MHS 619 CLINICAL APPLICATION OF INTEGRATIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
This course provide students with an interprofessional overview of the clinical application of integrative health and wellness approaches. Students learn the skills necessary for developing an effective therapeutic practitioner-patient relationship and the strategies for communicating and educating patients about integrative health and wellness approaches, potential benefits, and possible risks. The factors affecting the utilization, interpretation, and patient understanding of these therapies are also examined. Clinical decision-making and the influence of research on recommendations and evaluation are examined. Students learn how the integrative assessment differs from the conventional assessment process, and they learn how to develop an integrative treatment plan. Numerous case studies demonstrating the application of integrative approaches for the treatment and prevention of common and chronic diseases are analyzed. Finally, the challenges in developing research to adequately examine the integrative approach as it is applied in clinical practice are discussed.