Elements and Performance Criteria

Factors which interfere with the effectiveness of treatment may include:
Dental work
Eating or smoking within ten to twenty minutes before or after treatment
Other medical treatment being undertaken
Client/patient's physical and psychological readiness and/or wellness
Cultural factors
Contra-indications to treatment
Post treatment activity

Mode of administration may include:
Olfactory
Sublingual
Cutaneous
Via fluid medium - alcohol or water
Via pillules
Via powder
Via plussing method

Consent for treatment refers to:
Informed consent according to the local and national regulations and legal guidelines

Homoeopathic remedies refers to:
Low potency single remedies for acute conditions

Providing a homoeopathic remedy within a naturopathic framework refers to:
The infrequent repetition of appropriate acute single remedies according to the law of similars
Complexes, based on naturopathic case taking principles

Homoeopathic diagnostic techniques refers to:
Homoeopathic acute case taking and questioning
Consideration of the client/patient sensitivities and susceptability
Consideration of individualisation of the prescription

Responses may include:
Allergy
Intensification of symptoms
Cure
Amelioration
Therapeutic aggravation
Non-therapeutic aggravation
Palliation
Suppression
Proving
No response

Attendance to responses may include:
No change in treatment
Change of posology
Referral of the client/patient to a homoeopath or other health care provider
Discussing reaction with the client/patient
Adjusting treatment if necessary
Seeking appropriate expertise
Adhering to clinic guidelines for response to accidents and emergencies
Use of First Aid procedures according to St Johns, Australian Red Cross or other appropriate First Aid training
Accessing local emergency services

Advise and resource the client/patient refers to:
Referring client/patient to other information sources
Providing relevant literature or information materials
Providing advice regarding self-care
Advising client/patient of suggested resources
Providing details which help to fully inform patient/client of relevant information
Providing of referrals to other health professionals
Availability of products required or suggested for treatment

Relevant and practical techniques that promote and maintain optimal health may include:
Removal of obstacles to cure
Nutritional adjustments
Exercise
Lifestyle modifications

Homoeopathic questioning includes:
Presenting symptoms
Duration of symptoms
Location of symptoms
Sensations
Modalities
Concomitants

Effects of previous treatment may include:
Patient is better
Patient is worse
Case is being suppressed
No change/wrong remedy given
Patient is proving remedy
New state is emerging
Disease is progressing

On-going and/or additional treatment may include:
Repetition of the first remedy
Change of potency
Change of posology
Change of remedy
Intercurrent remedy
Waiting
Placebo
Referral to a homoeopath

A chronic condition may include
Conditions of longer than approximately six months duration
Conditions that are not self-terminating
An acute manifestation of a chronic disease

Critical aspects of assessment:
Treatment plans are implemented to achieve optimal health, rehabilitation, or to improve quality of life. These involve:
Treatment of a range of acute conditions
Use of homoeopathic questioning
Incorporation of the philosophies of homeopathy into naturopathic practice
Demonstration of the application of commonly used treatment practices
Treatment according to the individual, the condition and the presence of complicating factors. It must be the safest, most efficacious method that is also cost effective to the patient
Provision of acute homoeopathic treatment
Use of counselling as a treatment method, where competence exists
A case requiring referral to a homoeopath, or other health care professional
Preparation of the client/patient for treatment according to naturopathic practice
Complete documentation of all recommendations and client/patient responses
Review of treatment plan
Demonstrated ability to explain any perceived risks and possible remedy responses
Demonstrated ability to negotiate the management of treatment with the client/patient's current therapies
Demonstrated ability to identify and analyse remedy response to previous treatments
Demonstrated ability to negotiate strategies to overcome any obstacles to cure
Knowledge of the role of homoeopaths, other complementary health professionals and support services
Demonstrated ability to utilise a range of repertories
Demonstrated ability to utilise at least two of the most commonly used Homeopathic materia medica

Concurrent assessment and relationship with other units:
Communicate effectively with clients
Provide the naturopathic treatment
Work effectively within the health industry

Underpinning knowledge and skills:
The central philosophies and beliefs of homeopathic practice, to include the law of similars, the minimum dose, individualisation of the prescription, single remedy prescribing and removal of obstacles to cure
Knowledge of the similarities and differences between naturopathic and homoeopathic treatment
Ability to recognise the need for constitutional homoeopathic prescribing
Knowledge of administration and storage procedures associated with homoeopathic remedies
Knowledge of treatment options other than homoeopathic
Ability to manage time throughout consultation and treatment
Ability to write referrals, appraisal letters for insurance companies and other documentation
Knowledge of legal and regulatory implications of treatment
Ability to use equipment and resources competently and safely
Ability to communicate effectively with client/patient
Knowledge of medical reports and diagnostic procedures
Knowledge of the possible responses to the homœopathic remedy/ies and contra-indications to treatment
Knowledge of perceived risks and remedy responses
Knowledge of the pathogenesis of the remedies administered
Ability to access reference material on the effects of current conventional drug therapies and their withdrawal
Basic knowledge of materia medica, to include polycrests and other acute remedies
Knowledge of pathophysiology and disease processes
Basic knowledge of the various approaches to prescribing including consideration of:
Totality of characteristic symptoms
Keynote characteristic symptoms
Central theme of a remedy
Constitutional basis
Miasmatic indications
Aetiology
Use of organopathics
Prophylactic use
Ladder-like prescribing
Tautopathy
Isopathy
Knowledge of potency choices
Knowledge of case analysis and management according to naturopathic principles
Knowledge of obstacles to cure
Ability to administer medicines
Knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of homeopathic treatment, within a naturopathic framework
Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the body systems
Knowledge of signs and symptoms of disease and disorder/dysfunction
Knowledge of the disease process and the natural history of disease
Ability to apply differential assessment
Knowledge of the effects of medicinal disease
Ability to manage medical emergencies
Knowledge and understanding of types of further investigation available
Knowledge of the contribution of the different schools of thought and historical theories of homoeopathic clinical practice

Resource implications:
Resource requirements may include:
An appropriately stocked and equipped clinic or simulated clinic environment
Relevant texts or medical manuals
Relevant paper-based/video assessment instruments
Appropriate assessment environment
Demonstration model/client

Method of assessment:
Assessment may include:
Practical demonstration
Simulations
Explanations of technique
Oral questioning and discussion
Case studies and scenarios

Context of assessment:
This unit is most appropriately assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace and under the normal range of work conditions. Assessment may contain both theoretical and practical components and examples covering a range of clinical situations.