Integrating Therapies into Practice
Students will develop a project related to a Manipulative and Body Based therapy of interest to them. The first part of the project is to write a paper defining the chosen therapy and its uses, comparing two types of the chosen therapy, and discussing how the therapy has been or could be used in the student’s practice. Students must use a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed journal articles for this section of the project.
Journal articles used as references must have been published within the last 5 years, unless it is considered a sentinel article. Additional references may include your textbook or other scholarly sources. All assignments should be in APA format according to the 7th edition of the American Psychological Association’s Manual. The body of the paper should be 1 ½ – 2 pages in length. The second section of the project (see below) should be included as an addendum to the paper.
The second part of the project requires students to perform an internet search to determine if there is a certification for therapists who engage in the chosen therapy, identify the certifying body or bodies, and describe the education and training required for certification or levels of certification. If there is no certification available for the chosen therapy, the student will compare requirements from two programs that offer training in this therapy.
Students will then write an opinion of whether consideration of certification is important when recommending use of complementary therapies for their patients and provide reasons for their opinions. There is no requirement for length or format in this section of the project; paragraph, chart, bullet points, etc. are all acceptable. Include the website(s) used for this section in your reference list and include citations.
