traditional chinese medicine therapist
Traditional Chinese medicine therapists use alternative medicine approaches to cure illnesses in all its forms. They also use various therapies such as the use of herbal medicines, acupuncture, massages and dietary therapies, to increase the general health of the patient and to prevent a disease from occurring.
Also called: TCM therapist, TCM practitioner, therapist in TCM, traditional chinese medicine practitioner, specialist in traditional chinese medicine, TCM specialist, chinese medicine therapist, therapist in traditional chinese medicine
- 23
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2230
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- acupuncturistWhat changes?14 skills in common
- shiatsu practitionerWhat changes?14 skills in common
- herbal therapistWhat changes?13 skills in common
- aromatherapist12 skills in common
- sophrologist12 skills in common
- audiologist9 skills in common
- chiropractor8 skills in common
- speech and language therapist8 skills in common
Essential skills
23- advise on healthy lifestyles
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply massage therapy
- biomedicine
- counsel healthcare users on medicines
- develop therapeutic relationships
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- follow-up on healthcare users' treatment
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- identify customer's needs
- listen actively
- maintain work area cleanliness
- monitor patient's health condition
- monitor patients' progress related to treatment
- observe healthcare users
- pathologies treated by acupuncture
- pathology
- phytotherapy
- promote mental health
- refer healthcare users
- traditional Chinese medicine
Optional skills
15- acupuncture methods
- address side effects of menopause
- apply acupuncture
- auriculotherapy
- carry out preventative internal medicine interventions
- complementary and alternative medicine
- composition of diets
- develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system
- educate on the prevention of illness
- general medicine
- pharmacology
- provide health education
- relaxation techniques
- select acupuncture points
- sterilization techniques
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