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Unit description

Explores critical issues current in naturopathic medicine and the subsequent impact on naturopathic philosophy. These include the socio-political implications of medical dominance, and the global, social and cultural impacts of sustainability in naturopathic medicine. Students apply the skills of critical appraisal in reference to these issues through different conceptual frameworks and assess the impact on holistic professional practice.

Unit content

Topic 1: Medical Dominance and Naturopathic Medicine; Lens of Understanding

Topic 2: Metaparadigm and Theoretical Frameworks

Topic 3: The application of the therapeutic hierarchy as a therapeutic framework in Naturopathic practice.

Topic 4: The implications and applications of Naturopathic Philosophy to Practice

Topic 5: Modernisation of Traditional Naturopathic Medicine and distinguishing naturopathic medicine from broader natural medicine

Topic 6: Scientific and pseudoscientific critique of naturopathy and other traditional health approaches

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1demonstrate a critical, evidence based understanding of the tension between biomedicine and naturopathic practiceIntellectual rigourCreativityKnowledge of a discipline
2explain the fundamental differences between multiple lenses of understanding of naturopathic medicineIntellectual rigourKnowledge of a discipline
3describe the practical applications of metaparadigms, therapeutic frameworks and evidence in naturopathic medicineIntellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineLifelong learning
4reflect and critically evaluate the application of naturopathic philosophy in practiceIntellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineCommunication and social skills
5demonstrate the capacity to undertake an ethical, social and cultural impact assessment of global developments in naturopathic medicineIntellectual rigourCreativityEthical practiceKnowledge of a disciplineCultural competence

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate a critical, evidence based understanding of the tension between biomedicine and naturopathic practice
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA2: Creativity
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
  2. explain the fundamental differences between multiple lenses of understanding of naturopathic medicine
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
  3. describe the practical applications of metaparadigms, therapeutic frameworks and evidence in naturopathic medicine
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  4. reflect and critically evaluate the application of naturopathic philosophy in practice
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA6: Communication and social skills
  5. demonstrate the capacity to undertake an ethical, social and cultural impact assessment of global developments in naturopathic medicine
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA2: Creativity
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA7: Cultural competence

Teaching and assessment

Notice

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