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Complementary and Alternative CPU Objectives Activity 1 1-1. Test your pre-existing knowledge of the course material. 1-2. Gain an overview understanding of complimentary and alternative medicine as a health care field. 1-3. Explore major careers associated with alternative medicine and the responsibilities, education, and licensure requirements for each. 1-4. Research laws for the state in which you live pertinent to naturopaths, acupuncturists, or homeopaths. 1-5. Develop a short paper discussing a chosen career field, using information gained during your research. 1-6. Choose a CAM career that you would like to “shadow” and discuss this opportunity with the instructor. 1-7. Analyze your previous perceptions of CAM, and explain whether or not your initial research affected them. Activity 2 2-1. Discover the basic principles of massage therapy. 2-2. Review the anatomy of the muscular, nervous, and lymphatic body systems. 2-3. Understand the importance of professionalism in massage therapy. 2-4. Create a client brochure to familiarize new customers with the principles, goals, and scope of practice of massage therapy. 2-5. Explore the importance of sanitation, hygiene, and safety in any health care career, and the specific sanitation practices related to massage therapy. 2-6. Imagine a standard sanitation situation and explain what sanitation steps a massage therapist should take. Activity 3 3-1. Define body mechanics and understand their importance in massage therapy. 3-2. Explore the basic principles of body mechanics and how to incorporate these practices into the massage. 3-3. Practice the proper use of body mechanics. 3-4. Discuss the importance of proper body mechanics and think of a simple machine that best relates to body mechanics. Activity 4 4-1. Discover the history of Swedish massage. 4-2. Explore the five primary strokes used in Swedish massage. 4-3. Practice the principle steps used in Swedish massage. 4-4. Consider your own experiences and impressions regarding massage. Activity 5 5-1. Define acupuncture, acupressure, and reflexology. 5-2. Discover the history and modern relevance of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 5-3. Consider the cultural context of the categories of traditional medicine and CAM. 5-4. Discover the difference between scientific and anecdotal evidence. 5-5. Explore both the traditional and scientific theories behind a specific TCM practice, acupuncture. 5-6. Discover the relationship between acupuncture, acupressure, and reflexology. 5-7. Discuss whether or not you think qi is real and, if so, how you think it is most effectively described in Western terms. Activity 6 6-1. Define chiropractic. 6-2. Review the skeletal system. 6-3. Discover the current scientific findings concerning chiropractic. 6-4. Discover the dangers associated with chiropractic, including who should not receive chiropractic treatment. 6-5. Explore and practice proper intake procedures for a chiropractic clinic. 6-6. Examine your feelings concerning chiropractic care and explain what, if anything, would cause you go see a chiropractor. Activity 7 7-1. Review the vertebrae and the spine. 7-2. Explore the various components of a chiropractic exam. 7-3. Discover the procedures and instruments which are used by a chiropractor. 7-4. Imagine a situation in which a chiropractor’s patient refuses needed traditional medical treatment and decide how you think the chiropractor should respond. Activity 8 8-1. Define recreational therapy. 8-2. Discover where a recreational therapist works. 8-3. Explore how a patient is evaluated to determine if recreational therapy is appropriate. 8-4. Conduct a patient evaluation. 8-5. Reflect on your experience with the FACTR-R test. Activity 9 9-1. Discover the tools and methods used by recreational therapists. 9-2. Examine several types of animal assisted therapy. 9-3. Take and evaluate a survey of recreational interests. 9-4. Discover how recreational therapy is adapted for individual patients. 9-5. Develop recreational activities for hypothetical patients. 9-6. Based on the role play assignment in this activity, explain which patient population you think you would especially enjoy working with. Activity 10 10-1. Consider your impression of homeopathy and explain whether you think its claims of effectiveness are baseless or strong. 10-2. Discover how to read homeopathic labels. 10-3. Select the most appropriate homeopathic remedy for several hypothetical patients. 10-4. Consider the histories of homeopathic and heroic medicine and their relationship to each other. Activity 11 11-1. Create a presentation on a CAM treatment or method that is not covered in this course. 11-2. Discuss your presentation topic. Activity 12 12-1. Complete the presentation you began in the last activity. 12-2. Present your finished project to the instructor for evaluation. 12-3. Discuss the research you conducted for your presentation. Activity 13 13-1. You will participate in a career shadowing activity the instructor has arranged. OR 13-2. You will conduct research regarding a recent development in CAM. 13-3. Describe what new or surprising things you have learned in your job shadowing (or in your research, if you did not job shadow). Activity 14 14-1. You will participate in a career shadowing activity the instructor has arranged. OR 14-2. You will work on a project that presents the information that they gathered during the last activity. 14-3. Review your job shadowing or research and discuss how your opinion of CAM was influenced or changed. Activity 15 15-1. Select appropriate vocabulary terms based on the definitions provided. 15-2.Test your comprehension of concepts gained during this course. |
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