWARD
- M.C.C. POLITICAL ACTION
COMMITTEE AWARD
- M.C.C. OUTSTANDING
SERVICE AWARD
- 1987-LIFE COLLEGE
WEST PRESIDENT'S INNER CIRCLE AWARD
- M.C.C. INTERNATIONAL
SERVICE AWARD
- 1988-LIFE
FOUNDATION INNER GOLDEN CIRCLE AWARD
- M.C.C. OUTSTANDING
SERVICE AWARD
- 1989-M.C.C.
POLITICAL ACTION AND LEGAL ACTION COMMITTEE AWARDS
- M.C.C. OUTSTANDING
SERVICE AWARD
- M.C.C. PRESIDENT'S
MEMORIAL AWARD
- 1990-M.C.C.
PRESIDENT'S MEMORIAL AWARD
- M.C.C. GOLDEN TORCH
AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP
- 1991-M.C.C. FIRST
CHIROPRACTIC PHILOSOPHER AWARD
- 1992-M.C.C.
OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD
- M.C.C. PRESIDENT'S AWARD
- 1993-M.C.C. HALL
OF FAME AWARD
- LIFE FOUNDATION INNER
DIAMOND CIRCLE AWARD
- 1994-ELECTED TO
THE DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS OF THE I.C.A.
- 1995-M.C.C. HALL
OF FAME AWARD, FIRST MEMBER ELECTED TWICE
- 1996-ELECTED TO
THE DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS OF THE M.C.C.
- 1999-TORCH AWARD
FROM THE CHIROPEDIATRIC WORLD TOUR
OTHER
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- FOUNDER-HOFFMAN
CHIROPRACTIC SCHOLARSHIP
- PAST VISCERAL PHYSIOLOGY
LAB INSTRUCTOR-LIFE COLLEGE
- PAST PERSONAL RESEARCH
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT/LIFE COLLEGE
- CHIROPRACTOR-FORMER
HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION-TIM WITHERSPOON
- LIFESPORTS
CHIROPRACTOR-1986 GOODWILL GAMES
- CHIROPRACTOR-UNIVERSAL
HEALTH SPA, CHARLOTTE, MI.
- CHIROPRACTOR FOR
TEAMSTER'S LOCAL 580, LANSING, MI.
- STAFF
CHIROPRACTOR-EASTSIDE GYMNASTICS, E. LANSING, MI.
- OFFICIAL STAFF
CHIROPRACTOR-1993, 1994 CHARLOTTE FRONTIER DAYS
- AUTHOR OF TWO PRACTICE
DEVELOPMENT TEXTS
- AUTHOR OF ARTICLES
PUBLISHED IN:
- JOURNAL OF THE MICHIGAN
CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL
- TODAY'S CHIROPRACTIC
- CHIROPRACTIC PRODUCTS
- LANSING STATE JOURNAL
- FEATURED SPEAKER-LANSING
MI. RADIO TALK SHOW ON NATIONAL HEALTH CARE
- AUTHOR-MICHIGAN
CHIROPRACTIC STANDARD OF CARE MODEL AND MANUAL
- TEAM SPEAKER FOR
MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL SEMINARS
- INDEPENDENT CHIROPRACTIC
PRACTICE CONSULTANT
- FEATURED SPEAKER-SAN
DIEGO, CA RADIO TALK SHOW-THE NATURE OF HEALTH
- DEVELOPER OF BIOTONING
NON-LINEAR NEURAL REINTEGRATION PROCEDURE
- AUTHOR OF THE HEALTH TIP
AND THE PRACTICE TIP OF THE WEEK
- DEVELOPER OF THE
ADVANCED HEALTH CARE CLASS PROGRAMS
- DEVELOPER OF THE ONE DAY
TONAL MODEL FOR UPPER CERVICAL TOGGLE RECOIL SEMINAR
- DEVELOPER OF THE DAY
TWO-PRONE CHECKS WITHIN A TONAL MODEL SEMINAR
- CO-DEVELOPER OF THE
BODY-MIND-SPIRIT SEMINAR
- DEVELOPER OF THE PROCESS
DRIVEN PRACTICE SEMINAR
- PRODUCER OF THE 33
PRINCIPLES OF CHIROPRACTIC VIDEO
- BOARD MEMBER OF
CONSUMERS FOR CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS
- CO-DEVELOPER OF
WWW.ONLINE-HEALTHEDUCATION.ORG
- CO-DEVELOPER OF "THE
RETREAT" FOR CHIROPRACTORS AND THEIR FAMILIES
- CONSULTANT TO BRICAN
CORPORATION - PATIENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- CONSULTANT TO COMPASS
MARKETING – INTERNET BASED HEALTH PRODUCTS
- DEVELOPER OF
WWW.MASTERINGCHIROPRACTIC.COM WEBSITE
- DEVELOPER OF THE MASTERY
COACHING SYSTEM
- TWICE INTERVIEWED ON “ON
PURPOSE”
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, STEPHEN A. HOFFMAN, BA.,
MA, DC, HHP, FICA2/22/02