This course offers an introduction to the chiropractic profession. Each student develops preliminary ideas on a wide range of issues facing the profession in response to lectures, discussions, and reading. This course offers current perspectives facing the profession and includes historical fundamental principles. Students further develop their ideas about chiropractic and their interpersonal skills. It includes a review of theories of subluxation and the effects of adjustments.
Students further develop their ideas about chiropractic and their interpersonal skills.
It includes practice in communicating about chiropractic to their community, to prospective patients and to patients once they are under chiropractic care. This is an interactive, process-oriented course in which students draw from their clinical experience and concepts from previous philosophy classes. Emphasis is upon practical application of philosophy and transition from the role of student to the role of doctor. This course is designed to make the student aware of the role they will play in community health care. Professional responsibilities to the community in and outside the office or practice mode are also stressed.