Synopsis
This comprehensive resource of key terms and concepts in complementary health care addresses practices, and conditions, and research-based treatments. In alphabetical order, each entry appears with an essay by an expert on the topic. Also included is an extensive resource section and the first available directory of practitioners and institutes relevant to complementary health practice. It is readily accessible to nurses, students and professionals from other related fields.
Biographie de l'auteur
Carolyn Chambers Clark, A.R.N.P., EdD, F.A.A.N., A.H.N.C., founded the Wellness Institute and now runs a website called Wellness and Relationship Resources at www.carolynchambersclark.com that provides continuing education materials, newsletters, seminars, and practice management consultation. As a certified advanced holistic nurse and mental health nurse practitioner, she has maintained a private practice with clients for more than 30 years, focusing on whole person wellness. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 1980 and is an award-winning author who has conducted research and published widely on wellness, holistic, and self-care topics, including Wellness Practitioner, Integrating Complementary Procedures into Practice, Health Promotion in Communities: Holistic and Wellness Approaches (Springer Publishing Company, 2001),Holistic Assertiveness Skills for Nurses: Empower Yourself (and Others!) (Springer Publishing Company, 2003) and The Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice (Springer Publishing Company. 1999) She was also founding editor of the Alternative Health Practitioner: The Journal of Complementary and Natural Care and is the author of Group Leadership Skills (Springer Publishing Company, 2003), now in its fourth edition.
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