Complementary therapists use a range of complementary and alternative therapies to work simultaneously with the clients` body, mind, and spirit in a holistic approach. They offer practices and services for holistic wellbeing, health maintenance, health education, health promotion and prevention of illness, along with the sustainable treatment of certain illnesses, especially chronic illnesses. Their practices include but are not limited to acupuncture, aromatherapy, banotherapy, homeopathy, and herbal medicine.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Conducting physical examinations of patients and interviewing them and their families to determine their health status;
(b) Developing and implementing treatment plans for physical, mental and psychosocial ailments using applications such as acupuncture, ayurvedic, homeopathic and herbal medicine;
(c) Evaluating and documenting patients' progress through treatment plans;
(d) Providing health, nutrition and lifestyle advice to individuals, families and communities;
(e) Prescribing and preparing traditional medicines, such as herbal, plant, mineral and animal extracts, to stimulate the body's capacity for self-healing;
(f) Exchanging information about patients with other health care workers as needed to ensure continuing and comprehensive health care;
(g) Conducting research into traditional and complementary medicines and treatments and disseminating findings such as through scientific papers and reports.