Edmonds, WA
425-672-4485
Questions and Answers
How much time will I need to spend on homework?
It depends on how quickly you want to progress. If you aspire to become nationally certified within three to five years of starting your training, and wish to be fully prepared to take the certification boards, we suggest allowing for 40-50 hours homework per month. (Some of our homework assignments grant credit hours towards your diploma with SSH).
What will evaluation and testing be like?
Students
will have many self-assessment quizzes throughout the year, particularly in
the Foundation Year, Pathophysiology, and Acute Care Homeopathy
courses. These quizzes will enable students to identify areas needing additional
study or tutoring. There will also be annual take-home exams, and occasional
in-class, closed book testing. A minimum passing score in our program is 70%;
students will have the opportunity to re-take failed exams. Each student will
hav an individual session with the Director and/or one other faculty member,
assessing the individual student's strengths, noting areas which need remediation,
and recommending future directions toward achieving personal and career goals.
What if I struggle with the material?
An optional quarterly study group, led by a qualified homeopath, will be available at a small additional fee to students-as will one-on-one tutorial assistance. Study Group attendance will grant credit hours, good towards SSH diploma. Our students consistently comment on how accessible our instructors are; SSH faculty are selected not just for their expertise in homeopathy, but also for their ability to teach it effectively and with passion. Additionally, the SSH director is always available by phone and email to answer student questions.
What are the textbook expenses?
Comprehensive Program students will need to spend between $500 and $700 (if purchased new) on required homeopathy texts, as well as approximately $165 for the required pathophysiology texts. A required book list may be found on this website (under "curriculum"), and homeopathic booksellers are listed on our "links" page. Students will also have the opportunity during the program to meet with representatives from software companies for information on a wide gamut of homeopathic computer programs.
Does the practice of homeopathy require a license, and does the Seattle School of Homeopathy award one?
The SSH gives its graduates excellent and thorough preparation to apply for national board certification in homeopathy (CHC and HANP). However, licensure is regulated by state agencies, and neither completion of this nor any other training program confers a license to practice homeopathy. SSH applicants are urged to review the state laws regulating their current, or prospective, license or registration field; it is possible to practice homeopathy within the scope of practice of certain health professions, within their stated guidelines. Additionally, certain states-including CA, MN, OK, RI, and AZ--have passed laws (colloquially termed "Health Freedom" legislation) which protects state-registered, unlicensed healers from being prosecuted without due cause.
What is the difference between licensure and certification?
National board certification is a means by which a profession sets, maintains, and oversees standards of practice within their profession. The Council for Homeopathic Certification (CHC) represents the professional interests, and guards practice standards, for the unified homeopathic profession in the US, both licensed and unlicensed. We at the SSH strongly encourage our graduates to become board certified in homeopathy, in order to contribute to the growth of a unified profession with high practice standards--as well as to guarantee consumers some degree of protection from fraudulent or otherwise unqualified practitioners.
What careers might SSH graduates meaningfully pursue?
Depending on their backgrounds and previous trainings or licensures, professional homeopaths are able to practice in a variety of fields, including as homeopathic practitioners, homeopathic educators, or homeopathic counselors, as well as in homeopathic product promotion or sales. In Washington state, naturopathic doctors, medical doctors, physician's assistants, osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and advanced practice nurses are able to include homeopathy within their legal scope of practice; individuals holding or contemplating other healthcare and counseling-related licenses or certificates, such as CMHT, LMT, etc., are encouraged to research regulations governing scope of practice in those fields, to determine the extent to which they may legally include homeopathy within their scope of practice. Certain states, such as California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Arizona and Rhode Island, grant freedom of practice to registered homeopaths. Nevada and Arizona license homeopathic medical doctors, and Arizona licenses homeopathic medical assistants.
Feel free to contact us with any questions at: info@seattleschoolofhomeopathy.com
The highest ideal of cure is rapid, gentle, and permanent restoration
of health; that is, the lifting and annihilation of the disease in its entire
extent in the shortest, most reliable, and least disadvantageous way, according
to clearly realizable principles.
– Samuel Hahnemann, MD