Holistic Medicine and Holistic Education
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- Written by Paul Hougham & Allen Parrott
Holistic Medicine and Holistic Education
Radical side effects of acupuncture accreditation.
Paul Hougham and Allen Parrott
Introduction – the challenge of holism
Since 1990 the British Acupuncture Accreditation Board (BAAB) has been
accrediting licentiate and degree level acupuncture professional courses in
Britain. Its success as a rigorous regulator has been celebrated by
government and even noted by other healthcare professions, but its
accreditation processes have also had beneficial educational effects.
Becoming Professional through Reflective Practice
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- Written by Allen Parrott & Ann Hopper
The following thoughts on professionalism and reflection were circulated at a day
conference for acupuncture and herbal medicine teachers held at the Northern
College of Acupuncture (NCA) on June 24, 2006. They may be of wider interest?
Like all BAABaccredited
institutions, NCA prepares undergraduate students for the
‘profession’ of acupuncture. We believe reflective practice to be a crucially important
aspect of that preparation.
Acupuncture Research and Practice: Some Philosophical Considerations
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- Written by Allen Parrott
Introduction: different ways of thinking?
Formal scientific research, using the conventional methods of biomedical
science, would seem to have an important, uncontested place in the
development of acupuncture in the west. The British Acupuncture Council
devotes several pages of its regular newsletters to the latest reports of
research projects or research findings from the local and the international
scientific research community.
Reflective Practice, Professionalism and Acupuncture Education
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- Created on Saturday, 23 April 2005 10:56
- Written by Allen Parrott & Ann Hopper
Introduction: The Challenge of Reflective Practice
Some years ago, at an accreditation visit to an acupuncture institution, a group of
managers, lecturers, acupuncturists and educationalists were sitting round a table
discussing reflective practice. More specifically, the visitors from the British
Acupuncture Accreditation Board were putting the case for introducing reflective
practice into the curriculum of the degree level course that was being accredited.