Foundations of Complementary Therapies and Alternative Medicine

04.12.2009

Englisch

9780230211438

Macmillan Education

Nein

Robert Adams

432

Taschenbuch

ROBERT ADAMS is Professor at the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Teesside. He is well established as an author having researched and written many books on health and social care, policy, open learning and practice. Robert spent some of his teaching career at the Open Learning Foundation – and here he was also originator, commissioning editor, and contributing writer in teams developing more than 80 open learning packages in health and social work. Robert has a keen interest in the area of complementary health.

alternative medicine, anatomy, Chinese Medicine, diagnosis, health, herbal medicine, massage, meditation, osteopathy, Reiki, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

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Introduction to the book.- PART I: LEARNING, STUDYING& PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Skills for College& Work-based Learning; R.Adams.- Personal awareness, Critically Reflective Practice and Professional Development; R.Adams.- PART II: CONTEXTS FOR PRACTICE Introduction to Complementary Therapies and Alternative Medicine; R.Adams.- Approaches to Illness, Treatment, Health Promotion and Wellbeing; R.Adams.- Policy& legal basis for Complementary Therapies and Alternative Medicine; R.Adams.- PART III: MANAGING YOUR OWN PRACTICE Working in Teams and with Different Professions; R.Adams.- Running a Complementary Practice as a Small Business; R.Adams.- Hygiene, Health and Safety; R.Adams.- PART IV: WORKING WITH PATIENTS AND CLIENTS Ethical& Value Bases for Practice; R.Adams.- Communicating with People and Record Keeping; R.Adams.- Process of Working with Clients/Patients; R.Adams.- Researching Practice; R.Adams.- PART V: PHILOSOPHICAL AND SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE PRACTICE Roots of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine; R.Adams.- Basic Functional Anatomy; J.Richards .- Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Urinary Systems; J.Tsai.- Reproductive, Endocrine and Nervous Systems; J.Tsai.- Immune, Digestive, Musculoskeletal and Integumentary Systems; J.Tsai.- Differential Diagnosis; J.Tsai.- PART VI: APPROACHES TO PRACTICE Homeopathy; S.Armstrong .- Life, Spirituality, and Chinese Medicine; F.Meng.- Traditional Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture, Herbalism and Massage; R.M.Chan .- Meditation; L.Rabsang.- Herbal Medicine; A.Stableford.- Aromatherapy; K.Tinker.- Chiropractic; J.Richards& H.Gemmell.- Osteopathy; A.Maddick.- Reflexology; N.Hall.- Alexander Technique; L.Schibel Mason.- Reiki; R.Pharo& D.Sawyer.- Healing; S.Canning.- Expressive Therapies; S.Jennings.- PART VII: CONTINUING EDUCATION& PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 32 Continuing Professional Development; R.Adams.- Appendix: Professional Organizations and Useful Contacts.- Bibliography.- Index.

246 mm

18.9 cm