Homeopath to herbal therapist
A homeopath already meets 37% of what the herbal therapist role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
69.9/ 100
1 How much of what a herbal therapist is expected to do is already part of a homeopath’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 this move works
A herbal therapist role treats 11 of its required skills as things a homeopath already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply context specific clinical competences
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- develop therapeutic relationships
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- follow-up on healthcare users' treatment
- human anatomy
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 17 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 homeopath background worth leading with.
- already held homeopathy remedies health and welfare
- already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held homeopathy health and welfare
- already held promote mental health management skills
- already held develop therapeutic relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the herbal therapist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- still to learn apply a holistic approach in care required
- still to learn apply aromatherapy required
- still to learn maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
- still to learn empathise with the healthcare user required
- optional, not held apply acupuncture optional
- optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
- still to learn advise on mental health required
- still to learn identify customer's needs required
- still to learn communicate in healthcare required
- still to learn listen actively required
- optional, not held use communication techniques optional
- optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
- still to learn acupuncture methods required
- still to learn phytotherapy required
- still to learn types of aromatherapy treatments required
- optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine 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
- still to learn collect healthcare user's general data required
- still to learn observe healthcare users 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
- still to learn characteristics of plants required
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
1 further area in the appendix
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.
- 01 acupuncture methods study this
- 02 advise on mental health practise this
- 03 apply a holistic approach in care practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
- already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
- already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
- already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
- already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment skill
- already held human anatomy knowledge
- already held human physiology knowledge
- already held interact with healthcare users skill
- already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
- already held promote mental health skill
- already held provide health education skill
- already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
- already held homeopathy knowledge
- already held homeopathy remedies knowledge
- already held pedagogy knowledge
- already held refer healthcare users skill
- already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
- optional, not held apply acupuncture 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 iridology optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held reiki optional
- optional, not held shiatsu optional
- optional, not held tai chi optional
- optional, not held apply organisational techniques 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 marketing principles optional
- optional, not held use communication techniques optional
- optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
17 held skills the herbal therapist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
- not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
- not needed by the target role archive healthcare users' records skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
- not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
- not needed by the target role conduct a homeopathic consultation skill
- not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
- not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role older adults' needs knowledge
- not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
- not needed by the target role process medical insurance claims skill
- not needed by the target role promote homeopathy skill
- not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role record healthcare users' billing information skill
- not needed by the target role supervision of persons knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
16 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- 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
- optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine 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 marketing principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a homeopath become a herbal therapist?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A homeopath already covers 37% of what a herbal therapist is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 11 of which the herbal therapist role treats as required.
What skills does a homeopath need to become a herbal therapist?
15 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is acupuncture methods.
How hard is the move from homeopath to herbal therapist?
Its learning distance is 69.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.