This standard is about reviewing homeopathic treatment, case management and practice development. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

All forms of complementary and natural healthcare rely on exploring and establishing the client’s needs and expectations. This may take place at the outset, but also during the on- going delivery of complementary and natural healthcare. This allows the practitioner to consider whether it is appropriate to offer the service to the client, the type of service that should be offered and any required modifications to that service. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies Version No 1

All forms of complementary and natural healthcare rely on exploring and establishing the client’s needs and expectations. This may take place at the outset, but also during the on- going delivery of complementary and natural healthcare. This allows the practitioner to consider whether it is appropriate to offer the service to the client, the type of service that should be offered and any required modifications to that service. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies Version No 1

This standard is about preparing for and applying the following massage methods to non-pathological tissue: - effleurage - petrissage - tapôtement - vibration Massage applies to all relevant areas of the body. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

Focusing specifically on digestion, bowel function and bowel motility, colon hydrotherapy facilitates the management of chronic and/or occasional functional and some organic gastrointestinal problems, offering relief from a wide range of symptoms. Colon hydrotherapy may be utilised to prepare the large bowel for colonoscopy procedures and cleansing / detoxification. The colon hydrotherapist will undertake an assessment of the client's general health and specifically their digestive function before the first treatment. Therapists need to be aware of red flags and contra-indications and should apply their knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology in cases where they need to decline treatment and refer clients to suitable medical professionals. Clients may be seen on a single occasion or over a period of time on multiple occasions. The colon hydrotherapist will monitor the progress of the client and adapt the support and advice given, as well as the frequency and number of treatments according to the client's individual needs. Colon hydrotherapists are autonomous practitioners usually in the private sector, individually or in a clinic setting. Their therapeutic approach is client centered, and uses colon hydrotherapy techniques together with health education and promotion. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about preparing for and applying the following massage methods: - effleurage - petrissage - tapôtement - vibration - compressions - friction - passive stretching Massage may be applied in the following contexts: - injury management – post acute phase - injury prevention - pre-existing conditions/disease processes (therapeutic and remedial). Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about preparing for and applying the following massage/soft tissue methods: - friction - connective tissue massage - proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation - positional release/strain counter strain techniques - effleurage - petrissage - muscle energy techniques - myofascial techniques - neuromuscular techniques/trigger point therapy - soft tissue release - tap�tement - vibration - compressions - passive stretching Massage may be applied in the following contexts: - injury management � post acute phase - injury prevention - problem solving (non-injury presentations) - pre-existing conditions/disease processes (therapeutic and remedial). Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about providing sports massage therapy to clients to ease muscular tension and treat minor injuries sustained as a result of activity. Sports massage therapy can be used to treat musculoskeletal conditions for any individual. During the subjective part of the consultation the therapist will undertake an assessment of the client's general health and specifically issues relating to their activity and any pain they may have. The therapist will then conduct an objective assessment which further investigates the condition of the client's body. Measurable outcomes will be taken from the consultation which will provide information to evaluate the results of the treatment. Therapists need to be aware of red flags and contra-indications and should apply their knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology in cases where they need to decline treatment and refer to other healthcare professionals. Clients may be seen on a single occasion or on multiple occasions when the therapist will monitor progress and adapt subsequent treatments and advice given. Treatments may be carried out in a variety of locations such as: a treatment room, team changing rooms, the floor of a venue or on the field of play. Consideration must be given to variable treatment positions of the client to ensure their safety and comfort. Treatment may be given which has varying anticipated outcomes such as pre-event, intra/inter event, post event or maintenance treatment. The techniques used during treatment may include: Effleurage Petrissage Tapotement Compressions Vibrations Frictions Soft tissue release Muscle energy techniquesMyofascial techniques Positional release Neuromuscular trigger point therapy Passive stretching Application of heat and ice to suit the clients needs Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard covers the provision of hypnotherapy for individuals. It includes supporting the client throughout the intervention and evaluating the effectiveness of hypnotherapy with the client. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard focuses on the practitioners’ ability to insert solid needles into specific, well defined areas of the body which reflect the whole of the body, both structurally and functionally in a topographic manner in order to reflexively regulate corresponding body structures and systems, for disease prevention, therapy or maintenance of health. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about providing Healing as a complementary therapy. The practice of Healing is non-invasive and is used holistically for the body, mind and spirit. Healing involves the transmission of a natural healing energy that works on every level, not just the physical, and is believed to promote the body’s regenerative self healing ability. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

It is important that the planning of complementary and natural healthcare takes place through discussion and agreement with the client and relevant others (e.g. carers).  This standard is about developing and agreeing plans that meet the client’s needs.  Such plans may be subject to change as the service proceeds. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about delivering Alexander Technique teaching to learners. The Alexander Technique teacher will work with learners to enable them to learn the Alexander Technique and will monitor and evaluate their progress in understanding and applying it. The Alexander Technique (AT) is a taught practical discipline with significant healthcare implications.  AT lessons help people to free themselves from unhelpful postural and movement habits and develop a more intelligent and skilled control of the manner in which they engage in activity. An important part of teaching is the use of specialised hand contact combined with verbal instruction and explanation which helps learners identify and reduce interference with the working of their innate mechanisms of balance and coordination. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about providing aromatherapy to clients. Aromatherapy is the systematic use of essential oils and absolutes in holistic treatments to improve physical and emotional well-being. Aromatherapy treatments may include, for example; massage, inhalation, waterborne methods, topical applications and compress. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about providing Bowen Therapy to clients.  Bowen Therapy is a holistic approach based on the work of the late Thomas Bowen that encourages the body to reset and heal itself.  The treatment consists of a series of moves applied to specific areas of the body including muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, joints and nerves.  Bowen therapy is considered suitable for everyone from pregnant women to new-born babies, the frail and the elderly. Bowen therapy involves no forceful manipulation, uses mostly light pressure and is relaxing and pleasant to receive.  By combining sets of moves both in placement and sequence, the practitioner is able to address the body as a whole and/or target a specific problem. It can assist recovery from many conditions, from traumatic injury to chronic illness, depending on the individual’s capacity to recover health and vitality. The calm, measured process of a treatment session fosters an opportunity for the release of pain and stress and enables the person to remember what it feels like to be relaxed and comfortable.  The sense of more physical ease can be associated with regaining more emotional and mental well being. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about providing cranial therapies to clients.  Cranial Therapies are a closely related group of light-touch therapies which have their origin in osteopathy.  They share an appreciation of the central importance of the dura, their contents and closely associated organs, known as the craniosacral system. Cranial Therapies are hands-on therapeutic approaches for normalising the functioning of the craniosacral mechanism and reflected imbalances in the body tissues.  They are processes of evaluation and treatment that encourage the expression of health in the whole system. The processes respect and reflect the ultimate power and authority of clients and their innate self-healing mechanisms. In a typical session the individual will usually lie (or sometimes sit) clothed on a treatment couch.  The therapist will make contact carefully by placing their hands lightly on the individual’s body and tuning in to what is happening by ‘listening’ with their hands. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

Massage Therapy means the systematic use of classical Massage and soft tissue techniques, to improve physical and emotional well being.  The Massage Therapist, or Massage Practitioner, is a person suitably trained and experienced for the purpose of applying such therapy. This standard is about providing massage therapy to clients.  Massage therapy includes the following types of treatments: - effleurage – superficial through to deep - petrissage – superficial through to deep - tapotement - friction - vibration - neuromuscular massage - joint/muscle range of movement - muscle stretching Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about providing Nutritional Therapy to clients.  Nutritional Therapy Practitioners work in preventive medicine, the optimization of physical and mental health, and in the treatment of chronic diseases, often with complex multiple causes.  Nutritional Therapy encompasses personalized dietary therapy and nutraceutical prescription, and life style advice within a functional medicine framework. The scope of practice for Nutritional Therapy excludes artificial (parenteral/enteral) feeding and dietary management of acute life threatening states, e.g. intestinal or renal failure, and injury trauma. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about the ethical prescribing of nutraceuticals to clients.  The Nutritional Therapy Practitioner links theory to practice through the critical appraisal of a diversity of information sources. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

Naturopathy is a philosophy and holistic healthcare system that recognises the healing power of nature present in all living things.  As a healing system it aims to promote and restore health by employing various natural treatment approaches that may include: naturopathic nutrition, lifestyle advice, detoxification techniques, hydrotherapy, physical therapy, naturopathic psychosocial support and other appropriate techniques. Naturopaths interpret presenting symptoms as the individual’s unique response to physical, emotional, environmental or genetic stress factors. The practitioner’s role is to identify these underlying causes and to support the healing power of nature within the individual.  Naturopathy is also a way of life and the naturopath will help empower individuals through education about lifestyle, diet and exercise. This standard is about working with individuals to provide naturopathic healthcare. It describes the minimum competence specific to naturopathy.  Many naturopaths will have a much wider range of competences and specialisms than those described here. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about providing reflexology to clients.  Reflexology is the study and practice of treating reflex points and areas in the feet and hands that relate to corresponding parts of the body.  Using precise hand and finger techniques a reflexologist can improve circulation, induce relaxation and enable homeostasis.  These three outcomes can activate the body’s own healing systems to heal and prevent ill health. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

The practice of Reiki is an original method of healing, developed by Mikao Usui in Japan early in the 20th century.  Reiki is a natural healing energy that works on every level, not just the physical, and is understood to promote the body’s regenerative self healing ability. This standard is about providing Reiki to clients.  Reiki is non-invasive and is used holistically to restore balance in mind body and spirit. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about providing Shiatsu treatment to clients.  Shiatsu is a touch based therapy that applies pressure to areas of the surface of the body for the purpose of correcting imbalances, and maintaining and promoting health. Shiatsu is a Japanese word that literally means finger pressure.  Shiatsu derives its theoretical and practical roots from the ancient traditions of Oriental medicine. Today it is an autonomous treatment method influenced by Chinese, Japanese and Western knowledge.  An aim of Shiatsu is to promote the flow of Ki. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about delivering yoga therapy to meet an individual’s needs.  Yoga is a living practical philosophy. Those who practice yoga regularly and appropriately gain an awareness of themselves and their relationships with others which enables health and well being to be maintained and improved. Yoga taught to those with impaired health or compromised well being, and to those who are vulnerable is the focus of the National Occupational Standards for Yoga Therapy. The skills and aptitudes required for teaching yoga as a therapy go beyond teaching yoga for fitness or relaxation; although fitness and relaxation are important in a quest for improved health. They also go beyond offering modifications to support individuals in a general yoga class. A Yoga Therapist needs to have the ability to address a client’s specific problems in individual sessions or in small therapy groups. Based on an individual assessment with that client the Yoga Therapist must be able to plan and agree a programme of yoga therapy sessions for that client. Success is also dependant on the willingness of the client to participate in learning and practising. A Yoga Therapist trained in all areas should be able to provide a safe and appropriate practice for anyone from the normally fit and healthy to the terminally ill and dying. Some Yoga Therapists are trained only in specific areas for example aspects of pregnancy, back pain; and these therapists should not work outside their scope of practice. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about the work that a homeopath will do to consult with individuals regarding their health and well-being needs.  It is a process known in homeopathy as taking the case. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about the work that a homeopath will do to integrate and evaluate information about the individual’s health and well-being. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about prescribing homeopathic treatment for individuals. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1

This standard is about dispensing homeopathic remedies for an individual. Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies. Version No 1