Designs for Health Account Registration Process
On this page, you will find details of the standards required to be eligible for a Designs for Health practitioner account. Please review the information in the tables below to ensure you are eligible:
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- Recognised Modalities
- Recognised Colleges and Courses
- Minimum Education Standards
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DFH APPROVED MODALITIESÂ
Designs for Health | Recognised Modalities
The recognised modalities for registering a Designs for Health practitioner account are detailed below. Unless otherwise indicated in these modalities, qualifications in needling, manipulation, energetic medicine, or electrophysical therapies are accepted.
- +Complementary Medicine Modalities
Approved Modalities
- Acupuncture
- Chinese Herbal Medicine
- Naturopathy
- Nutrition
- Western Herbal Medicine
- +Other Modalities
Approved Modalities
- Medicine
- Pharmacy
- Chiropractic
- Osteopathy
- Dentistry
- Physiotherapy
- Nurse Practitioner
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ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND COURSESÂ
Recognised Colleges and Courses
Designs for Health recognises colleges offering quality training in NSW, NT, QLD, SA, WA, and VIC. These Designs for Health-approved colleges vary widely in their educational content and delivery hours.
Designs for Health does not recognise any educational qualifications substantially attained by distance-only learning, correspondence training, online learning, or external modes. To become a registered practitioner with Designs for Health, these courses have specific requirements for the duration of training and delivery modes.
- +RMIT University
Approved Courses
- Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Chinese Medicine)
- Master of Applied Science (Acupuncture).
- +Endeavor College of Natural Health
Approved Courses
- Bachelor of Health Science Naturopathy
- Bachelor of Health Science Nutritional and Dietetic Medicine
- Bachelor of Health Science Acupuncture
- Bachelor of Health Science Chinese Medicine
- +Torrens University Australia
Approved Courses
- Bachelor of Health Science Chinese Medicine
- Bachelor of Health Science Clinical Nutrition
- Bachelor of Health Science Naturopathy
- Bachelor of Health Science Western Herbal Medicine
- +Western Sydney University
Approved Courses
- Bachelor of Health Science Chinese Medicine
- Bachelor of Health Science Clinical Nutrition
- Bachelor of Health Science Naturopathy
- Bachelor of Health Science Western Herbal Medicine
- +Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Approved Course
- Bachelor of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- +Switch on Health
Approved Courses
- Advanced Diploma of Naturopathic Practice
- Advanced Diploma of Nutritional PracticeÂ
- Advanced Diploma of Western Herbal Medicine
- +Southern Cross University
Approved Course
- Master of Naturopathic Medicine
- +Nature Care College
Approved Courses
- Advanced Diploma of Clinical Nutrition
- Advanced Diploma of Clinical Naturopathy
- Advanced Diploma of Clinical Western Herbal MedicineÂ
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DFH EDUCATION STANDARDS REQUIRED
Designs for Health | Education Standards
The education standards required for a Designs for Health practitioner account registration are detailed here.
These standards are subject to ongoing review and may change at any time without notice.
- +Acupuncture
Education Standards Required
Acupuncture is based on the course (program) being approved by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for general registration in the Profession of Chinese Medicine Practitioner in the Division of Acupuncture.
- +Naturopathy
Education Standards Required
Minimum Award Level: Equivalent to Advanced Diploma
Minimum Total Hours 2100 Total
Core Component Hours 1955
Minimum Elective Hours 145Core Components
Anatomy & Physiology 140 hours
Biochemistry & Chemistry 70 hours
Diagnosis, Symptomatology, Pathology & Pharmacology 260 hours
Natural Medicine Philosophy & Therapeutics 120 hours
Herbal Medicine Therapeutics 400 hours
Nutrition Therapeutics 400 hours
Communication 60 hours
Professional Practice 90 hours
Safe Practices 15 hours
Supervised Clinical Training 400 hours- +Chinese Herbal Medicine
Education Standards Required
Chinese Herbal Medicine is based on the course (program) being approved by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for general registration in the Profession of Chinese Medicine Practitioner in the Division of Chinese Herbal Medicine.
- +Western Herbal Medicine
Education Standards Required
Minimum Award Level: Equivalent to Advanced Diploma Minimum
Total Hours 1355
Total Core Component Hours 1355Core Components
Anatomy & Physiology 140 hours
Biochemistry & Chemistry 70 hours
Diagnosis, Symptomatology, Pathology & Pharmacology 260 hours
Natural Medicine Philosophy & Therapeutics 120 hours
Herbal Medicine Therapeutics 400 hours
Communication 60 hours
Professional Practice 90 hours
Safe Practices 15 hours
Supervised Clinical Training 200 hours- +Nutrition
Education Standards Required
Minimum Award Level: Equivalent to Advanced Diploma Minimum
Total Hours 1355
Total Core Component Hours 1355Core Components
Anatomy & Physiology 140 hours
Biochemistry & Chemistry 70 hours
Diagnosis, Symptomatology, Pathology & Pharmacology 260 hours
Natural Medicine Philosophy & Therapeutics 120 hours
Nutrition Therapeutics 400 hours
Communication 60 hours
Professional Practice 90 hours
Safe Practices 15 hours
Supervised Clinical Training 200 hours- +Chiropractic
Education Standards Required
Chiropractic is based on the course (program) approved by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for general registration in the Profession of Chiropractic.- +Osteopathy
Education Standards Required
Osteopathy is based on the course (program) being approved by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for general registration in the Profession of Osteopathy
- +Medicine
Education Standards Required
Medicine is based on the course (program) approved by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for general registration in the Profession of Medicine
- +Pharmacy
Education Standards Required
Pharmacy is based on the course (program) approved by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for general registration in the Profession of Pharmacy
- +Dentistry
Education Standards Required
Dentistry is based on the course (program) approved by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for general registration in the Profession of Dentistry
- +Physiotherapy
Education Standards Required
Physiotherapy is based on the course (program) approved by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for general registration in the Profession of Physiotherapy
- +Nurse Practitioner
Education Standards Required
A nurse practitioner is based on the course (program) approved by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for general registration in the Profession of Nursing and the Completion of an NMBA-approved master’s course in addition to your base Nursing qualification.