| In today's competitive job market, employers are | | | | offer effective complementary care therapies to |
| seeking to hire graduates that are highly | | | | a broad range of clients with varying needs. In |
| specialized and well trained. You can't afford to | | | | addition, you will develop a solid foundation in the |
| waste your time with an education that won't | | | | human sciences, including pathophysiology, nutrition |
| help you get the job you want. At Centennial | | | | and therapy theory. |
| College, all our programs are geared for success. | | | | As private practice is often a choice in this field, |
| As part of your program, you will not only learn | | | | the program includes extensive training in creating |
| how to use the latest cutting edge tools, but you | | | | and building an independent practice. The program |
| will also learn how to apply the latest principles | | | | combines in-class hands-on modality training, |
| from business professionals. To compliment your | | | | supervised public clinic and a community |
| classroom learning, you will also get hands-on | | | | placement. All faculty members are practitioners in |
| experience in the labs. | | | | their field and bring therapeutic experience to their |
| Centennial's staff not only believe in providing | | | | teaching. |
| students with the best teaching experience | | | | Admission Requirements |
| possible, but also to offer the best guidance and | | | | Applicants to Graduate Certificate programs must |
| career advice. | | | | submit an official transcript demonstrating proof |
| Program Overview | | | | of successful completion of a post-secondary |
| The value of complementary care – which | | | | diploma or degree program in health or |
| encompasses a broad assortment of therapeutic | | | | community services. We consider applicants |
| modalities – has been demonstrated and | | | | presenting a combination of post-secondary |
| acknowledged across a wide range of applications. | | | | education and relevant work experience. |
| Complementary Care plays an important role in | | | | Non-academic Requirements |
| proactive and preventative health and wellness, | | | | - Interview, resumé and transcript review may |
| pain and stress management. It is an adjunct to | | | | be required |
| medical care where psychological and emotional | | | | Course Requirements |
| well-being are recognized factors in patient | | | | - A minimum C grade is required in all courses |
| progress and in long-term and palliative care | | | | - All Semester 1 and 2 courses are prerequisites |
| environments where quality of life issues are of | | | | to Semester 3 |
| central importance. Holistic Practitioners and Holistic | | | | Field Placement Requirements |
| Practitioner Training offered at Centennial College | | | | - Certifications must be valid for the entire field |
| is a step towards good career for the students. | | | | placement. |
| Centennial's Complementary Care and Holistic | | | | - Vulnerable sector police check |
| Practitioners one-year Graduate Certificate | | | | - Immunization review |
| program is the first such program to be approved | | | | - Mask fit |
| by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and | | | | - Standard aid CPR level HCP |
| Universities. It provides students from a variety | | | | - Flu shot |
| of health-related backgrounds the opportunity to | | | | Notes |
| develop a strong initial base of competency as | | | | - Advanced standing is available for registered |
| Complementary Care practitioners. | | | | massage therapists, nurses, physiotherapists, |
| The program provides in-depth training in four | | | | occupational therapists |
| well-established modalities: reflexology, craniosacral | | | | - The Reflexology course is approved by the |
| therapy, therapeutic touch and aromatherapy. | | | | Reflexology Registration Council of Ontario |
| Together, these four modalities allow graduates to | | | | (RRCO). |