This introductory course provides a framework for incorporating integrative therapies into your work with clients or patients. By the end of the course, you will be able to assess if integrative therapies are good options in specific situations, as well as educate patients and colleagues about benefits and risks. You will be confident discussing the evidence base for integrative therapies in general, with an understanding of some of the challenges of research in this area, and able to identify reliable sources of evidence-based information. You will leave with the skills to partner with patients or clients around use of these therapies and a plan to introduce integrative therapies in your work or other setting.
Introduction to Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices
Introduction to Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices
This course is part of Integrative Health and Medicine Specialization
Instructors: Robin Austin, DNP, DC
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Describe the field of integrative health.
Evaluate the state of the research evidence and reliable sources to use.
Discuss the overall safety of these therapies and how to optimize safe use.
Create a plan to successfully introduce integrative therapies into your work or other setting.
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GS
Reviewed on Jan 7, 2021
I took this course to learn more about traditional and alternative medicine and this course made me want to learn more and delve deeper into the specific therapies.
VT
Reviewed on Apr 22, 2021
It's a long course. And you might have to wait a week or 2 just to complete a requirement as it is dependent on reviewing other's work.
LR
Reviewed on Nov 5, 2020
I have learned so much from taking this class. I actually have a direction of where I want to see myself in the near future.
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