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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS Degree in Integrative Health Professions and enter the workforce as an entry-level practitioner, coach, etc. Students explore integrative health and medical professions. The AAS Integrative Health Professions degree prepares the student to practice a career in an area of integrative health such as aromatherapy, teaching yoga, massage therapy, reflexology, energy work and health & wellness coaching. Students can create their own practice or work alongside other practitioners in the integrative health and medical fields including wellness facilities, clinics and hospitals. Students study various integrative health modalities, healing methods, and ethical issues.
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What You Will Learn
Upon completion of the program you will be able to:
1. Model a holistic view of health that integrates mind-body-spirit in illness prevention and wellness promotion
2. Cultivate professional therapeutic relationships by demonstrating empathy and healing presence, maintaining healthy boundaries, providing a non-judgmental and welcoming space
3. Demonstrate professionalism, inclusion, and cultural sensitivity when representing yourself, our Integrative Health program, FRCC, and your selected professional field
4. Identify and describe the fundamental similarities and differences between traditional/allopathic, alternative, holistic, complementary, and integrative health medical models
5. Explain the impact of physical and emotional self-care on general well-being, illness prevention, and health maintenance for health professionals as well as clients
6. Describe the impact of stress on health and wellness as well as practice, teach, and/or demonstrate techniques for stress reduction in regards to health management
7. Effectively communicate using appropriate medical terminology, sharing health-related knowledge, and utilizing active listening skills
8. Demonstrate critical thinking, specific skills/techniques, safety protocols, and proficiency in performing/ practicing at least one specific holistic modality
9. Display professional, ethical conduct in accordance with each modality’s Scope of Practice and professional accrediting organization(s), demonstrate integrity in communicating knowledge and applying skills
10. Participate as a member of Integrative Health Professions: involvement in the integrative health field, upholding ethical standards and professional guidelines, integrating knowledgeable, reflective, and critical perspectives on holistic health, sitting for state and/or national certification or credentialing exams, seeking professional affiliation memberships, and engaging in informed advocacy for at least one specified modality
First Semester
Second Semester
Semester Note: If you also choose to complete the Yoga Teacher Certificate, your elective credits for 3rd and 4th semesters should be reserved for the 10-credit IHP 2050 course which is only offered in the Spring term.
Third Semester
Semester Note: If you also choose to complete the Yoga Teacher Certificate, your elective credits for 3rd and 4th semesters should be reserved for the 10-credit IHP 2050 course which is only offered in the Spring term.
If you have previously completed Anatomy and Physiology courses, please meet with the Program Director to discuss possible course substitutions.
Fourth Semester
Semester Note: If you also choose to complete the Yoga Teacher Certificate, your elective credits for 3rd and 4th semesters should be reserved for the 10-credit IHP 2050 course which is only offered in the Spring term.