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NAT 504 Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Pathology and Protocols Online
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Course Description:
Studies show that anywhere up to 42% of the American population use CAM protocols on a regular basis. As such, anyone working in the health care industry, whether as a practitioner, scholar, educator, and advocate, needs to broaden their education to include evidence-based CAM. This graduate course focuses on principles of complementary and alternative therapies in relation to diseases of specific body systems. The varied techniques and modalities that a CAM practitioner employs are covered such as aromatherapy, homeopathy, dynamic phytotherapy, herbal medicine, dietary supplements, reflexology, cell salts, color therapy, nutrition and lifestyle changes.
It is important to remember that the desired outcome of any holistic health or CAM protocol to increase the natural vitality of the client and bring the system back into balance. The student will examine the belief fundamental to CAM that the human body contains a strong power to heal itself, which is also known as vital energy or vitalism. While examining this belief, students also look at how the CAM practitioner is able to stimulate this power by educating each client in how to maintain health once it is achieved, increasing vitality and building up one’s resistance through improved nutrition and a harmonious lifestyle.
Prerequisites:
Nat 501, Nat 502, and Nat 503. Admission to the Master of Science in Complementary Alternative
Medicine degree program.
Taught:
This course is completed over 16 weeks. Minimum
study time recommended is 9 hours per week including online time,
homework, reading, labs and practical work.
Credit:
3 semester credits.
Materials:
- ACHS Student Handbook and Study Guide
- Interactive, instructor-led ACHS online classroom.
- Online lectures updated with the latest information and applicable research.
- Regular tests designed to enhance your understanding as well as assess your learning to date.
- Ongoing,
instructor-led and peer-to-peer discussions for each module to enhance
your learning and connect you with your fellow students, all of whom
are adult learners from varying walks of life, enriching your learning
experience. Add to discussions 24/7, giving you flexibility to work in
with your busy lifestyle.
- Comprehensive online
virtual library including online access to the Natural Standards
Database and Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database as well as a wide
variety of additional resources, reviewed by faculty and our lead
librarian.
- Access to LIRN, Library and Information Resources Network, Inc.,
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded in 1996, and consisting of a
consortium of educational institutions that have joined to share access
to information resources.
- Bonus: Access to the ACHS Wellness Guide Online
Fees:
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