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In accordance with ECCH equivalencies our course is a third-level course taught at degree level.

Please ask for our complete syllabus and application form.

Fee per annum: €2,800 (from September 2009)

Installment rate: €2,900 per 4 installment payments September 2009 to June 2010. This fee includes all the above modules; Continuous Assessments; Counselling Moduless; Anatomy & Physiology; Mid-term personal interviews; and Regional monthly tutorials.

This is currently a 2 year programme; 6 days per year supporting graduates in their practice and covering treatment of difficult pathology and disease cases including cancer, heart disease, genetically inherited disease.

• Different methods of case analysis and prescribing
• Post-graduate clinic
• Peer group case supervision
• Latest developments in homeopathic methodologies

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  Please see syllabus for details.

  

  

  At the Irish School of Homeopathy we believe that our job is to support each successful applicant in their process of becoming a successful practicing homeopath. We have constantly invested in the resources needed to promote the level of skill and competence required by students in their treatment of patients and in the management of their practice. Our belief is that students should be supported and guided at an appropriate level for each year of the course. Below is a brief outline of these support systems. As you can see they are all essential aspects of an holistic system of training.

  

  

  Each year is assigned their own class tutor. The tutor is there to help and support students throughout the school year. The tutor organises and co-ordinates the study groups, corrects homework, deals with problems and also provides feedback and support. The tutor gets to know each student very well and is available for contact by phone should the need arise.

  

  Our school is unique in providing student group tutorials, with Homeopathic Practitioners, all over Ireland as a support in the 1st and 2nd year programme. In order to provide a high quality level of support to all students, classes are sub-divided into regional study groups. These groups meet weekly and are a forum for homeopathic study and mutual support. Once a month the group is facilitated by a tutor appointed by the school. The tutor's role is to support, encourage, answer questions and help deepen the learning process for students. This process lays the foundation for the one to one supervision of third and fourth year. All tutors are professional Homeopaths with clinical practice.

  Most tutors are graduates of our school and are all in practice, and therefore are easily able to relate to students where they are at. They have been through the same learning process and have had to deal with all of the issues that students go through on their way to practice. They are therefore able to normalise the process for sometimes anxious students and can provide insights into difficulties experienced. They also provide valuable feedback to the school so that the School can provide relevant extra support when needed.

  

  

  We have a wide variety of teachers from both Ireland and abroad. We have a dedicated team of core teachers and we also invite specialist lecturers from abroad to teach each year. During the course of their studies with us students can look forward to a wide variety of lecturers sharing from their experience in all aspects of homeopathic practice.

  All of our teachers are highly qualified Homeopaths with busy clinical practices. They are all highly committed practitioners who also love to share their knowledge and experience with students. They are all warm and open individuals with their own unique inspirational qualities. Their aim is to teach and inspire a love of homeopathy and homeopathic practice. Our lecturers are all involved in their own continuing personal and professional development.

  

  

  Clinical experience is one of the core aspects of the course. It is an opportunity to put into practice what has been learned in theory and also to gain confidence and experience before commencing practice. Clinical experience begins with observation of experienced practitioners in a class room setting. There are video cases and also live case taking sessions in class.

  In years three and four there is a dedicated school clinic in both Dublin and Cork. The clinic is where students have an opportunity to hone their case taking, observation, case analysis, prescribing and case management skills. Patients are seen by two or three students under the supervision of the clinic tutor. There is a video link-up to the rest of the year's students so everyone can observe and take the case in real time. The clinic provides the time and space for each student to gain and develop the skills necessary to practice effectively and confidently after graduation.

  

  

  An essential element of any profession is the area of supervision. The provision of sufficient professional supervision is often neglected in training courses of this type. This leads to graduate therapists not having sufficient supervised hours before commencing practice. It is an area of concern and one which is being addressed by the government's working group. At the Irish School of Homeopathy we have long prided ourselves on the provision of such supervision. Supervision gives the overview, mentoring and professional experience needed to help guide students into practice. Supervision is the place for third and fourth year students to bring their own cases. Here they can discuss all aspects of their patient management and care. At supervision students develop further, the skills learned in the school clinic, and in a one to one situation, explore all of the issues relevant to their own practice.

  Our supervisors are all practising Homeopaths registered with The Irish Society of Homeopaths. The majority are graduates of the School and some of them also teach at the school. This means that they are ideally placed to supervise students and work with them towards their graduation.

  

  

  Course evaluation is based on continual assessment. This comprises of monthly assignments, case studies, short tests and an end of year project in Years one to three. In 4th Year there is a limited amount of homework as students will be concentrating on preparing their cases for presentation at final assessments and graduation. Students also have an informal bi-annual assessment with their year tutor to discuss progress. The School respects the individual student's learning style and encourages creativity in assignments. The programme given to students at the start of the year will show all of the assignments and homework for that year. This means that students can plan their study time and work on projects over a period of time.

  

  

  Graduation means the beginning of practice. This brings with it all of the challenges of moving into a new career. In order to support students the school offers a post-graduate training programme. This enables graduates to hone their skills and explore deeper levels of homeopathic treatment. The post-graduate course is clinic based and graduates may bring difficult cases for treatment. The post-graduate course is facilitated by only the most experienced Homeopaths in the country. There are also seminars from guest lecturers who share their knowledge and experience to further deepen your understanding.

  

  

  Becoming a homeopath is far more than academic study and attendance. It is more than the completion of assignments and working on cases. It is a life changing process. Working with patients, dealing with health and disease, exploring energy medicine and engaging on deep levels with others, brings students into deeper aspects of life and deeper areas of themselves. Students on this journey discover many new and life changing things. They discover resources that they did not know they possessed. They find their belief systems challenged and enlarged. They encounter many paradigm shifts in their nature. They find a new meaning to their purpose in life. All in all they find that after four years they are in a place in their lives which is beyond what they imagined when they made their first contact with the school.

  In order to facilitate this process the school teaches students basic counselling and communication skills and also provides a safe environment for personal development. These modules are outlined in our programme above.

  Students are also expected to see a homeopath during the course of their training if they haven't already done so and experience homeopathic treatment for themselves.

  

  

  The Irish School of Homeopathy Library in Dublin is the biggest in Ireland and currently holds over 1,500 books for borrowing and reference purposes. As the Cork school library was established in 2000 it is smaller but is a rapidly growing resource for Cork students. Both libraries are open to students each teaching weekend Saturday and Sunday.

  

  

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  The Irish School of Homoeopathy is the first school in the country to have its course successfully accredited by the Irish Society of Homeopaths. This means that professional competence to practice by graduates of the School is accepted. Graduates are then automatically entitled to go forward for registration and participate in the Society's CPD (Continual Professional Development) programme. At present we are the only School in the country from which successful graduates can go forward for immediate registration.

  

  

  To apply for professional training you should make application on our official form and forward this to the office together with your curriculum vitae. The form is available to download here and you can also book online here. When we receive a completed application form you will be invited to a personal interview. Interviews commence April each year with final interviews occurring in June or July. Places on the professional course are limited, so do apply prior to these dates in order to secure a place. The School may also accept students who have previously studied homeopathy for entry into our 2nd and 3rd year programme, subject to meeting the Schools' standards and the availablility of places.

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