The art of clinical training Anne Vervarcke Christel Lombaerts April 24, 2009 EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM ECCH-ICH
Teaching Homeopathy Art and Science
Teaching art Little theory Lot of training and practice A minimum of talent Level of the master determines the result
Homeopathy is an art Skills of homeopath? Insight in the human nature Recognize strange, rare and peculiar Different levels of application A minimum of talent Level of the homeopath determines the result
Clinical training: art and science Skills of the homeopath/teacher Didactic skills Selfassessment skills Group management skills Knowledge-in-practice Cognitive apprenticeship (Master Class) Advanced organiser Distinctions and decisions Internalized Feedback
Clinical training: art and science Transfer content, method, sequence context.
Resemblances with teaching art Start with full pallette Tell everything at once Shift focus Increasing depth
Little theory, lot of practice Theory inseparable from practice No fixed truth Too many processes to build a theoretical frame (NLP experiment) Verbalize thought processes Through questioning improving teaching and practicing
Talent Heterogenous groups Difficult to define who is talented Differentiation
Level of the master Apprenticeship Personal development Level of the homeopath
Differences Art is expressing Homeopathy is witnessing
Conclusion Distinction in levels and quality Faculty of discernment Teaching or coaching and facilitating