Client-Centered Integrative Approach to Health

Client-Centered Integrative Approach to Health

Issued by Carroll University

Earners of the Client-Centered Integrative Approach to Health badge are equipped with the necessary tools to provide interprofessional patient-centered care, which is proven to improve patient satisfaction, reduce overall cost of care and improve the health of the general population. They are able to apply integrative health and interprofessional skills in realistic situations involving a client and a team of health professionals.

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Successfully completed the National Center for Integrative Primary Healthcare’s (NCIPH) “Foundations in Integrative Health” online curriculum. Demonstrated improvement in the NCIPH's “Foundations in Integrative Health—Knowledge Examination” which measures relevant medical knowledge retention after curriculum completion and the NCIPH “Foundations in Integrative Health – Self-Assessment,” which measures attitudes towards integrative health.
  • Participants produced a comprehensive case study offering multiple perspectives on interprofessional teams with 7-8 other health professional students (Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Nursing).
  • Recipients identified integrative health opportunities to enhance client wellness based in the three categories of social determinants of health: physical environment, social environment and individual characteristics/behaviors