Prerequisites for the CHC Examination
Certain
criteria must be met for a person to be eligible to take the certification exam.
All
applicants must demonstrate that they have had adequate training and clinical
experience to enable them to take the exam with confidence. Basic requirements
for certification include:
A.
Educational Requirements
1. 500
hours of education in Classical Homeopathy
Each
applicant must have completed a total of 500 hours of training in classical
homeopathy to be eligible to take the exam. This may include credit hours earned
through formal instruction in established schools and seminars, as well as hours
earned through clinical experience.
2. Completion
of a CPR course.
3. Basic
knowledge in human sciences. Applicants
must have sufficient knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, medical
terminology, and basic clinical assessment skills to be able to reasonably deal
with common health care situations, and to recognize the need for referral to
other health professionals when appropriate.
B.
Clinical Experience
& Professional Practice Requirements
In
addition to fulfilling the formal education requirements as set out above, the
applicant must have completed at least 1 to 2 years* of professional homeopathic
practice to receive full certification. The Council will assess the amount of
clinical experience earned, on the basis of the number of patients seen and
cases taken by the applicant during this period of time.
(*
Currently, credit will be given for a “year” of practice if the applicant
has taken and managed a minimum of 50 substantial cases, each with at least two
follow-up appointments; —i.e., an average of one new patient per week, or
more. If circumstances in an applicant’s life or practice prevent fulfillment
of these requirements within 2 years, the applicant may request a review from
the CHC, for an extension of the time.)
If an
applicant has undergone substantial clinical supervision as part of formal
training, this can also count as clinical experience. (See also page on
“Clinical Supervision Requirements.”)
Credit
for professional practice may be fulfilled by clinical supervision hours, as
follows:
500 hours of Clinical Supervision
No additional professional practice is required
300 hours of Clinical Supervision
6 additional months of professional practice required
100 hours of Clinical Supervision
1 additional year of professional practice required
Two
different approaches to completing the certification process are available:
1) Standard
Approach: To
earn full certification in classical homeopathy, with the right to use the
“CCH” designation and be listed in the CHC directory
2)
Interim Approach: To take the written exam, on completing only the
education prerequisites, and receive an interim acknowledgement:
“Candidate for Certification.”
Two years
will then be allowed for completing
the clinical experience requirements, submitting written reports of five
long-term cases, and passing the oral exam—at which time the Candidate will
qualify for full certification.
An interim “Candidate for Certification” may not use the designation
“CCH” and will not be listed in the directory, until all requirements,
above, have been fulfilled.
Please note that no
changes have been made in the CHC’s requirements for certification.
The Interim Approach
has been added to allow those applicants who choose it to complete the same
requirements in different sequence.
See pages that follow, for more detailed information.
