- Can my veterinarian refer me to an alternative
therapist?
- How can I choose a qualified health care
practitioner for my animal?
- How can I learn more about and even become
an animal healer?
- What can I do to get involved with IAATH
and help support the organization's work?
Can my vet refer me to an alternative therapist?
In many states it is illegal for a veterinarian to refer
to anyone except to licensed veterinarian health care practitioners.
With very few exceptions veterinarians simply cannot refer
without putting themselves at risk. Veterinarians also need
to feel comfortable that the therapy or treatment is effective
and safe. They need education to understand what the modality
does and they need to be sure that the modality follows
the Hippocratic principle, "Above all do no harm".
IAATH seeks to
expand the concept of referral into a new concept which
we are calling "concurrent care", where all health
care practitioners contribute their skills to the well being
of the patient in a mutually respective and inclusive participation.
This allows owners/guardians to exercise their right to
choose the health care team for their animal.
Veterinarians
operate within recognized guidelines for veterinary medicine
which are in line with their training. They are recognized
leaders for diagnosing and treating disease. Alternative
practitioners can support the healing process, and help
animals maintain an optimal state of health.
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How can I choose a qualified health care practitioner
for my animal?
Understand what the various modalities have to offer. While
some stand alone, often modalities are complementary and
build upon one another. Understand the training and experience
that goes into making someone qualified in that modality.
Select a person whose training and modality, location and
access fits your requirements. See the Practitioner
Directory for therapists and the Treatments
& Therapies section for descriptions of the modalities
IAATH sponsors represent.
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How can I learn more about and even become an animal
healer?
First, please visit the section Treatments
& Therapies, and then visit the Practitioner
Directory for names of the organizations and schools
for each therapy. The purpose of IAATH is not to regulate
or limit what healers in the field are doing in the arena
of animal health. IAATH's goal is to serve as a networking
organization, as a resource for therapists, owners/guardians
who are interested in learning more about alternative therapies,
and to vets who are incorporating or considering incorporating
alternative therapies.
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What can I do to get involved with IAATH and help
support the
organization's work?
Donate what you can. Money helps of course! Become a sponsor
at the appropriate level for your activity. Volunteer to
help communicate IAATH's message to the animal practitioners
in your area. Offer your expertise to support IAATH's activities.
See Join IAATH for more information.
All your donation/sponsorship dollars are tax deducible.
Sponsorship
levels:
Friend -
$20 or more - please give what you can
For animal lovers who are not practitioners, but want to
support the right to choice in animal health care. You get
a a big hug and a kiss on the cheek and the awareness that
you are helping protect our ability to access the best health
care for our animals. Plus you get listed on the site as
a friend of IAATH (if you choose).
Practitioner
- $45 annually
For solo practitioners. You get listed in the directory
with the opportunity to describe your offering, a link to
your website, and an invitation to the annual conference
at sponsorship rate.
School, Institute,
Organization - $100.00 annually
You get listed in
the directory with the opportunity to describe your offering,
a link to your website, and an invitation to the annual
conference at sponsorship rate. This membership type includes
two accounts and listings. One for your organization and
one practitioner account. You will be presented with forms
to creates both of these.
Business,
Organizational or Group - $250 annually
For schools, businesses and organizations, clinics and other
groups. You get listed in the directory with the opportunity
to describe your offering, a link to your website, and an
invitation to the annual conference at sponsorship rate.
This membership type includes two accounts and listings.
One for your organization and one practitioner account.
You will be presented with forms to creates both of these.
Benefactor
- $500 or more annually
By increasing your annual donation to $500 or more, any
sponsor can become a benefactor. We will list you as a benefactor
in our materials and website. We will offer you free entry
to the annual conference! If you would like to be a benefactor
please sign up for the appropriate account type and we will
add you to the benefactor listing when we confirm your payment
of $500 or more annually.
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