EMP 711 M. Murphy 3 credits
Ethics in the Practice of Complementary and Alternative Medicine I
Only offered in the Fall semester
Description
This is a comprehensive course for practitioners of energy medicine of all kinds dedicated to providing the highest level of ethical service to their clients. This course fills a crucial need as ethical conduct is vital to the integrity, authenticity and acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine practitioners in the health care industry.
Prerequisite: Completion of EMP 708
Objectives
Participants will become familiar with the following:
- Learn valuable risk management tools to minimize exposure to legal and regulatory actions that create problems.
- Practical information provided about the ethical management of your practice
- Understanding of ethical concepts in all mind/body therapies
- Understanding what is considered unethical behavior in mind/body therapies.
- Case studies of ethical and legal scenarios to help navigate dealing with clients, regulatory boards and the legal system.
Topics
- The current legal movement towards the regulation of mind/body therapies
- The integration of the energy medicine profession into a new health care model
- History and development of healers code of ethics
- Ethical principles and key terms
- Practice management, office policies and other business practices
- Keys to professional and ethical behavior
Texts
- Michael H. Cohen, Future Medicine, Ethical Dilemmas, Regulatory Challenges and Therapeutic Pathways to Healthcare and Healing in Human Transformation
- Kylea Taylor, The Ethics of Caring, Honoring the Web of Life in our Professional Healing Relationships
- Cherie Cohnen-Moe, Business Mastery
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