Holistic Healing: Theories, Practices, and Social Change - Softcover

Peter A. Dunn (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1773381210 ISBN 13: 9781773381213

Publisher: Canadian Scholars, 2019

Synopsis

A practical and insightful guide, Holistic Healing investigates the practices, theories, research, and history of holistic approaches as it relates to a wide range of health care and human service professionals. This text offers a uniquely comparative and integrated understanding of both ancient and modern Indigenous, Eastern, and Western traditional practices, including bodywork, expressive arts, energy medicine, eco-psychology, transpersonal psychology, naturopathy, homeopathy, Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and Indigenous healing practices. Practitioners and scholars in health, nutrition, psychology, and social work contribute to research that focuses on individual, organizational, national, and global holistic intervention applications. Chapters in this collection address critical issues such as colonization, human rights, the environment, peace and conflict, and equity and inclusion. This collection is a timely and practical resource for students of undergraduate health, social work, sociology, holistic healing, and psychology programs and is also a great resource for professional practitioners.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Dunn is a retired Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University who taught for over 30 years in promoting social change and holistic healing. He is pleased to collaborate with over 30 diverse and outstanding contributors to this exciting book about holistic theories and practices.

From the Back Cover

Holistic Healing links a wide range of progressive theories, research, and practices from holistic studies to create an alternative paradigm of healing and social change. Practical and insightful, this edited collection offers uniquely comparative and integrated understandings of Indigenous, Eastern, and Western holistic practices, including Indigenous healing approaches, meditative practices, bodywork, energy medicine, expressive arts, ecopsychology, transpersonal practices, Ayurveda, naturopathy/homeopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and societal healing.

Featuring contributions from over 30 practitioners and scholars from diverse fields of study, this volume considers individual, community, national, and global holistic healing and addresses critical issues such as colonization, the environment, equity, human rights, and inclusion. Well suited for post-secondary students of holistic studies, social work, health studies, psychology, Indigenous studies, and sociology, this timely collection is also a great resource for professional practitioners and anyone interested in holistic healing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Canadian Scholars
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1773381210
• ISBN 13: 9781773381213
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 400