Directory of Schools for Alternative & Complementary Health Care: Second Edition » (REV)

KAREN RAPPAPORT is a freelance researcher with a special interest in alternative and complementary medicine.

Now in its second edition, this award-winning directory is the first comprehensive guide to schools for alternative and complementary medicine located throughout the U.S. and Canada. Organized by state (or province), each of the directory's more than 800 entries includes the school's area of specialty, key contacts, staff size, wheelchair accessibility, enrollment, programs of study, accreditation, and degrees offered. Admission requirements, application deadlines, financial aid programs, and tuition fees are also listed. All previous entries have been updated, and over 100 new entries have been added.

Joanne K. Singleton

This is a second edition directory of schools for alternative and complementary healthcare. The purpose is to provide information on schools and programs in the U.S. and Canada that offer professional training in alternative and complementary therapies. Included in the directory are programs in acupressure, acupuncture, and oriental medicine, Alexander Technique, aromatherapy, ayurvedic medicine, biofeedback, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hypnotherapy, massage therapy and bodywork, midwifery, naturopathic medicine, polarity therapy reflexology, Reiki, shiatsu, and yoga. The audience may include current and future healthcare professionals who wish to incorporate complementary and alternative modalities into their care, as well as individuals who are planning careers as complementary and alternative providers. The editor of this directory is a freelance researcher with a particular interest in this area who has experience as a researcher at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. Information is provided on over 875 schools and professional training programs in alternative and complementary modalities, listed by state. Questionnaires were sent to schools that were identified through professional organizations, advertising, and word of mouth. There is no charge for a listing in the directory. The rapid growth in this area, based on consumer demand for complementary and alternative care, makes this directory an important tool for anyone looking for a starting point when seeking this kind of program information. This directory offers a wide range of listings of schools and professional training programs for complementary and alternative modalities. This secondedition includes an additional 250 listings, and an updating of all first edition entries. It is a useful book in which a wide range of listings are offered, with comprehensive entries and cross-referencing by name of school and field of study.

Foreword by Andrew Weil, M.D. vii

Introduction ix

Sample Entry xiii

Abbreviations xv

Glossary xvii

U.S. Schools 1

Canadian Schools 229

Resource Information: Selected Organizations, Publications, and Web Sites Dealing with Alternative and Complementary Health Care 243

Organizations, Resources, and Accrediting Agencies 245

Books 256

Periodicals 261

World Wide Web Sites 263

Indexes 265

School Names Index 267

Fields of Study Index 279