Japanese Programme

Japanese students have the choice of study our course in Japanese with our Japanese licence partner or in English with us in the UK via our home study course. We launched our International programme back in 1987, over 30 years ago and enrolled our first Japanese homeopathy student in 1997, over 20 years ago! We’ve come a long way and now have students in over 80 countries. Our English Japanese distance learning course in Homeopathy provides a full UK training in homeopathy for Japanese students who have a  reasonable ability to communicate in English. The homeopathy course is written in English and comes with English audio and audio visual lectures. The course is specifically designed so you can work at your own pace. The homeopathy course combines the flexibility of home study with the rigorous training needed to become a successful homeopathic practitioner. That’s because students can blend in-depth independent work with hands on, face-to-face training through Summer Schools and a clinical supervision process.

For those that wish to study in Japanese we  have a licence partner in Japan that offers a Japanese version of the course. Please visit their website and contact them for full details about this:
www.homeopathyschool-japan.com

Our flexible approach means that you can begin your study with the program at any time and choose when and where you study and to what level. You can even ‘port’ the course from one country to another; and you have an open invitation to attend classes and clinics at our home base in England. All this adds up to making our course the most in-depth and flexible program available. Read on and see why so many have trained with us.

Our programme progresses through four levels (see the courses section of the site for more detail). For those who wish to practice homeopathy we offer our highest certification, the Homeopathy Practitioner Advanced Diploma PDHom (Adv), this course consists of:

Time: 4 Year period (flexible)
Study: Homeopathy Units 1 – 26
Audio recording: 122 presentations
Audio visual recording: memory stick, 258 lectures
Clinical Observation & Practice: 2 x 7 Day UK Summer Schools (100 hours)
Clinical Supervision: 10 cases with 2 follow-ups each
Medical Science: Anatomy & Physiology and Pathology & Disease

Course Overview

Each year of the course is divided into easy to manage Units, which you study whilst listening to the audio and movie lectures from the School and reading the specially selected books. The recordings bring the best of the classroom teachings to you at home. You get numerous recordings of patient cases with discussions as well as generous amounts of supporting information, examples of student work and model answers. During the course you are guided through the topics by reference to books and supporting explanations, descriptions, and diagrams. You are able to check your progress and reinforce your learning through self-assessment questions and model answers. At the end of each Unit you write up your assessments and then send them off to your personal tutor. All our tutors are highly skilled mentors and are used to working with students from across the world. They are also all professional homeopaths and almost all of them studied with us at the School of Homeopathy.

Each course is accompanied by a book list that is essential reading for your study. We offer these books with a discount through The School of Health.

Clinical Observation & Practice

You will automatically gain 250 clinical hours throughout your coursework using our integrated movie cases. An additional 100 hours need to be gained through face-to-face events and you are required to attend at least one 7-day UK summer school throughout your training:

SOH 7-day UK clinical workshop = 50 hours (ideally attended year 2-3)
SOH 7-day UK clinical workshop = 50 hours (ideally attended year 3-4)

Year 1 UK students are expected to attend our 2-day UK summer school during year 1 (or year 2 if necessary) - and all students who are able to come are welcome!

You should take one (ideally two or more) 7-day summer schools with us, which ensures that you receive the high standard of training that is needed as part of our programme. These events are hugely motivating and beneficial to study and we see students take leaps forwards following an event. However, if you can only attend one of these, you can gain the remaining 50 hours by either:

Sitting in with a local homeopath:
This would be our preferred alternative as you would receive in-depth and focused clinical experience with someone who is (hopefully) working in a similar way to our teachings and you will have lots of attention. Clinic hours are recorded by receiving attendance certificates/letters.

Or attending other non-SOH local events:
If you do decide to gain the last 50 hours elsewhere, please make sure that the alternative event(s) are at the same standard as the School’s events. These sessions can take the form of clinics, study groups, seminars, workshops, supervised case taking and supervision. The main focus of these sessions is to be on case taking, case analysis, prescribing and case management. Please always ask for a certificate of attendance as you need to send us a copy of this for your records.

Supervised Practice

Our supervision network program means that we take students right through to clinical practice. International students can work with one of our professionally trained supervisors in the UK, or you can submit an application to work with someone you choose locally. If you cannot find a suitable local supervisor, then you may contact someone in our network of specially trained distance supervisors, and communicate via email and telephone. We work with you to find the best solution for your individual needs.

Diploma

Homeopathy Practitioner Advanced Diploma PDHom (Adv)

This is the highest level diploma offered by the School of Homeopathy. There are no formal examinations; rigorous external assessment is provided through completion of the comprehensive assignments sets, with high standards of tutor marking. The full Practitioners Course Diploma is equivalent to UK vocational Degree level or NVQ Level 1 and will ensure your homeopathic career the best possible start.

We also offer various intermediate certificates and diplomas so you can complete just one section of the Program, have a break and then continue with another section at a later date if you wish.

Certificates

The School awards these main stages of certification for students progressing through the Program, plus certificates on completion of The School of Health’s Anatomy & Physiology, Pathology & Disease, and Nutrition (optional) courses.

Taster Credit
Units 1-2 completed with tutor marking, where the student does not continue onto the Foundation Course.

Year One: Foundation Certificate
Units 1-7, one weekend UK summer school (optional)

Year Two: Introduction into Practice Certificate
Units 8-14, A&P course, clinical observation hours (optional)

Year Three: Homeopathy Higher Diploma (part 1) Certificate
Units 15-20, clinical observation hours (optional)

Year Four: Homeopathy Higher Diploma (part 2) Certificate
Units 21-26, P&D course, clinical observation hours (optional)

Clinical Observation
250 clinic hours gained throughout coursework, and additional 100 hours required for this level, gained by:
7-day summer school = 50 hours (ideally attend once yr 2-3 and once yr 3-4 = 100 hours)
Clinical Observation Module = 62-67 hours (fall-back option to sit in with local homeopath or attend local event)

Clinical Supervision
10 cases with 2 follow-ups each over 18 month period.

Homeopathy Practitioner Advanced Diploma PDHom (Adv)
The big cheese is due, having met all the above criteria.

Registration

Our Japanese Programme is similar to our UK Programme. Since the School of Homeopathy is a recognised leader in homeopathic education, the UK diploma, given on completion of our Practitioner Course, leads to immediate registration in the UK.  The UK programme is fully accredited by The Society of Homeopaths who are one of the British representatives on the European and International Councils for Classical Homeopathy. The Society of Homeopaths was established in 1978 and is the largest organisation representing professional homeopaths in the UK.

It would not be possible for us to seek full accreditation with every governing body across the world but you can be assured that our course meets rigorous requirements. Where we have the density of students we do seek a process to accreditation, so for example our course has an accredited process in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Portugal. By purchasing our home study course you are assured of receiving a high quality of product, service and care. However students should note that completion of our International programme does not confer a license to practice in your country. Whilst we have a very high reputation, as does the Society of Homeopaths, it is wise to review the official licensure policies of your own country before commencing practice.

We are members of:
The Association of the British Correspondence College (ABCC)
The British Holistic Medical Association (BHMA)
The Complementary Medical Association (CMA)
Homeopathy Course Providers Forum (HCPF)
North American Network of Homeopathic Educators

Recognised by:
The Society of Homeopaths
The Homeopathic Medical Association
Council for Homeopathic Certification
West Coast Homeopathic Society
Alliance of Registered Homeopaths
Portuguese Homeopathic Association
The Australian Register of Homoeopaths (AROH)

Partnered with:
North American Society of Homeopaths
National Center for Homeopathy

Please read more about our courses and the School on the rest of the site and if you have any questions please contact us.