Shiatsu practitioner to herbal therapist
A shiatsu practitioner already meets 64% of what the herbal therapist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
44.8/ 100
1 How much of what a herbal therapist is expected to do is already part of a shiatsu practitioner’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 19 of its required skills as things a shiatsu practitioner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- acupuncture methods
- advise on mental health
- apply a holistic approach in care
- apply aromatherapy
- apply context specific clinical competences
- develop therapeutic relationships
What stands in the way is 7 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 29 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 shiatsu practitioner background worth leading with.
- already held iridology health and welfare
- already held types of aromatherapy treatments health and welfare
- already held etiopathy health and welfare
- already held fasciatherapy health and welfare
- already held homeopathy remedies health and welfare
- already held apply a holistic approach in care assisting and caring
All 29 carried skills, including the 19 the herbal therapist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 8 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 communicate in healthcare required
- still to learn develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
- still to learn interact with healthcare users required
- optional, not held use communication techniques optional
- optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
- optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
- still to learn collect healthcare user's general data required
- still to learn study topics required
- optional, not held conduct physical examinations optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- still to learn maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
- optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
- optional, not held refer healthcare users optional
- still to learn characteristics of plants required
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held chemistry 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 marketing principles optional
2 further areas 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 collect healthcare user's general data practise this
- 02 maintain healthcare user data confidentiality practise this
- 03 study topics 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 29 skills that carry over
- already held acupuncture methods knowledge
- already held advise on mental health skill
- already held apply a holistic approach in care skill
- already held apply aromatherapy skill
- already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
- already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
- already held empathise with the healthcare user 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 identify customer's needs skill
- already held listen actively skill
- already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
- already held observe healthcare users skill
- already held phytotherapy knowledge
- already held promote mental health skill
- already held provide health education skill
- already held types of aromatherapy treatments knowledge
- already held address side effects of menopause skill
- already held apply acupuncture skill
- already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
- already held complementary and alternative medicine knowledge
- already held etiopathy knowledge
- already held fasciatherapy knowledge
- already held general medicine knowledge
- already held homeopathy knowledge
- already held homeopathy remedies knowledge
- already held iridology knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held pedagogy optional
- optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 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 apply organisational techniques optional
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held energy therapy optional
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
- optional, not held pedagogy optional
- optional, not held use communication techniques 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
- not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
- not needed by the target role acupressure knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
- not needed by the target role advise on healthy lifestyles skill
- not needed by the target role apply deep tissue massage skill
- not needed by the target role apply massage therapy skill
- not needed by the target role auriculotherapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role balneotherapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate professional attitude to clients skill
- not needed by the target role educate on the prevention of illness skill
- not needed by the target role give massages skill
- not needed by the target role give shiatsu massages skill
- not needed by the target role identify energetic meridians skill
- not needed by the target role kinesiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
- not needed by the target role massage theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role massage types knowledge
- not needed by the target role neurophysiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role pathologies treated by acupuncture knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote healthy lifestyle skill
- not needed by the target role reflexology knowledge
- not needed by the target role relaxation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role select acupuncture points skill
- not needed by the target role skin types knowledge
- not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role traditional Chinese medicine knowledge
9 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 characteristics of plants required
- 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 marketing principles optional
- optional, not held pedagogy optional
Common questions about this move
Can a shiatsu practitioner become a herbal therapist?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A shiatsu practitioner already covers 64% of what a herbal therapist is expected to do: 29 skills carry over, 19 of which the herbal therapist role treats as required.
What skills does a shiatsu practitioner need to become a herbal therapist?
7 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is collect healthcare user's general data.
How hard is the move from shiatsu practitioner to herbal therapist?
Its learning distance is 44.8 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.