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Questions to Ask a Classical Homeopath Before Hiring!
by Kari J. Kindem,
Homeopathic Consultant and Publisher
These questions are designed to be
a guide and to assist Women who are
NEW to classical (Hahnemannian Homeopathy) when first
interviewing
a Homeopath to treat themselves or other family members.
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Why did you become a homeopath?
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Tip: See if they love homeopathy! Find out if they have a genuine, burning passion for and a deep belief in their work.
Look for
whether or not this person truly enjoys and feels called to this kind of
work!
Avoid the
highly "egotistical" homeopath! Listen very carefully to the answer to this
question and their reasons. Tune in to the repeated use any
egotistical language, long or self-important discussions of their "importance"
in any field, what they have published, who they have cured, what conferences
they speak at,
etc. |
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Have you had experience treating someone with
similar symptoms
to my case before?
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Tip: Although not absolutely vital, it is extremely helpful
and highly recommended by Homeopathy for Women
Homeopathy doesn't treat by disease name, but by symptom pictures.
It helps enormously if a homeopath knows this kind of condition intimately.
Request written references from female adult clients who have been treated
successfully for the same conditions you may have - and follow up on these
references. |
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How many years have you been practicing
homeopathy?
Is homeopathy your
specialty?
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What
homeopathic credentials
and certification(s)
do you have now?
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Tip:
the
answer ideally is a
CCH, DHANP, or DHt. A homeopath should
have at least one of these designations. While these are credentials
of skill and competence in homeopathy in the USA, just because someone has
these designations it does NOT guarantee that they are a truly gifted
homeopath! If the homeopath you are
interviewing does not have any
of these credentials but has an impressive success rate and extensive
career and cure experience (and occasionally you may find a very gifted homeopath who does not
have one of these designations), continue to dig deeper and find out
"why" they do not have these certifications and credentials. |
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Where did you study homeopathy and for how long?
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Tip:
The answers should be a specific
program or very intense study with a very knowledgeable person or persons
from a reputable, known homeopathic organizations. Get all the information and research
that information on the internet and elsewhere. |
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Who did you mentor with in homeopathy?
Who did you have your clinical experience with in
homeopathy?
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Tip:
Get all the information and
research that information on the internet and elsewhere. |
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What other postgraduate education have you had in
homeopathy?
What other continuing education do you have in
homeopathy?
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Get all the information and research that information on the internet and
elsewhere. |
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Do you follow the teachings and the methods of
CLASSICAL homeopathy by Hahnemann?
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ABSOLUTELY be a YES!! |
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Have you read the
Organon?
If you have read the Organon, how often have you
read it?
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Tip: This is the
main source to learn homeopathy and KNOW the principles!
They should have read it!! Most very good homeopaths are reading it constantly or at least yearly. |
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How long is our initial
client interview?
Do you take the entire history of a
client?
What paper work
do you require of me.
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Tip:
the answer should be 1-3 hours, with
the ENTIRE history taken in great detail. Expect to get intake
paperwork to complete in great detail. Be highly suspicious of the
homeopath's skill if you are NOT asked to complete a detailed interview
and/or not provide extensive details in paperwork, or in person. |
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Do you treat
miasmatically?.
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Tip: the answer
should be YES!
This is the simple definition of
Miasms: In homeopathy, the theory of miasms originates in
Hahnemann's book 'The Chronic
Disease' which was published in 1828. The three miasms given in that work
are held to be responsible for all disease of a chronic nature and to form
the foundation or basis for all disease in general. |
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What type of
homeopathic potencies do you use? (Dry or
water potencies?)
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Tip:
Best answer is water
potencies, but these people are few and far between. (Organon 6
homeopaths use water remedies.) |
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How do you
dose?
Do you use just
one remedy at a time?
Do you take into consideration the sensitivity of the
individual?
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Tip:
Tip: the answer should be the use of
ONE (1) remedy only. Then to watch and wait and/or do test dose in water potency.
The answer should
NOT have you taking more
than one remedy or taking them on a routine basis. Homeopaths sometimes give alternate remedies, but that is not
the usual. |
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How do you choose the
remedy?
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Tip: This answer is
very important!
They should use NO gadgets or machines or muscle testing to choose a remedy!
The answer is, the remedy is selected on the totality of
characteristic symptoms of the unique client!
Note: Computer software is NO guarantee of proficiency either, or of
skill or exactness. Old-fashioned reportorizing the case in
Reportory
books,
and then using Materia Medicas to conclude the search, can be far superior
to feeding info into a computer. (One danger some homeopaths fall into with
their computers: garbage in, garbage out!) But computers can speed the
search, for an already competent homeopath. |
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Do you follow a
fixed remedy protocol or system or
sequence of homeopathy for every client with a similar diagnosis?
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Tip:
the answer should be NO!!
TO BE SUCCESSFUL. CLASSICAL HOMEOPATHY MUST BE PERSONALIZED TO PERSON'S UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES AND ISSUES!
Classical homeopathy always
AVOIDS the same protocol for everyone! Homeopathy
for Women urges you to AVOID ANYTHING that looks like a "daily zincum - for days/months protocol" or
"remedy #1 this week, then remedy #2 this week, etc." Any
treatment philosophy that is systemized or given as a 'cookie cutter' set of
remedies over a standard period of time is NOT classical homeopathy! |
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Do you follow through with your clients after they
take their remedies?
How do you
monitor their progress?
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Tip:
Follow-up is essential!
The importance of follow through and maintaining contact with a
client by the homeopath after taking the remedy is crucial to
developing rapport between homeopathy and client and monitoring the
client's progress. Be extremely wary of a homeopath who does not
make clear arrangements for regular follow-up after the client is
given a remedy. |
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How available are you in an emergency, nights, weekends?
How accessible are you to talk to in person?
How accessible are you after hours and/or on weekends and
holiday periods?
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Tip:
Ask for he homeopath's
business schedule. Make sure your homeopath has a
schedule that makes the homeopath accessible to your specifics needs. Make sure
this schedule and the homeopaths availability matches your
expectations of a professional who caring for you and/or family.
Expect quality client care and responsiveness from a true professional
homeopath that you are trusting with your precious family - and accept
nothing less! |
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Will you treat acutes (short term illness) with homeopathy?
| Tip:
the answer should be YES. |
Other Questions to Ask
Additional questions to give you more
insights about a Homeopath
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Do you have a family?
Do you/did you treat your own
family with homeopathy?
Do you treat
yourself with homeopathy?
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Do you mix homeopathy with herbs, drugs, other things?
Or, do
you ONLY use homeopathic remedies?
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Tip: the answer should be ONLY homeopathic remedies other than nutritional products,
such as certain supplements and/or vitamins. |
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Do they use machines for selecting a remedy?
| Tip:
the answer should be
NO! |
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Do they use any computer software to assist you in selecting
the correct remedy?
If so, which software or system(s) do you use?
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Tip:
the answer should be
YES - but, a computer system does not guarantee that the homeopath picks the
correct remedy. There are thousands of remedies to choose from.
Make sure your homeopath has intellectual expertise and the tools for properly selecting the exact right
remedy for you.
(Reportory books, Materia
Medica's, etc.) |
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Do you advocate conventional
vaccination?
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the answer should be NO! |
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What is your view on allopathic
vaccination?
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Tip:
So many homeopaths don't know about the
dangers
of vaccinations. Even though it is so obvious if you
know homeopathic principles, don't expect
enlightenment here. It may be up to YOU to help educate them! Some homeopaths
may have a blind spot here and are as brainwashed
as the rest of the world in many cases. Join us in educating them! Some
homeopaths don't like to say their view
on allopathic vaccinations until they know you well enough because of fear of reprisal by allopaths and spies. |
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Are you willing to use
nosodes or vaccines in potency to unblock
a case, if necessary?
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Tip:
the answer should be YES
- if they are experienced with this type of treatment. |
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