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Introduction to Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices

Name: Introduction to Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices
Rating: 9.0 (327 reviews)

This introductory course provides a framework for incorporating integrative therapies into your work with clients or patients. By the end of the course, you...

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(327 reviews)

16,278 students

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Robin Austin, DNP, DC

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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.

Continuing Education Credit
This course has been designed to meet Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education requirements for 15 contact hours and may be eligible for CE credit from other professional boards that allow self-documenting of continuing education activities. It is your responsibility to check with your regulatory board to confirm this course meets your local requirements and, if necessary, to provide them with the certificate of completion you get if you pay for and fulfill all the requirements of this course. This course is also approved by ICHWC (Health Coaching) for 15 continuing education units (CEP # 100057).

What can you learn from this course?

✓ 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.

What you need to start the course?

There is no prerequisite, anyone can begin this course.. This course is also great for beginners without any Patient Care knowledge.

Who is this course is made for?

This course is suitable for beginners.

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Are there any financial aid for this course?

YES, you can get a scholarship or Financial Aid for Coursera courses. The first step is to fill out an application about your educational background, career goals, and financial circumstances. Learn more about financial aid on Coursera.

Who will teach this course? Can I trust Robin Austin, DNP, DC?

Robin Austin, DNP, DC has created 1 courses that got 89 reviews which are generally positive. Robin Austin, DNP, DC has taught 16,278 students and received a 4.6 average review out of 89 reviews. Depending on the information available, we think that Robin Austin, DNP, DC is an instructor that you can trust.

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Robin Austin, DNP, DC

School of Nursing

University of Minnesota

Robert Ghrist is the Andrea Mitchell University Professor of Mathematics and Electrical & Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Prof. Ghrist is an applied mathematician whose expertise consists of finding novel applications for previously un-applied branches of Mathematics to Engineering Systems. Examples include applications of algebraic topology to sensor networks, sheaf theory to optimization and network data, CAT(0) geometry to robot motion planning, and braid theory to dynamical systems. His work has been honored by Scientific American as a “SciAm50 Top for Research Innovation” in 2007 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2004. The S. Reid Warren, Jr. Award was granted to Prof. Ghrist by Penn students in 2009 for exceptional teaching. Prof. Ghrist is the 2013 recipient of the Chauvenet prize, the highest award for mathematical expository writing.

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