Doctor Chris Gubbels, of Fort Collins, Colorado earned the prestigious status of
Certified Chiropractic Wellness Practitioner (C.C.W.P.), one of the first doctors
of chiropractic to successfully complete this comprehensive postgraduate educational
program. Dr. Gubbels was awarded the C.C.W.P. status by the International Chiropractors
Association’s Council on Wellness Science on November 20, 2008, having successfully
passed a comprehensive final examination following completion of the program’s course
work and other requirements.
The wellness certification program offers an extensive post-graduate curriculum of
pertinent wellness research, patient care approaches and methods to maximize the
clinical effectiveness of chiropractic care in a new wellness paradigm. The program
includes evidence-based information in nutrition and natural health, wellness-directed
physical fitness and spinal hygiene, and state of mind and emotional health, as well
as effective insights for generating and supporting patient lifestyle changes. Doctors
also learn advanced approaches to patient wellness assessment, clinical case management
strategies for optimal wellness, and recent research findings on clinically relevant
lifestyle choices.
“The C.C.W.P. Certification give practitioners practical research and science-based
data in a growing field that is increasingly relevant because it addresses important
health issues in a context where chiropractors already do excel,” says ICA President,
John K. Maltby, D.C., “Those who complete the curriculum build an intensified understanding
of the founding philosophic and scientific principles of chiropractic. They are also
uniquely equipped to fill and important lifestyle and public health gap in their
communities by becoming a sound, authoritative source of evidence-based wellness
living strategies.”
Dr. Chris Gubbels Receives Certification Credentials From the International Chiropractors
Association Wellness Science Council
Chris Gubbels, D.C., C.C.W.P., is a 2008 graduate of Northwestern Health Sciences
University-Northwestern College of Chiropractic. Dr. Gubbels, an active member of
the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) and also the ICA Council on Wellness
Science, currently practices within Square ONE Health and Wellness Center.
Let Fort Collins Chiropractor Dr. Chris Gubbels bring comfort back into your life.
