Complementary therapist

Code 2230.2

Complementary therapists use a range of complementary and alternative therapies to work simultaneously with the clients` body, mind, and spirit in a holistic approach. They offer practices and services for holistic wellbeing, health maintenance, health education, health promotion and prevention of illness, along with the sustainable treatment of certain illnesses, especially chronic illnesses. Their practices include but are not limited to acupuncture, aromatherapy, banotherapy, homeopathy, and herbal medicine.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • human anatomy
  • human physiology

Skills and competences

  • develop therapeutic relationships
  • maintain work area cleanliness

Transversal competences

  • ensure safety of healthcare users
  • follow-up on healthcare users' treatment

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences