About FICTA

Founded in 1999 as the umbrella organisation for associations of complementary therapists working in Ireland, FICTA is a non-profit making, dynamic network of professional bodies which operates at local, regional and national levels to promote, support and advance complementary therapies in Ireland. FICTA member associations come from a wide range of disciplines within the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) sector.

"The use of the word ‘therapies’ includes the therapeutic aspect inherent in the word medicine but also allows for the promotion of well-being inherent in the philosophy of most, if not all, complementary therapies". (National Working Group Report on the Regulation of Complementary Therapists 2005)

Our Vision

FICTA envisions a person-centred, inclusive healthcare service in Ireland that offers all available and appropriate therapeutic disciplines, promoting better health and enabling people to achieve and maintain optimal well-being and a better quality of life.

What is CAM?

‘‘Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a broad domain of healing resources that encompasses all health systems, modalities and practices and their accompanying theories and beliefs, other than those intrinsic to the politically dominant health system of a particular society or culture in a given historical period”. (Cochrane Collaboration)

Aim

The aim of this website is to provide our members and interested persons with a centralised source where relevant and current information concerning the regulation and development of complementary therapy in Ireland can be found.

Disclaimer
FICTA accepts no liability for any damage arising as a result of the use of or reliance on complementary therapies. You should not disregard medical advice, or delay seeking medical advice because of something you read in the links accessible through this site..

(up-dated February 2010)