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.

Scope note

Includes doctors of medicine or other healthcare professionals (e.g. midwife).

Alternative Labels

TCM therapist

traditional chinese medicine 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

practitioner of traditional chinese medicine

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

follow-up on healthcare users' treatment ensure safety of healthcare users develop therapeutic relationships listen actively promote mental health apply massage therapy identify customer's needs refer healthcare users apply context specific clinical competences counsel healthcare users on medicines empathise with the healthcare user maintain work area cleanliness advise on healthy lifestyles monitor patient's health condition observe healthcare users monitor patients' progress related to treatment

Essential Knowledge

phytotherapy human physiology pathologies treated by acupuncture human anatomy traditional Chinese medicine biomedicine pathology

Optional Skills and Competences

select acupuncture points educate on the prevention of illness apply acupuncture provide health education

Optional Knowledge

acupuncture methods relaxation techniques sterilization techniques complementary and alternative medicine general medicine auriculotherapy pharmacology composition of diets

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/80a2aba7-ef7d-46ef-a8ec-15ff6131c0f1

Status

released

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