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About Sojourns
Sojourns Community Health Clinic
is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization located in Westminster
Vermont. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, affordable
health care and educational programs, in a collaborative,
client-centered environment. We currently serve nearly
300 clients per week. The wide range of services
we offer successfully bridges the gap between conventional
and Biological Medicine
through integrated practice.
The following are basic tenets of
our core practice philosophy:
- Collaboration & Integration
Sojourns’ practice methodology reflects our
belief that an integrated multi-disciplinary approach
to client care yields better results than a specialist
model. Our practitioner team intentionally represents
a variety of disciplines reflecting long traditions
of experience and extensive education, each offering
a unique perspective. Daily practitioner meetings
serve as an on-going venue for integrated, collaborative
patient care. Patient-focused protocols are developed
and refined using the model of a wheel in which each
approach represents a spoke supporting the client
in the center, with the synergy between practitioners
creating the rim.
- Patient Education & Empowerment
We recognize that healing requires active participation
on the part of the patient, and that outcomes and
prognosis are inextricably tied to an individuals’
attitudes, responses and beliefs surrounding their
ability to heal. Through education, we strive to empower
and engage our clients; helping them to explore and
expand the degree to which they are able to contribute
to their healing process. We are committed to helping
to create educated healthcare consumers who understand
the importance and potential of their roles for participating
in their own care and determining positive outcomes.
- Accessibility
We believe excellent healthcare is a right, not a
privilege. We know that good, evidence-based holistic
care will become mainstream when it is widely available
and there is a strong public demand for it. We are
committed to working with our patients, communities
and legislatures to ensure increasing access to quality
healthcare on an individual, local and global basis.
Our clinical
team consists of more than 20 practitioners representing
many disciplines, including: western and naturopathic
medicine, biological medicine, chiropractic, physical
therapy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy, bio-resonance,
bodywork, Bach flower therapy, and psychotherapy.
In addition to our clinical practice
we also offer educational programs
including free weekly lectures and frequent workshops.
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