Whole Health Education is a model of client education based on unconditional presence with respectful listening, which invites the client into their own healing and self-management. The Whole Health model, developed at New England School of Whole Health Education (now the National Institute of Whole Health), embraces a peer counseling format, and provides clients with the information necessary for them to make informed health care choices.
The Whole Health Educator invites the client to make healing choices by providing information which helps them understand their particular health issues and/or conditions, and how it may be necessary for them to make changes in order to get well and/or stay well.
The five basic human needs: Spiritual, Emotional, Physical, Nutritional/Chemical, & Environmental, and there are four common good components: Respect, Compassion, Charity/Caring, & Justice/Fairness. These are addressed through explanation of Mind/ Body/Environment interrelationships, along with educator/physician/clinical support .
It is my belief that anyone and everyone can benefit from Whole Health Education regardless of educational background, culture, race, age or gender. Anyone with chronic illness, or anyone wishing to have optimum health can benefit from Whole Health Education. In my opinion Whole Health Education helps one capture the most out of living their life here on earth as a Human Being!
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