Governing bodies! Which one??

[Francois Le Clerc]

What a mine field this is!!
As a therapist looking to do a variety of treatments, which one should I belong to ... if any?
Is it possible that I could join one, get insurance through them and then find they won't insure me for further therapies I study because they don't accredit the course?
Can anyone out there guide me through this totally confusing subject??
Thanks!
J x

 

[Uneducated Voter]

Hi Jupiter

You can get your insurance through Towergate professional indemnity insurance, then the choice is open to you as to if you wish to join a therapy trade organisation or not

 

[Kaherine:)]

Hi ya Jupiter

Yes isn't it a bit of a minefield.

The largest two (to my knowledge) multi-therapy organisations are FHT and CThA (Embody) with reasonabiliy (cant spell) priced insurance. But like Paul says if you have a independant insurance policy you can pick and choose, though will cost a bit more. These associations (and others) are at the end of the day are businesses offering services to other businesses (ie therapists), so it is good to shop around.

Try:
www.complementary.assoc.org.uk
www.fht.org.uk

Best Wishes

RP

 

[celery7]

Thanks Paul and Pixie, I hadn't thought of it that way! I'm already a member of Embody and I have student insurance through them but of course I can keep membership and get insurance elsewhere!
Thanks for pointing out the obvious to me! I've often been told that I can see the bigger picture but never the little one that is right in front of me!

So, just for interest, do you belong to a governing body? If so, which one and what do you think of them?

Thanks again!

J x

 

[Missobelen]

No I left mine when they decided to put us forward for voluntary regulation without asking the people who pay them, if we wanted to go down that road.

 

[sarah clifford]

Hi Everyone,

I was just about to post a message along the same lines as Jupiter, although off on a bit of a tangent! I'm coming up to completing my Holistic Massage Therapy diploma with MTI and want to go onto to train as an aromatherapist.

There are only a couple of courses in Norfolk doing this, but they're not very holistic, so I'm looking at doing it by correspondance. This is a minefield, too!! I of course, want it to be accredited. I can't figure out if there's a governing bobd linked to aromatherapy -there seems to be lots. I've sort of settled on a course from www.bsygroup.co.uk , but would appreciate other people's opinions on this.

(this is the first post I've put on here, so hello!!) xx

 

[Thebringeroftruth]

Hi ya

Jupiter: I belong to Embody/CThA and the Association of Reflexologists. I not biased towards these organisations, it just my perceived convenience and personal choice. They are others, but organisations like Embody, AoR, and of course FHT do look after the interests (I hope) of us practitioners. But if they don't, fire them! Sounds like Paul has already has. One thing I would be positive about Embody is that the insurance policy is pretty good, and their therapist search engine is very good, much better than others.

reepicheep: I can understand that you wish to progress in your training, but a correspondance course in Aromatherapy is not the way to go, unless it has mountains of practical workshops and exceptable to associations and insurance providers. If you go the student and training forum, you will find many threads about such courses. Personally I wouldn't let anyone who has just studied a BSY aromatherapy touch me with a barge pole, let along give them money. There is nothing wrong in personal study and even distance learning, but there is no short cut in proper professional training. Even if the courses local to you are not very holistic, you can make them holistic with personal study and CPD training. As for governing bodies - who knows. The main aromatherapy organisation is the Aromatherapy Council and that has just closed and has become a therapy forum. Hardly anybody joined them. If a course isn't a minimum of a NVQ level 3 ie ITEC, VTCT, APNT and a few others I can't remember, you are pouring money down the drain. Welcome to HP and hope you enjoy yourself.

Best Wishes

Reiki Pixie