Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
December 6, 2017Unit 23: Employability Skills
December 7, 2017Programme: HND BTEC
Unit Number and Title: Complementary Therapies
Unit code: H/601/1635
Unit Level: QCF Level 5
Complementary Therapies
Unit Content
1 Understand the principles behind complementary therapies and their current Usage
Therapies: pharmaceutically mediated eg herbalism, homeopathy; physically mediated eg osteopathy, chiropractic yoga, Alexander Technique; psychologically mediated eg counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy
Treatments: signs and symptoms; processes; frequency; dosage; equipment; materials; agents
Advantages and disadvantages: benefits claimed eg enhancing health, wellbeing; contraindications, intrinsic harm
Access: physical access, financial, referral systems, cultural factors, private sector, publicSector.
2 Understand the role of complementary therapies in relation to orthodox treatments
Musculo-skeletal: bones, joints, muscles, mobility, pain
Metabolic: digestive and eliminatory processes, dermatological, endocrine functions, immune function, reproductive function
Cardio-respiratory: pulmonary functioning, cardiovascular functioning
Psychological effects: mental health eg stress, depression; learning difficulties eg Attention-
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), autism
Attitudes: preferred therapies, barriers to use, value
Contraindications: comparison between orthodox treatment and complementary therapy Treatments.
3 Be able to analyse evidence for the efficacy of complementary therapies in sustaining health and wellbeing:
Sources of information: therapy practitioners, health professionals, commercial sources, science, systematic research
Claims: benefits eg cure, amelioration, prevention of signs and symptoms, enhancement of well-being.
4 Be able to carry out an evaluation of the systems for regulating the use of complementary therapies:
Regulation systems: legislation, code of practice, code of ethics, self-regulation, complementary therapy practitioner representative umbrella organisations
Effectiveness: minimising risk, benefits, professionalism, developing public understanding, working with orthodox therapies, emerging trends.
Learning outcomes & assessment criteria
| Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, a learner will: |
Assessment criteria for pass
The learner can: 1.1 Explain treatment processes for widely available complementary therapies 1.2 Assess the advantages and disadvantages of the complementary therapies 1.3 Analyse factors influencing access to complementary therapies, both locally and nationwide
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LO1 Understand the principles behind complementary therapies and their current usage |
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LO2 Understand the role of complementary therapies in relation to orthodox treatments |
2.1 Analyse the role of complementary therapies in relation
to orthodox treatments in the care of musculo-skeletal, metabolic and cardio-respiratory needs 2.2 Evaluate attitudes towards complementary therapies 2.3 Assess the psychological effects of complementary therapies 2.4 Compare the contra-indications between orthodox and complementary therapies |
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LO3 Be able to analyse evidence for the efficacy of complementary therapies in sustaining health and wellbeing |
3.1 Carry out an analysis of the reliability and validity of
information sources on complementary therapies 3.2 Evaluate evidence which claims the benefits of complementary therapies 3.3 Make recommendations based on the evidence gathered for the use of complementary therapies within a specific group of users of health and social care services |
| LO4 Be able to carry out an evaluation of the systems for regulating the use of complementary therapies. | 4.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of current regulation systems
for the use of complementary therapies 4.2 Make recommendations, supported by evidence, for improving regulatory systems for the use of Complementary therapies. |
Assessment schedule
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Task Title |
Assessment Method |
Criteria Covered | Final Submission Dates |
| Task One: Principles behind complementary therapies | Write a report
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1.1, 1.2, 1.3 | Final submission for all tasks: 05th December 2017 |
| Task two: Complimentary VS Orthodox | Essay | 2.1, 2.2, 2.3&
2.4 |
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| Task Three: The efficacy of Complimentary therapies | Reflective Account with Research | 3.1, 3.2&3.3 | |
| Task four: Regulating Complimentary therapies
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Information booklet | 4.1 and 4.2 |
Specification of Assessment
Task 1: 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 (Report Writing)
- Explain treatment processes for widely available complementary therapies including their treatment processes which could include signs and symptoms, administration, frequency/dosage:
The “Lifeline “complimentary health centre offers the following range of therapies:
| Pharmaceutical mediated: | Physically mediated: | Psychological mediated: |
| Herbal Medicine | Reflexology, Osteopathy, | Counseling |
| Homeopathy | Acupuncture Aromatherapy Chiropractic yoga | Hypnotherapy |
| Alexander Technique | Psychotherapy |
- Assess the advantages and disadvantages of the complementary therapies
- Analyze factors influencing access to complementary therapies, both locally and nationwide (Include physical or geographical factors alongside socio-economic, cultural, educational factors and referral systems).
Task 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 (Essay):
2.1 Analyse the role of complementary therapies in relation to orthodox treatments in the care of musculo-skeletal, metabolic and cardio-respiratory needs
(In making your comparison you could consider:
- Muscular-skeletal disorders: e.g. bones, joints, muscles, mobility, pain
- Metabolic Disorders: e.g. digestive and eliminatory processes, endocrine functioning, immune function, reproductive function
- Cardio-respiratory Disorders: e.g. pulmonary functioning, cardiovascular functioning).
2.2 Evaluate attitudes towards complementary therapies
2.3 Assess the psychological effects of complementary therapies (mental health, e.g. stress, depression; those with learning difficulties, e.g. autism)
2.4 Compare the contra-indications between orthodox and complementary therapies
Task 3: 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 (Reflective Account with Research): You have to use practical experience from your work place.
3.1 Carry out an analysis of the reliability and validity of information sources on complementary therapies
3.2 Evaluate evidence which claims the benefits of complementary therapies
3.3 Make recommendations based on the evidence gathered for the use of complementary therapies within a specific group of users of health and social care services.
Task 4: 4.1 and 4.2 (Information booklet):
- Evaluate the effectiveness of current regulation systems for the use of complementary therapies
(Accurately identify what existing legislation; codes of ethics, codes of practice are in place to regulate the use of complementary therapies in society).
4.2 Make recommendations, supported by evidence, for improving regulatory systems for the use of Complementary therapies.
(E.g. how to minimising risk, how to improve professionalism, how to develop public understanding, working with orthodox therapies).
