Alternative Health Care

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Books

Search our catalog online at www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.

Vermont Web Links

VSAC's Massage Therapy pathfinder lists programs in VT.

Burlington College offers a BA in transpersonal psychology — www.burlington.edu/content/transpersonal-psychology

Goddard College offers a unique, interdisciplinary BA in health arts & sciences that emphasizes whole systems perspectives and integrated practices — www.goddard.edu/bachelorarts_healtharts

Johnson State College offers a BS in wellness and alternative medicine — www.jsc.edu/Academics/BehavioralSciences/WellnessAndAlternativeMedicine/default.aspx

Union Institute & University offers an holistic studies program — www.myunion.edu/academics/bachelor-of-arts/index.html

University of Vermont's Continuing Education offers a 15-credit sequence of courses on complementary healthcare — http://learn.uvm.edu/?Page=comp_therapies.php

Ed2Go, in partnership with several local Career and Technical Centers, offers online classes in alternative health care — www.ed2go.com

Elements of Healing offers a 150-hour oriental herbal medicine program — www.elementsofhealing.net/certificate_programs.html

Vermont Association of Naturopathic Physicians provides information on the status of the naturopathic profession in Vermont, principles of naturopathic medicine, and more — www.vanp.org

The following alternative health care occupations are licensed in Vermont: acupuncturist, chiropractor, midwife, naturopathic physician, and osteopath. Refer to the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for more information — www.vtprofessionals.org

Vermont Department of Labor provides a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov

Other Web Links

Alternative Medicine Foundation has a set of resource guides with information on careers in acupuncture, herbal medicine, naturopathy, and many others — www.amfoundation.org/info.htm

Council on Naturopathic Medical Education is the only accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for naturopathic programs — www.cnme.org

Medline Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers a searchable database of articles, directories, and legal issues for specific alternative medicine topics — www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandalternativemedicine.html

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine offers information on research grants, continuing education, and career development trainings — http://nccam.nih.gov

Natural Healers.com is a source of information on schools, programs, and certification and licensing requirements — www.naturalhealers.com

Software Resources

VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools

You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:

• explore career possibilities
• plan the training you need for specific careers
• search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
• learn about financial aid options
• and much more!

Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
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Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, Updated: 11/10/11