Introduction to Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices

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.

• 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.

Syllabus

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Introduction to the Field of Integrative Therapies
Week 2
Types of Integrative Therapies
Week 3
Evaluating the Evidence
Week 4
How Safe Are Integrative Therapies?
Week 5
What Impacts Use of Integrative Therapies?
Your Course Project
Week 6
Reflections and Next Steps

FAQ

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?

Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:

What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?

When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Can I get continuing education credit (CE) for this course?

This course has been designed to meet Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education (CE) 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.

Reviews

Very interesting course, even if mostly targeting people already working in the health sector (which is not my case at all)

This is a great overview of Integrative Therapies, I learned a lot of detailed information about how you can apply the healing therapies into various situations.

Easy lessons, the hours per week was good. Peer review project wasn't too long. Thank you for the information for this class.

This is a comprehensive course. i would like to suggest to include more content and skill on how to appraise research article/ research methodology in integrative medicine