RecordMove

Homeopath to traditional chinese medicine therapist

A homeopath already meets 38% of what the traditional chinese medicine therapist role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From homeopath

Distant match

To traditional chinese medicine therapist

12 You already bring

13 Still to learn

38 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a traditional chinese medicine 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 traditional chinese medicine therapist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A traditional chinese medicine therapist role treats 10 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 therapeutic relationships
ensure safety of healthcare users
follow-up on healthcare users' treatment
human anatomy
human physiology

What stands in the way is 13 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A traditional chinese medicine 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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 promote mental health management skills
already held develop therapeutic relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
already held pathology health and welfare
already held refer healthcare users assisting and caring

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the traditional chinese medicine therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 6 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 4 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn counsel healthcare users on medicines required
still to learn identify customer's needs required
still to learn advise on healthy lifestyles required
still to learn listen actively required

optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional

02 health and welfare 3 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn pathologies treated by acupuncture required
still to learn phytotherapy required
still to learn traditional Chinese medicine required

optional, not held acupuncture methods optional
optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held composition of diets optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

03 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn monitor patient's health condition required
still to learn monitor patients' progress related to treatment required
still to learn observe healthcare users required

optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn apply massage therapy 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
optional, not held select acupuncture points optional

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

still to learn biomedicine required

optional, not held pharmacology optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held relaxation techniques optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a traditional chinese medicine 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply context specific clinical competences 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 maintain work area cleanliness skill
already held pathology knowledge
already held promote mental health skill
already held refer healthcare users skill
already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
already held provide health education skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held acupuncture methods optional
optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
optional, not held apply acupuncture optional
optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
optional, not held select acupuncture points optional
optional, not held composition of diets optional
optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

22 held skills the traditional chinese medicine therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
not needed by the target role homeopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role homeopathy remedies knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
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 pedagogy 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 use foreign languages in patient care skill
not needed by the target role work in a multicultural environment in health care skill

12 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 biomedicine required
still to learn pathologies treated by acupuncture required
still to learn phytotherapy required
still to learn traditional Chinese medicine required
optional, not held acupuncture methods optional
optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held composition of diets optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from homeopath

Full index of moves from homeopath

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a homeopath become a traditional chinese medicine therapist?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A homeopath already covers 38% of what a traditional chinese medicine therapist is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 10 of which the traditional chinese medicine therapist role treats as required.

What skills does a homeopath need to become a traditional chinese medicine therapist?

13 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is biomedicine.

How hard is the move from homeopath to traditional chinese medicine therapist?

Its learning distance is 66.5 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.