Welcome to NEHCA
David White Conference
Our annual conference with
DAVID WHYTE
Poet and Author
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Newport and Providence, RI
Holistic Perspectives
An interview with Dr. Jack Childs, founder and former director of the Holistic Counseling Program at Salve Regina University, Newport, RI.
We are a non-profit organization for holistic Counselor and associated holistic health professionals in the New England area.
Our Purpose
To educate and serve professional Counselor and the general public in matters of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.
Our Objectives
- To promote awareness and understanding of holistic practice
- To sponsor educational opportunities for our members and the public
- To provide a referral directory of member holistic practitioners
- To keep members abreast of public and legislative issues
- To cultivate professional networking for our members.
A holistic counselor is a professional counselor who...
- possesses at least a master's degree in counseling from an accredited university
- is trained in both mental health and holistic principles and skills
- views the therapeutic process as a collaborative
- relationship between counselor and client
- honors the client's inherent capacity for healing, wholeness, meaning, and purpose
- facilitates the awareness, expression, and integration of mind, body, and spirit
- assists the client in moving toward balance in the presence of paradox and uncertainty
- brings the fruits of his/her own process of personal growth and authentic living to enhance the counseling relationship
- may practice on personal, interpersonal, family, group, organizational, or global levels
- abides by a professional code of ethics.
Holistic practices are based on the recognition that...
- the universe is a whole composed of interrelated parts and systems, including individuals, groups, and organizations
- all systems are self-organizing, self-maintaining, self-healing, and self-transcending
- each entity consists of body, mind/ emotions, spirit, environment, and roles played within relationships
- wellness is achieved and maintained through balance
- healing comes from within and happens in community
- holistic approaches are viable, effective, and complementary to conventional methods
- holistic practitioners must extend their services skillfully, respectfully, and ethically.
