As an open question I would like to have answered is to know what sort of
acutes people are referring to when they encourage beginners to prescribe on
them. In my opinion they can be even more difficult to treat because you
sometimes have to think on your feet, your repping has to be spot on, you
usually have to work quickly - there is no time to really ponder like you
can with a chronic condition, remedy choice and potency has to be accurate,
you have to know what is and what isn't an emergency condition, you have to
know anatomy and pathology well and often you really have to be there for
the client, etc etc.
Even a straightforward case of chicken pox can be messed up with over
prescribing or repetition of wrong potency.
And if the so called acute is that mild it probably doesn't need a remedy
anyway.
I think it is very important that training includes a big emphasis on
treating and supervising acute conditions and I really cannot see the
difference between prescribing on acutes as opposed to chronic conditions.
Best wishes, Joy
www.homeopathicmateriamedica.com
on 12/7/04 2:04 PM, Bob&Shannon at
shannonnelson@tds.net wrote:
But as regards chronic situations, anyone who has to ask basic questions
(and in fact anyone without appropriate depth of training and *also*
supervision) should most definitely not be trying to treat any chronic
situation. There's just too much opportunity for mis-reading what's
happening and proceeding in a way that could even cause harm.
Homeopathy is a beautifully user-friendly healing art, but has to be used
appropriately, or can do harm. Self-limiting conditions (non-emergency) are
quite safe and effective for a beginner to self-treat, but chronic
conditions aren't.
Best wishes,
Shannon
on 7/12/04 12:47 AM, ginny wilken at
gwilken@alamedanet.net wrote:
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