Therapeutic Homoeopathic Methodology I

1.• of the sensitivity of a sick person, recognition of causes and sustaining factors, understanding of the levels and layers of the disease, as well as awareness of the possibilities of the treatment process; • of the response to therapeutic stimuli; the direction of treatment; • of deterioration response and trial response; • of understanding the evolution of the case, prognostic factors – patient vitality and stage of pathology; • of factors that may influence the evolution of a clinical case; • of intercurrent diseases, use of other allopathic medicines and previous homoeopathic treatment; • knowledge of important aspects of preparation selection and choice strategy, key symptoms for preparations; • knowledge of the Hahnemann approach to health promotion, healthy lifestyle and understanding the obstacles to recovery; • of the commonalities and differences between homoeopathic and conventional prognosis.

1.• ability to apply the basic principles of case analysis to acute cases of disease, selecting a hierarchy of symptom selection; • ability to distinguish between a set of constitutional symptoms and to create a totality of symptoms; • ability to distinguish constitutional types of patients and apply constitutional therapy; • ability to recognise and explain the primary and secondary effects of preparations • ability to interpret the response produced by the preparation in terms of its primary and secondary effects, and to use this knowledge to substantiate a therapeutic strategy; • ability to recognise and remove obstacles during homoeopathic therapy.

1.• is aware of the possibilities of the treatment process; • able to interpret and apply to treatment the knowledge of the causes and sustaining factors of disease; • able to explain the concepts of a single dose and minimum dose; • ability to critically evaluate the indications for the choice of the right preparation; • ability to use a limited number of strategies to select a preparation; • ability to select the potency of the preparation according to the patient’s sensitivity; • ability to apply basic knowledge of dilutions and scales thereof and to understand strategies for changing dose, rhythm, potency or preparation; • able to recognise and control deterioration or trial response; • ability to identify obstacles in the course of homeopathic treatment; • ability to anticipate the therapeutic process; • ability to navigate Materia Medica (books and websites) and find the necessary information; • ability to use and apply repertorisation techniques; • ability to use conventional medical knowledge and modern diagnostic techniques, combined with an understanding of the basic principles of homoeopathy and philosophical-therapeutic concepts; • ability to apply research skills in work.