Our Practitioner Advanced Diploma Course follows on seamlessly from the Foundation Diploma Course and Intro into Practice Diploma Course. It is designed for anyone interested in becoming a professional homeopath. Our highly regarded cutting-edge programme instils the expertise and knowledge for becoming a confident and successful homeopath.

Units : 15-18 + case work under supervision
Hours: 1600/1800
Time : estimated 24 months (timing up to you)
Enrolment period: 2 years (with option to extend)
Certification: Practitioner Advanced Diploma in Homeopathy
Books: book list three is recommended for Units 15-18

In the course we continue to develop many of the concepts learnt in the Foundation Diploma Course and Intro into Practice Diploma Course but with the emphasis on increasing your skills in case receiving, analysis and prescription, to prepare you for practice. Various approaches are given to help you unravel cases, such as group classifications and elemental archetypes. We encourage the use of creative ideas such as these as they often tell us as much about ourselves as they do about the subjects being studied.

Detailed casework takes place using material generated from the extensive library of recordings at the School of Homeopathy. Various models for case analysis are explored, with lecturers presenting those that they have found particularly useful in their practice. These case studies enhance understanding enormously. They encourage the closest scrutiny that in turn leads to an awareness of what needs to be cured and the subsequent establishment of a relevant hierarchy of symptoms. Use of the repertory and differential comparison of materia medica then leads to a selection of the most appropriate remedy.

Book List One and Two are required for this course plus we highly recommend book list three for the later study units. Alongside the Practitioner Advanced Diploma Course you will also be required to complete Alternative Training's Pathology & Disease Diploma Course unless you already have equivalent training.

Becoming a Practitioner

Case-work under supervision is the crucial aspect of the Practitioner Advanced Diploma and your development as a homeopath. We ask you to take at least ten cases with follow-ups over a period of at least one and a half years. During this time you work closely with your supervising practitioner. You contract separately with your supervisor, supervision fees are not covered in the price of this course.

You and your supervisor will undertake a thorough and progressive evaluation of your skills, an important part of which will be your own reflection of what is being learned from each case-taking and about your practice in general.

These cases, their follow-ups and ongoing prescriptions, will be assessed on an on-going basis and then again as a case portfolio at the end of your study. By demonstrating professional competence and appropriate academic standards the School of Homeopathy's Practitioner Advanced Diploma, DSH is awarded.

UK Students

Once you have completed the Foundation Diploma Course and Intro into Practice Diploma Course you are invited to transfer to the attendance course for the Practitioner Advanced Diploma.

In preparation for this you will also attend the last two study weekends in May and June, of the second year at the School of Homeopathy to help with your integration into the group. All students will need to have their Anatomy & Physiology complete by this stage.

North America Students

To compliment the home study Practitioner Advanced Diploma Course we offer yearly 3 day seminars and 7 day clinical workshops at various locations in America and Canada. For further information about the North American flexible learning programme please contact our regional representatives.

America: sally@homeopathyschool.com

Canada: christine@homeopathyschool.com

International Home Study

After Unit 18 you will receive an Advanced Certificate.
You qualify for our Practitioner Advanced Diploma by evidencing your clinical expertise through practice under supervision. This can be completed in one and a half years but you are given up to three years. There are two options: 1. You can either find a homeopath local to you with whom you can sit in and who can act as a supervisor. (There is a protocol which can be obtained through the School.) 2. You can use one of the supervisors from our network. Should he/she be distant from you, then you may consider e-mail communication. These cases, their follow-ups and prescriptions, will be assessed on an on-going basis and then again as a case portfolio at the end of your study. By demonstrating professional competence the School of Homeopathy`s Practitioner Advanced Diploma, DSH will be complete.

We will also keep you in touch with the newest case analysis techniques and up to date practice information at our annual Summer School. Here both Misha Norland and Janet Snowdon (both international gleaners of homeopathic insights) facilitate advanced students as they progress towards autonomy and confidence in practice.

All students attend at least one, ideally two of our yearly 7 day international Summer Schools in May/June at School of Homeopathy. You are also most welcome to join UK tutor study days or 3rd and 4th year School of Homeopathy weekend sessions; just call in advance so we can arrange it for you.