Aromatherapy - getting my employer to pay for my certification

yhl1975 · Dec 16, 2015

Pediatric mental health using integrative therapy wow!In France and Japan, medical aromatherapy is an established field that treats medical conditions such as diabetes and seizure disorders. In the United States, aromatherapy is much less evolved and is mainly associated with the spa and beauty industries.

From my experience in oncology integrative clinic RN's did aromatherapy and group yoga classes in practice .The trainings /certifications and supervision were paid by the owner. (It was long way to get certification for acupuncture, but people got certified -some went back to school). This clinic had many clients and the demand for "integrative" practice was high.

Aromatherapy by itself only is not 100% beneficial, and there is a need for certification.For information on aromatherapy certification courses approved by the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy visit: Home |Â National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is not just open a "new bolter of essential oils".

I am not sure that there is a way to convince your owners to pay for this education.Do you have any written contract with your employer ? Is there any agreement to pay your additional education?

An increasing amount of research is delving into the questions of whether aromatherapy can improve sleep, ease pain and anxiety, reduce the respiratory congestion of colds and flu, relieve constipation, reduce post-operative nausea and even help grow hair. In most cases, further investigation will be needed before doctors here are convinced that aromatherapy works, but there is already good evidence that certain scents can help induce relaxation and improve sleep.

For example, a 1994 study at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center found that the vanilla-like aroma of heliotropin significantly reduced anxiety in patients undergoing MRI scans. In England in 2002, researchers found that applying lemon balm oil to the faces and arms of patients with severe dementia reduced their agitation by 35 percent. The study was published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. At Wesleyan University in Connecticut, researchers found that the scent of lavender increased deep, restful sleep for both men and women; a Korean study published this year (2006) came to the same conclusion (but included only women). Another intriguing study, in Scotland, showed that a combination of cedarwood, lavender, rosemary, and thyme oils promoted hair growth among patients with alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair to fall out. The study was published in the November, 1998, issue of the Archives of Dermatology.

We may get a better fix on aromatherapy benefits after completion of a study sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine examining the effect of specific odors on immune, endocrine and autonomic system responses. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D., a widely-respected researcher at the Ohio State University Institute for Biobehavioral Medicine Research, is testing three odors, one selected for its reported sedating or relaxing effects, one for its activating or stimulant effects and one neutral control odor. This study is enrolling 60 volunteers and is expected to end in August of 2007.

Anyway ,I am looking for pediatric mental health integrative and regular combination treatments in my area. Could you recommend any??