EMP 810    G. Everett    3 credits
Literature Survey: Exploring the Breadth of Energy Medicine— Doctorate Level

Description

The field of Energy Medicine is vast and growing. This course will help students perceive the breadth of the field. Students will understand how their own chosen specialty area fits into and relates to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) organization and to understand how information is disseminated and research is funded.

Objectives

Students will complete a wide exploration of literature and resources within the breadth of Energy Medicine based on the five categories of alternative and complementary practices developed by National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). The categories include: Alternative Medical Systems, Mind-Body Interventions, Biological-based Therapies, Manipulative and Body-based Methods, and Energy Therapies.

Topics

• Learn to apply comprehensive skills in conducting literature search including books, publications, on-line, and professional organizations.
• Broaden and deepen the student’s understanding of Energy Medicine and the diversity of approaches included in the field.
• Develop an in-depth awareness of “alternative, complementary and indigenous” healing modalities.
• Understand the assumptions and values at the core of their knowledge in relation to the field of Energy Medicine.

Texts

• Dossey, Larry Healing Beyond the Body, Medicine and the Infinite Reach of the Mind.
• Lewith, George, Jonas, Wayne B., and Walach, Harald Clinical Research in Complementary Therapies
• Freeman, Lyn and Frank Lawlis Mosby’s Complementary & Alternative Medicine: A Research-Based Approach
• Oschman, James Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performance

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