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About The New Zealand Charter Of Health Practitioners Inc.
The New Zealand Charter of Health Practitioners Incorporated was formed in October 1993 to represent the varied modalities involved in the natural healthcare profession of New Zealand.
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The "Charter's" main emphasis is to uphold the welfare and health concerns of the health consumer by providing practitioners of the highest professional standard and qualification obtainable.
The "Charter's" administration under the leadership of the Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fahy, represents approximately eighty per cent of the total natural healthcare practitioner population of New Zealand.Selecting A “Chartered” HealthCare Practitioner
The choice to investigate natural medicine and healthcare therapies can be a crucial turning point in one’s life, affecting physical as well as mental and emotional health. With the help of a Chartered healthcare practitioner, it is possible to take control of one’s personal health, and thereby eliminate the sense of frustration and helplessness that many feel with conventional (general) practitioners.Where does one begin in selecting a particular natural healthcare therapy?
Not surprisingly, many of the same criteria used to choose a conventional doctor are important in seeking out an expert in natural medicine. Yet because the very nature of the natural healthcare approach is far more encompassing than the conventional one, there are a number of critical factors that should be taken into account in the selection process.
The following suggestions offer basic guidelines for choosing a “Chartered” natural healthcare practitioner.Educate yourself about the general principles of natural healthcare treatment
The success of natural healthcare is dependant on an informed patient as well as a knowledgeable practitioner. Even after selecting a “Chartered” healthcare practitioner, the education process must continue, becoming an ongoing aspect of a person’s approach to natural healthcare.Choose a natural healthcare approach in which you have confidence
Select a “Chartered” Practitioner practicing in a modality or discipline that you have read about, understand and have confidence behind the rationale of this type of approach. In natural healthcare treatments, the mental and emotional aspects of healing cannot be separated from the physical. It is vital, therefore that one believes in the method one has chosen.Selecting the appropriate type of treatment
Natural medicine and healthcare therapies offer a wide range of treatment options.A number of these therapies, such as chiropractic, osteopathy, craniosacral, as well as the various systems of bodywork like Feldenkrais, Hellerwork, Rolfing and Bowen, address structural imbalances within the body.
Other therapies focus on maintaining the body’s bio-chemical balance of hormones, enzymes, and nutrients in order to maintain proper cellular function. These include diet, nutritional supplementation, herbal medicine, and enzyme therapy.
Still others seek to restore mental and emotional balance, including mind/body medicine, biofeedback training, meditation, hypnotherapy, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
Systems such as acupuncture, homoeopathy, energy medicine, magnetic field therapy, and neural therapy address the energetic levels of the body.
Some systems of natural healthcare medicine and therapies, such as Ayurvedic medicine, Naturopathic medicine, and Traditional Chinese medicine, incorporate a wide range of these methods to offer complete systems of healthcare.While the treatment methods of natural healthcare medicine and therapies may vary in their approach, all of these modalities are linked by a common philosophy that:
• Focuses on empowering the individual to accept responsibility for at least a part of the task of recovery and future health maintenance
• Emphasises sound nutrition as a core requirement for health
• Recommends a balanced lifestyle, adequate and appropriate exercise, rest, sleep and relaxation as prerequisites for a state of good health
• Attempts to ensure detoxification and the efficacy of the organs and systems of the body
• Recognises the importance of the musculoskeletal system as a potential source of interference with nerve transmission and the body’s energy pathways, and as a reflection of the individuals internal physical and emotional state
• Most importantly, treats the individual instead of his or her symptomsThe return to health can therefore be a journey which each person must walk according to his or her unique individuality. It is also a journey that needs to address one’s entire being, taking into account one’s mental, emotional and physical aspects, as well as the structural, biochemical, and energetic components that shape each of us.
It is precisely because “Chartered” natural healthcare practitioners honours and understands these concepts, that we are well positioned to become a valuable and necessary pathway for meeting the medical crisis we, as a nation are currently facing.
Patrick F Fahy N.D.
Chief Executive Officer
The New Zealand Charter of Health Practitioners Inc
Practitioner Directory - Your Comprehensive Guide
The “Charter” Practitioner Directory is a resource tool for those interested in contacting natural healthcare practitioners. The names, addresses and telephone numbers of the “Chartered” Practitioners contained within this publication have been compiled in conjunction with the professional organisations in each of the modalities represented by the “Charter”.Our goal is to enable you to quickly locate a practitioner within your region and whose field of practice interests you.
Designed to be user friendly, this Directory provides a comprehensive listing of Chartered HealthCare Practitioners nationwide, who provide and specialise in a wide range of healthcare options.Listings, are in alphabetical order of modality (treatment technique) and within each modality, practitioners are listed by regions..
Our Contact Details
The New Zealand Charter of Health Practitioners Inc
Private Box 302 305 North Harbour Auckland New Zealand
Phone +649 414 5501 Fax +649 414 5503
email@healthcharter.org.nz
http://www.healthcharter.org.nz