Unit 5 CAM

Course Syllabus
COURSE INFORMATION
Term:

1502B

Dates:

May 13- July 21, 2015

Course Number/Section: N456-01

Course Title: Holistic Medicine 101
Credit Hours: 6
Prerequisites: None
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Funder, D.C. (2010). The personality puzzle. (5th ed.). N.Y: McGraw Hill
Companies, Inc.
Gilbert, D.T. (2006). Emotional Intelligence. New York, New York: Bantam
Dell.
Howley, E. (2012). Fitness Professionals Handbook (6th ed.). E-Book.
Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com/
Micozzi, M. (2011). Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(4th ed.).Vital Book file. Bookshelf.
Seaward, Brian Luke. Health of the Human Spirit: Spiritual Dimensions for
Personal Health, 2nd Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2012. VitalBook file.

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES TO VIEW:

The Annals (2014). The Emerging Socioeconomic and Political Support for
Alternative Medicine in the United States.
http://ann.sagepub.com/content/583/1/44.abstract.
Clores, S (2012). Next Avenue. The Benefits of Quiet for Body, Mind and Spirit,
7 ways to slow down, unplug and really tune in. Retrieved from:
http://www.nextavenue.org/article/2012-02/benefits-quiet-body-mind-andspirit

Holistic Medicine. (2014). Retrieved from

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementary
andalternativemedicine
WebMD, (2014). Health & Balance.
http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/complementary-medicine-topicoverview
INSTRUCTOR AND SEMINAR INFORMATION
Instructor: Connie Ramon, AAS
Email: connielramon@kaplan.edu
Course Meetings: Online
Credit Hours: 4
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will serve as an introduction to holistic medicine while focusing on
contemporary and alternative medicine (CAM). This class will be dedicated to
understanding the basic concepts of a more holistic approach to medicine, along
with mind and body connection.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, you should be able to:
1. To understand the basics of a proper health assessment
2. Design a health and wellness plan for a client
3. Learn the major concepts of various holistic approaches to healing
4. Learn specific approaches to healing
5. Feel confident in the creation and use of specific herbal medicines and products
6. Understand the differences between contemporary and alternative medicine
GRADING
Scale: TBD
Grading will be based upon a cumulative score of tests, quizzes, labs, and write-ups

Unit 5 CAM
General Course Outline Handout

Lesson One:
Health Assessments
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Emotional Effects
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Physical Fitness
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Effects of CAM on both
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Integrative ways of looking at health and wellness as a whole

Lesson Two:
Describing meditation
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Types?
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How to
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Ways one can relax

Lesson Three:
Mind Body and Spirit Approach to life
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Strategies and Coping Skills