Education

How to become a naprapath?

Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Medicine is the largest college in the Scandinavian countries within advanced manual medicine and has educated naprapaths since 1970. The school was founded by Björn J:son Berg who became a naprapath at Chicago National College of Naprapathy in 1960-1964. Naprapathögskolan is a private college, which is financed by term fees. There are approximately 450 students at the school, mainly from the Nordic countries, but from other countries as well. The middle age of the students is about 22 years and the distribution by sex is even. The school is supervised by the Swedish Counsil for Higher Education.

Scandinavian College

How to become
a naprapath?

Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Medicine is the largest college in the Scandinavian countries within advanced manual medicine and has educated naprapaths since 1970. The school was founded by Björn J:son Berg who became a naprapath at Chicago National College of Naprapathy in 1960-1964. Naprapathögskolan is a private college, which is financed by term fees. There are approximately 450 students at the school, mainly from the Nordic countries, but from other countries as well. The middle age of the students is about 22 years and the distribution by sex is even. The school is supervised by the Swedish Counsil for Higher Education.

Scandinavian College

Four years of full time studies

The education cover four years of full time studies, equivalent to 240 ECTS-points. Approximately half of the education is dedicated to characteristic subject naprapathy, which includes theoretical as well as practical parts. The other half is dedicated to human biology, medical, and social- and behavioral science. Academic education is integrated with practical education in naprapaty’s different methods of treatment throughout the entire education. The university has a student clinic located in central Stockholm where the students practice their clinical traineeship from the second semester. The thing that characterizes the education and lays the foundation for naprapaths high competence in caring and working with patients, is the early started and continuous contact with patients. This is where the academic and practical knowledge is developed.

Occupational preparing education

The students meet 4-8 patients each week as from the second semester. A fact that makes the transit from student to working naprapath a lot easier. In excess of the clinical traineeship the education consists of teaching in form of lectures and seminars, practical exercises in smaller groups, but also group activities and fieldtrips. The education is completed with a Bachelor’s Thesis characterized by research, a bigger examination and a final test within naprapathy. After approved examinations and essays a diploma in naprapathy will be handed out. For more information – go to the website of Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine.

Four years of
full time studies

The education cover four years of full time studies, equivalent to 240 ECTS-points. Approximately half of the education is dedicated to characteristic subject naprapathy, which includes theoretical as well as practical parts. The other half is dedicated to human biology, medical, and social- and behavioral science. Academic education is integrated with practical education in naprapaty’s different methods of treatment throughout the entire education. The university has a student clinic located in central Stockholm where the students practice their clinical traineeship from the second semester. The thing that characterizes the education and lays the foundation for naprapaths high competence in caring and working with patients, is the early started and continuous contact with patients. This is where the academic and practical knowledge is developed.

Occupational preparing education

The students meet 4-8 patients each week as from the second semester. A fact that makes the transit from student to working naprapath a lot easier. In excess of the clinical traineeship the education consists of teaching in form of lectures and seminars, practical exercises in smaller groups, but also group activities and fieldtrips. The education is completed with a Bachelor’s Thesis characterized by research, a bigger examination and a final test within naprapathy. After approved examinations and essays a diploma in naprapathy will be handed out. For more information – go to the website of Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine.

Address

IFONA
Götgatan 22 A
118 46 Stockholm

Call Us

Anders Mattsson-Coll
+46(0)8 54901375
+46 (0)733 541765

Email Us

Anders Mattsson-Coll
amc@naprapater.se

National organizations

Swedish Naprapathic Association

Norwegian Naprapathic Association

Finnish Naprapathic Association

Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine

Master program in Naprapathy, XAMK, Finland