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Federation of Irish Complementary Therapy Associations

Supporting and promoting Complementary Therapies in Ireland since 1999

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The Federation of Irish Complementary Therapy Associations FICTA was founded in 1999. FICTA’s member associations come from a wide range of disciplines within the Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) sector in Ireland and are committed to raising public awareness of, and promoting the benefits of complementary and alternative therapies in all areas of social support and healthcare provision in Ireland.

FICTA employs the universally adopted acronym CAM which is defined as meaning a broad domain of healing modalities with their inherent theories and philosophies that encompass all health systems, practices and resources “[ ] ... other than those intrinsic to the politically dominant health system of a particular society or culture in a given historical period”. (National Working Group Report - p.15).

NOTE: FICTA is preparing to carry out an on-line survey in 2012 of CAM usage in Ireland

Recently FICTA has


  • Developed and submitted a proposed common framework for the self-regulation of complementary therapists to the Minister for Health and awaits a response - 2011


  • Accepted HETAC's invitation to attend theResearch Seminar in December 2011, to consider the draft research findings of the SMCI Review of Complementary Therapies and Related Academic Programme Validation.


  • Contributed to the SMCI Review of Complementary Therapies and Related Academic Programme Validation commissioned by the Department of Health and Children and the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC)- 2011


    • Up-dated 11.11.2011

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