Complementary health associate professionals

Description

Complementary health associate professionals use non-mainstream treatments in support of conventional medical treatments.

Tasks

• Advises and prescribes in areas of complementary and alternative medicine
• Prescribes and prepares homeopathic remedies
• Manipulates and massages patient to discover the cause of pain, relieve discomfort, restore function and mobility and to correct irregularities in body structure
• Uses colour therapy to help with people’s mental and physical problems
• Administers aromatic herbs and oils and massages body to relieve pain and restore health
• Massages reflex points in the hands and feet to relieve pain and promote healing in other parts of the body
• Uses hypnotherapy to relieve or treat health conditions and to change habits

Educational Requirements

Entry requirements vary in different fields. Some employers require a degree level qualification. Professional qualifications are available, and membership of professional bodies is mandatory in some areas.