EMP 811 M. Murphy 3 credits
Ethics in the Practice of Complementary and Alternative Medicine II
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.
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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