Following on from Clarebear's 'I want to train as a reflexologist' thread; what do you lot all think of the term 'clinical reflexology'?
I've been trained by the IIR which is eqivalent to the AoR qualification (I believe the courses are very similar). I can and do call myself a clinical reflexologist. A clinical reflexologist is trained to work as an independent complimentary medical practitioner with both ill and well people. We are trained to work with people who suffer from diseases which many reflexologists seem to treat as contraindications to reflexology - cancer, epilepsy, heart disease etc (you get the picture)
Clinical reflexology is seen as more than a relaxation therapy.
I'm being devils advocate here, I have never had a reflexology treatment from someone who was trained with VCTC or ITEC. Is there a difference? My course tutors said there is but from reading the threads from therapists here I'm now not so sure.
Please enlighten me.
Love and light
Sulis xx
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I don't use the term clinical, I think it would put my clients off.
I think this is a very important point MC, people often go to CAM therapists to get away from clinical 😀
Cheers
RP
You can replace the word 'clnical' with 'common sense' 🙂
Reiki Pixie, would you personally have reflexology if you were the client in question?:confused:
You can replace the word 'clnical' with 'common sense' 🙂
Reiki Pixie, would you personally have reflexology if you were the client in question?:confused:
That last question relates to your post in DVT, sorry got confused 🙂
you can replace the word 'clnical' with 'common sense' 🙂
reiki pixie, would you personally have reflexology if you were the client in question?:confused:
Yes! 🙂
Following on from Clarebear's 'I want to train as a reflexologist' thread; what do you lot all think of the term 'clinical reflexology'?
I've been trained by the IIR which is eqivalent to the AoR qualification (I believe the courses are very similar). I can and do call myself a clinical reflexologist. A clinical reflexologist is trained to work as an independent complimentary medical practitioner with both ill and well people. We are trained to work with people who suffer from diseases which many reflexologists seem to treat as contraindications to reflexology - cancer, epilepsy, heart disease etc (you get the picture)
Clinical reflexology is seen as more than a relaxation therapy.I'm being devils advocate here, I have never had a reflexology treatment from someone who was trained with VCTC or ITEC. Is there a difference? My course tutors said there is but from reading the threads from therapists here I'm now not so sure.
Please enlighten me.
Love and light
Sulis xx
)O(
As for me - reflexology and clinical reflexology are the same, the same syllbus, the same treatment planing, the same expectation, the same way treatment provided, the same condition treated etc....
As usually, marketing works well and the more you are ready to pay and call yourself with a beautiful adjectives and titles the more different names for the same things will appear on market.... the nowadays problem is that it is too much marketised and commercialised and the actual medical aspect is loosing its actuality and prior actuality