RecordMove

Dance therapist to herbal therapist

A dance therapist already meets 25% of what the herbal therapist role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From dance therapist

Distant match

To herbal therapist

10 You already bring

18 Still to learn

52 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

79.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a herbal therapist is expected to do is already part of a dance therapist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the herbal therapist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A herbal therapist role treats 8 of its required skills as things a dance therapist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
empathise with the healthcare user
ensure safety of healthcare users
human physiology
listen actively
maintain healthcare user data confidentiality

What stands in the way is 18 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A herbal therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dance therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held observe healthcare users information skills
already held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality assisting and caring
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship communication, collaboration and creativity
already held human physiology health and welfare
already held provide health education communication, collaboration and creativity
already held empathise with the healthcare user assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the herbal therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 42 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn advise on mental health required
still to learn apply context specific clinical competences required
still to learn develop therapeutic relationships required
still to learn follow-up on healthcare users' treatment required
still to learn identify customer's needs required
still to learn communicate in healthcare required
still to learn interact with healthcare users required

optional, not held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

02 health and welfare 4 required, 11 supplementary

still to learn acupuncture methods required
still to learn phytotherapy required
still to learn types of aromatherapy treatments required
still to learn human anatomy required

optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held homeopathy remedies optional
optional, not held iridology optional
optional, not held reiki optional
optional, not held shiatsu optional
optional, not held tai chi optional
optional, not held energy therapy optional
optional, not held etiopathy optional
optional, not held fasciatherapy optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held homeopathy optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn apply a holistic approach in care required
still to learn apply aromatherapy required

optional, not held apply acupuncture optional
optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
optional, not held refer healthcare users optional

04 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn collect healthcare user's general data required
still to learn study topics required

optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
optional, not held conduct physical examinations optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn characteristics of plants required

optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional

06 handling and moving 1 required

still to learn maintain work area cleanliness required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a herbal therapist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held human physiology knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
already held observe healthcare users skill
already held provide health education skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held use communication techniques skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 management skills 1 required

still to learn promote mental health required

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held marketing principles optional

09 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held pedagogy optional

24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
optional, not held apply acupuncture optional
optional, not held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions optional
optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held conduct physical examinations optional
optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
optional, not held homeopathy remedies optional
optional, not held iridology optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held refer healthcare users optional
optional, not held reiki optional
optional, not held shiatsu optional
optional, not held tai chi optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held energy therapy optional
optional, not held etiopathy optional
optional, not held fasciatherapy optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

27 held skills the herbal therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply risk management in sports skill
not needed by the target role assess the patient's therapeutic needs skill
not needed by the target role autism knowledge
not needed by the target role be a role model in community arts skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role contribute to continuity of health care skill
not needed by the target role dance therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role develop codified movements skill
not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
not needed by the target role develop methods for choreographic integration skill
not needed by the target role diagnose mental disorders skill
not needed by the target role eating disorders knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluation of psychological performance knowledge
not needed by the target role handle patient trauma skill
not needed by the target role harmonise body movements skill
not needed by the target role have emotional intelligence skill
not needed by the target role inspire enthusiasm for dance skill
not needed by the target role link between dance and music style knowledge
not needed by the target role perform dances skill
not needed by the target role perform musical improvisations in therapy skill
not needed by the target role plan choreographic improvisation skill
not needed by the target role psychological theories knowledge
not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role psychotherapy principles knowledge
not needed by the target role respond to changing situations in health care skill
not needed by the target role work with healthcare users' social network skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

20 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn acupuncture methods required
still to learn phytotherapy required
still to learn types of aromatherapy treatments required
still to learn characteristics of plants required
still to learn human anatomy required
optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held homeopathy remedies optional
optional, not held iridology optional
optional, not held reiki optional
optional, not held shiatsu optional
optional, not held tai chi optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held energy therapy optional
optional, not held etiopathy optional
optional, not held fasciatherapy optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from dance therapist

Full index of moves from dance therapist

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a dance therapist become a herbal therapist?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A dance therapist already covers 25% of what a herbal therapist is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 8 of which the herbal therapist role treats as required.

What skills does a dance therapist need to become a herbal therapist?

18 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is acupuncture methods.

How hard is the move from dance therapist to herbal therapist?

Its learning distance is 79.6 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.