Holistic Terms
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- Licensed Acupuncturists (L.Ac)
An acupuncturist is a licensed health care professional who, based on the concepts of oriental medicine, maintains the health of patients and evaluates and treats their illness and pain. Using the principles of oriental medicine, the acupuncturist will examine you by looking, listening, asking questions, and touching.
- Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) - Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP).
Professional social work practice is services and actions performed for compensation to effect changes in human behavior, a person's emotional responses, interpersonal relationships, and the social conditions of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. For the purpose of this definition, the practice of professional social work is guided by special knowledge, acquired through formal professional social work education, of social welfare policies and services, social welfare systems and resources, human development and behavior within the context of the social environment, and methods to enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups, communities, and social welfare organizations. Professional social work practice involves the disciplined application of social work values, principles, and methods, including psychotherapy, marriage and family therapy, couples therapy, group therapy, counseling, assessment, and evaluation.
- Light Therapy
Light and color have been valued throughout history as sources of healing. Today, the therapeutic applications of light and color are being investigated in major hospitals and research centers worldwide. Results indicate that full-spectrum, ultraviolet, colored and laser light can have therapeutic value for a range of conditions from chronic pain and depression to immune disorders and cancer. [Alternative Medicine, The Definitive Guide]
