Directory of Schools for Alternative & Complementary Health Care Second Edition

Subjects:

• Health/Medicine » Alternative Health & Healing
• Education » Educational Directories
• Health/Medicine » Health/Medicine (General)

Awards:

• Booklist Editor's Choice, 1998

Reviews:

• ...a thorough, inclusive resource for information about North American programs of study in Alternative and Complementary Health Care and is recommended for academic libraries or public libraries with collections devoted to education and career development resources.
  —Medical Reference Services Quarterly Fall 2002
• ...a great resource....especially useful for those who aren't familiar with alternative medical professional titles and nomenclature....a full, comprehensive guide to the healing arts.
  —The Library Letter
• This directory is one of the few resources available for locating information on full educational programs on alternative and complementary health care in the United States and Canada....will fit nicely into many reference collections....and would be appropriate for any library collecting in career and academic planning.
  —E-Streams
• ...because of the uniquness of the subject field, the ease of access to directory information, and the added material included, this directory should be valuable to public and academic libraries.
  —ARBA
• As holistic medicide continues to rise in popularity, more and more formal education/training programs have been and continue to be developed, thus creating a need for an organized reference source. Directory of Schools for Alternative and Complementary Health Care fits the bill....All in all, Directory of Schools succeeds in its clear and thorough presentation of educational opportunities in holistic medicine....Both titles are recommended for public libraries and career centers.
  —Booklist/Reference Book Review
• Directory of Schools for Alternative & Complementary Health Care is a well-organized resource that provides information about schools that aren't usually covered in the mainstream educational directories....This reference work is recommended for larger public libraries and academic libraries whose collection include the topic of alternative health care.
  —References & User Services Quarter
• This directory merits a place among the many college and professional school guides already available in public and academic libraries.
  —Rettig on Reference
• The new edition contains information about 875 schools in the US and Canada the offer programs of study in this new field. Extensive, updated bibliographies of literature, periodicals and Web sites are also included, plus an annotated list of organizations that aid students in searching for the most up-to-date information in their areas of study.
  —Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment

Table of Contents:

• 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