NATUROPATHY DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE
Duration: This Programms has a duration of 3205, comprising 2,565 hours of home study and 400 hours of Seminar training plus 240 Clinical hours.
Course Structure:
Part A: Undertaken with ACS Distance Education
- Anatomy & Physiology I
- Nutrition I
- Nutrition II
- Nutrition III
- Biochemistry I
- Biochemistry II
- Biochemistry III
- Biology (Cell Biology)
- Introduction to Psychology
- Counselling Skills I
Part B: Undertaken with Health Schools Australia
- Herbal Medicine
- Disorder Profiles/Clinical Practice 1-4
- Chemistry
- Advanced Herbal Medicine
- Remedial Massage
- Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
- Advanced Nutrition
- Iridology
- History & Philosophy Of Natural Medicine
- Pathophysiology & Symptomatology
- Ethics & Jurisprudence
- Practice Management
- Occupational Health & Safety
What you should be able to do once you complete the course
Contribute to effective workplace relationships.
Develop professional expertise.
Manage a practice.
Communicate effectively with clients/patients.
Make referrals to other health care professionals when appropriate.
Apply advanced first aid (O/S).
Apply basic first aid.
Contribute to organisational effectiveness in the health industry.
Manage the control of infection.
Provide Naturopathic treatment.
Provide the Western Herbal Medicine treatment.
Provide Naturopathic Nutritional treatment.
Plan the Naturopathic treatment strategy.
Perform Naturopathic health assessment.
Manage work within the Naturopathic framework.
Apply Naturopathic diagnostic framework.
Work within a Naturopathic framework.
Provide specialised Western Herbal Medicine treatment.
Operate a Western Herbal Medicine dispensary.
Work within a Massage framework.
Perform Massage health assessment.
Apply Massage assessment framework.
Plan the Massage treatment.
Provide the Massage treatment.
Apply literature research findings to clinical Nutritional practice.
Provide specialised Nutritional care.
Modules
Note that each module in the Qualification -Advanced Diploma In Naturopathy is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.