Complementary Therapies for Health and Social Care

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit a learner should:

1 Understand complementary therapies that can be used with patients/service users

2 Understand the role of complementary therapies in relation to orthodox treatments

3 Understand the role of complementary therapies in maintaining health and wellbeing

4 Understand systems for the regulation of different complementary therapies.

P1 identify complementary therapies available in local area

P2 describe factors that may influence access to complementary therapies

P3 describe the treatment process for four different complementary therapies

P4 describe the role of four different complementary therapies in relation to orthodox treatments

P5 describe the role of four different complementary therapies in relation to health and wellbeing

P6 identify current regulation systems for complementary therapists.

M1 explain factors that may influence access to complementary therapies

M2 explain advantages and disadvantages of the four therapies described

M3 explain the role of four different complementary therapies in relation to orthodox treatments

M4 discuss the effectiveness of regulatory systems for complementary therapists.

D1 evaluate the evidence relating to the use of complementary therapies in contemporary society

D2 evaluate the effectiveness of the regulatory systems in relation to both practitioners and patients/service users.