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Advanced Diploma

Like the Part One Diploma, the Advanced Diploma has 5 modules. For full details, please see the Prospectus

• Philosophy
• Materia Medica
• Clinical Practice
• Practitioner Development
• Health Sciences

Approximately 400 hours of lectures and 100 hours of supervised clinical practice are provided for students. In addition to this, students must undertake home study and hand in a series of written assignments throughout the course.

To be awarded the Advanced Diploma, the following criteria must be met:

• A minimum 80% attendance at lectures and supervised clinics with satisfactory progress within the continual assessment programme.
• Satisfactory completion of written assignments throughout the course.
• Passes in written exam papers at the end of the course.
• Submission of 6 cases with at least 2 follow ups including full analysis and assessments of the results of prescriptions.
• We also expect that students will have 400 hours of practice with their own cases and must submit a diary and audit of these 400 hours.
• An extended project, either an expansion of the project submitted for the Diploma Part One or on an entirely different aspect of homeopathy, must also be submitted.

Philosophy

Here, we will go deeper into homeopathic philosophy, examining what really needs to be cured, and what actually happens when a remedy is given. We will go into more detail regarding remedy reactions and expand our understanding of 2nd prescription and case management. You will be given strategies for dealing with more challenging cases and you will gain confidence in prescribing and case management. Potency will be discussed in detail (centesimals and LMs).

Materia Medica

We continue our study of remedies, looking more deeply into families and groupings of remedies. We will also study the relationships of remedies. We will look at the different methodologies of provings and learn how to critically evaluate information about new remedies.

Clinical Practice

This module brings together the learning from other components in a practical context. Here you will gain more experience of working with chronic cases and face more case management challenges and so put into practice what you have learned in Philosophy. We will specifically consider the skills needed to take a child's case effectively and go into the practical implications of potency choice enabling you to gain greater confidence. In addition, all students will participate in supervised teaching clinics and tutorial groups throughout the course.

Practitioner Development

This component of the course integrates the personal development of the individual as a reflective, professional practitioner and the more practical aspects of developing and managing a practice. We will consider a variety of challenging ethical issues and use tools to help us find ways to resolve them. We will work on reflection, peer feedback, appropriate use of supervision and establish the methodology of clinical audit. All students receive 1-to-1 supervision sessions during the course as well as other support to enable them to grow and develop into competent and safe practitioners.

Health Sciences

This module continues the work started in the Diploma Part One course and goes into greater depth regarding the connections between mental, emotional and physical ill-health. We will look again at when it is safe to treat patients and when it is best to refer.