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HTP Accreditation<br />
The remainder of this article includes the interview with<br />
Ms. Janna Moll.<br />
of your practice, and enables you to work more easily with the<br />
accreditation-oriented US health care system.<br />
(JB) What is the value of accreditation for the field of energy<br />
medicine and <strong>Healing</strong> <strong>Touch</strong> Program (HTP)<br />
(JM) There are two fundamental gaps in energy medicine today.<br />
The first is that no comprehensive body of information about<br />
energy medicine exists which can be understood and communicated<br />
by all. The second is a lack of standardization in<br />
education and credentialing for energy medicine practitioners.<br />
Accreditation is about establishing and communicating common<br />
standards that enable practitioners to effectively practice and<br />
clients to evaluate their health care alternatives.<br />
As integrative and holistic health care becomes an integral<br />
part of the services offered by hospitals and other health care<br />
providers, these organizations will also benefit. Because accreditation<br />
establishes a recognized standard of education and<br />
performance, it reduces the risk and potential liability of bringing<br />
energy medicine practitioners into a practice. It also enables<br />
providers to meet their own Joint Commission accreditation<br />
requirements for integrative and holistic medicine.<br />
(JB) Why did HTP decide to pursue accreditation via the<br />
NCCA<br />
While any discipline that meets the requirements can apply (JM) <strong>Energy</strong> Medicine Specialists first approached HTP regarding<br />
for accreditation, HTP is the first discipline organization in the<br />
the potential benefits of accreditation for the HTP commu-<br />
energy medicine field to seek accreditation. By taking this step, nity in 2007. Following these initial discussions, HTP recognized<br />
HTP further establishes itself as the leading provider of education<br />
the potential benefits of accreditation and secured accreditation<br />
for energy medicine practitioners.<br />
consultants, identified subject matter experts, investigated ac-<br />
creditation alternatives, and initiated the process that is underway<br />
The focus today on licensure for many disciplines and educational<br />
today.<br />
programs is a means to establish standards, but also<br />
limits who can practice in that discipline as it is enforced at the HTP continually seeks ways to improve educational offerings by<br />
state level. Accreditation on the other hand is a voluntary standard<br />
regularly updating the curriculum to make it more professional<br />
that raises the bar for the whole field, yet allows everyone and comprehensive, adding new classes that support practi-<br />
to continue to practice.<br />
tioner growth, creating a professional membership association<br />
that supports practitioners, publishing a monthly magazine<br />
(JB) Why is accreditation important to the <strong>Healing</strong> <strong>Touch</strong> to inspire and educate, providing a research website, adding<br />
Program community<br />
nursing theory to guide our practice, offer continuing education<br />
hours for nurses, and much more.<br />
(JM) Accreditation offers benefits for the entire energy medicine<br />
community, including HTP practitioner members.<br />
Applying for accreditation was a logical next step for an organization<br />
committed to the professional development of its members<br />
<strong>Energy</strong> medicine currently has many different therapies using<br />
and the discipline.<br />
what appear to be disparate energy treatments with varying<br />
degrees of efficacy to address various problems in the client. (JB) In what timeframe does HTP plan to secure NCCA accreditation<br />
Without standards it is difficult for health care professionals to<br />
and what key milestones must be achieved<br />
understand what energy medicine is, which among the many<br />
energy therapies would be appropriate for their client, what it (JM) We expect that within the next few months we will complete<br />
may address in the physical body and, most importantly, how to<br />
the next key task – developing job descriptions for the<br />
communicate it to the client. For <strong>Healing</strong> <strong>Touch</strong> Program practitioners,<br />
<strong>Healing</strong> <strong>Touch</strong> Practitioner, <strong>Healing</strong> <strong>Touch</strong> certified Practitioner,<br />
the accreditation process establishes clear expecta-<br />
and <strong>Healing</strong> <strong>Touch</strong> Practitioner Apprentice roles. Job descrip-<br />
tions regarding education and performance, raises the visibility tions utilizing our subject matter experts are required to then<br />
continued on page 21<br />
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