Course in Practical Herbal Therapy
Aim
The course in Practical Herbal Therapy is a clinically-oriented course in Western herbal medicine designed for qualified health care professionals who wish to update or specialise their knowledge or add herbal medicine to their range of treatment options. The course represents the most up-to-date information in practical herbal therapy written by Associate Professor Kerry Bone, world expert in herbal therapy. It contains extensive information that can be immediately applied with your patients in addition to monographs on over 100 herbs. You will learn how to successfully treat more than 70 common health issues and be provided with in-depth easy to follow treatment protocols. Busy practitioners benefit from the flexible home-study format.
Time Commitment
The course in Practical Herbal Therapy requires a minimal commitment to study time. Each of the three modules in the course comprise seven 8 to 9 hour sessions, giving a total study time of around 200 hours to complete the course. Students are required to finish the course within 18 months, although extra time may be granted on an individual basis if necessary. Modules 1, 2 and 3 must be completed.
Content
The course in Practical Herbal Therapy is a post-graduate distance education course which comprises three modules, each containing seven, 8 to 9 hour sessions.
Module 1 — Quality Issues in Herbal Medicine
- These sessions begin with an introduction to the therapeutic properties of herbs and the considerations involved with dosage.
- This is followed by Kerry’s method of case taking for herbal therapy as well as the major classes of phytochemicals, and their pharmacological properties.
- Vital information on safety and quality, including adverse reactions, use during pregnancy and lactation, potential toxicities and herb-drug interactions is given in detail.
Module 2 — Therapeutics Part 1
- In these sessions major herbs and common health issues for the following body systems are detailed: female reproductive, digestive, respiratory, immune and endocrine.
- In-depth treatment protocols are provided.
Module 3 — Therapeutics Part 2
- In these sessions major herbs and common health issues for the following body systems are detailed: nervous, skin, musculoskeletal, male reproductive, urinary and cardiovascular.
- Common paediatric disorders are also included.
- In-depth treatment protocols are provided.
Format of Materials
The course material is presented on CD-ROMs. Each module comprises one CD-ROM with text, one with audio visual presentations and two audio CD’s. Students require a computer with a CD-ROM drive and speakers. No special computer programs are required to run the CD-ROMs which operate on both PC and Mac.
Who Can Apply
The course in Practical Herbal Therapy is a post-graduate distance education course designed for qualified health professionals in Australia and overseas. There are no attendance requirements for this course. Application from unlicensed health care practitioners will be considered on an individual basis. This course is particularly suited to meet the needs of naturopaths, chiropractors, pharmacists, medical doctors, nurses, dieticians and those practising herbalists wishing to update their clinical knowledge.
Applications for admission are accepted throughout the year.
Applications are evaluated without regard to age, sex, race, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual preference or general disability.
Enrollments will only be accepted on the Australian College of Phytotherapy’s official enrollment form. You may enrol by email or fax or mail. Upon acceptance you will be informed of your successful application. Course work will be mailed out within a week of enrolment.
Pre-requisite Knowledge
All materials are in English and you must be able to read and write in English. A knowledge of the health sciences is an entry requirement to this course.
Qualifications Awarded
- All students who successfully complete the course are awarded the Statement of Proficiency in Practical Herbal Therapy from the Australian College of Phytotherapy.
- Students in the US are awarded in addition either the Certificate of Proficiency in Practical Herbal Therapy (for licensed health care professionals) or the Certificate of Attainment in Practical Herbal Therapy (for non-licensed health care professionals) from Texas Chiropractic College.
Assessment
Assessment is by open-book examination, one per module, three in total. Students must gain a pass in the examinations for each of the three modules. Examinations are assessed by qualified medical herbalists who are clinically experienced and have membership of the relevant professional associations. At the end of each module students submit their examination answers by email, fax or mail to the administration office of the Australian College of Phytotherapy.
Student Support
Students are supported during the study program by an experienced herbalist who is assigned as an on-line tutor and who can be contacted by email, telephone or fax to answer any course queries. College administration staff are available to answer general enquiries.
Linda Ryan, ND(Aus), AHG — Senior On-line Tutor, USA.
As an accomplished health care professional in the field of phytotherapy, Linda Ryan has achieved “Professional Herbalist” recognition with the peer-reviewed American Herbalists Guild (AHG).
After more than 20 years experience as a traditional herbalist, studying through mentors in America, she moved overseas to pursue formal studies in Naturopathy in 1989. She received her Advanced Diploma of Health Science in Naturopathy (ND) from the Australian College of Natural Medicine in Brisbane, Australia. Linda also has a Bachelor of Health Science (Complementary Medicine) from Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Her instructors and mentors have included international speakers and authors, such as Kerry Bone FNIMH, Berris Burgoyne ND, and David McLeod LAc, ND. Linda has since been in private practice as a naturopath and medical herbalist both in Australia and America, and has a notable dedication to research and natural health education. Linda is available to provide support and guidance and to answer any questions you may have about the course material.
Allan Baldock, Grad Dip Health Science (Herb Med), Adv Dip Health Science, NHAA, ATMS — Senior On-line Tutor, Australia and New Zealand.
Allan is a qualified naturopath and medical herbalist with full membership of the National Herbalists Association of Australia and the Australian Traditional Medicine Society. He has completed the Graduate Diploma in Health Science (Herbal Medicine) from the University of New England. He was awarded the Advanced Diploma of Health Science in Naturopathy from the Australian College of Natural Medicine in Brisbane, Australia. Allan has been in clinical practice for more than ten years.
Allan conducts an extensive program of lectures to natural health practitioners in Queensland and New South Wales. As well as lecturing on herbal topics at seminars to practitioners, Allan has contributed many articles to industry journals. In addition he has tutored herbal medicine to both graduate and undergraduate students for a number of years. Allan is available to provide support and guidance and to answer any questions you may have about the course material.
How to Apply
For an enrolment form and information on course fees, contact us on herbmed@gil.com.au
What Students and Practitioners
Say About this Course
“This excellent program by Kerry Bone, a world renowned herbalist, researcher, and teacher, is YOUR gateway into the exciting world of herbal therapy. You will find as we did, that when patients tell others of your effective and safe recommendations for herbal remedies in addition to other protocols you may be using, their friends will also want to see you! Order the course today and begin an exciting new chapter in patient care.”
Dr Michael Dobbins DC, USA
“This is a most learner-friendly course in a concise format that encapsulates a wealth of information; it includes the latest world updates in the field of herbal therapy by one of the leading experts at the forefront of this ever-expanding area of healing medicine. It provides the history, the science and the practical application of herbal therapy without demanding a degree in botany or biochemistry as a ‘launching-pad’. Herbs from Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic traditions are incorporated in a planetary philosophy towards herbal therapy. In a nutshell ... this course provides a fabulous tool for becoming a practical herbal therapist.”
Dr Therese Lovell MB BS, Australia
“I have just completed your course, ‘Practical Herbal Therapy’. Having taken many courses, over my many years in practice, I feel that your presentation was excellent. I sincerely feel that anyone wishing to use herbal therapy in their practice, should take your course as after finishing it I feel much more knowledgeable and well prepared to use herbal therapy successfully in my clinic. I must also complement you on the excellent assistance of your proctor. She was always available and most considerate when I needed any help.”
Dr Robert Schwarz DC, USA
“Thanks for your help in this course. I am very impressed with it. This course is making me go back to my medical basics to comprehend a lot of material. I have been a nurse for 24 years and have not had a course this complete in many years.”
DiAnna Munson BSN, USA
“Thanks to all of you for your time and efforts putting together this wonderful exploration in Phytotherapy. I learned a lot and yet realize how much there is yet to know. I am therefore looking forward to an advanced course.”
Dr Nita McNeill DMV, USA
“I have to say that I enjoyed what I have learned and hope to do a lot of good with it.”
Helga Evans RN, PhD, USA
“I continue to find the course stimulating and quite challenging. Thank you for devising a way to guide students through this immense but fascinating maze of complex and interconnected facts.”
Dr Bert Brooks DVM, USA
“I have really enjoyed the course. I do believe it has changed some of my patients’ lives in a good way. I know I have changed for the better.”
Dr Leonard Leo DC, USA
“I have found this course excellent. It has provided new insights in my work as a herbalist.”
Karin Solbrandt Medical Herbalist, Australia
“Great content. I was also most impressed with the content of the CD ROMs. I was delighted with the Quality Control audio presentation. Please tell Kerry that I have never before heard a clearer description of Gas liquid chromatography. As an aromatherapist I have battled to understand the principles of chromatography. I also tell my clients and colleagues (nursing) that the efficacy of essential oils depends upon their quality.”
Margaret Meyer RN, Midwife, Australia
“I had planned to give you a longer version of feedback at the official completion of the course, which I will still do. In part, because of how grateful I am to have this information, as well as how timely and important it seems in this period of increasing chronic and complicated disease states. What Kerry has done is a remarkable synthesization of traditional and “modern” approaches, that leaves the informed practitioner, I think, with more effective tools to treat these complex diseases.”
Beth Karbe MSOM, AP, USA
“I have very much enjoyed this course, and in the course of my medical studies I am finding the course to be a valuable reference tool. I’m pleased to have a product of years of your hard work at my fingertips. Your work is a fine compilation of available literature as well as the traditional uses of the herbal materia medica.”
Dr Julie Barter DC, USA
“I am really enjoying the course and learning heaps…”
Lyn Coxhead RN, Australia
“The course has really helped me to get a handle on herbs and they are quickly becoming my most used method of treatment. Many thanks.”
Jackie Turner BCM, Australia
“I have enjoyed the course. It was very well presented and full of excellent information. Thanks for your help over the last couple of years, it was much appreciated.”
Nancy Dallara DMT, New Zealand
“I want you to know that I found this course, and the material provided absolutely invaluable! Any practitioner who is serious about using herbs to help their patients needs this course. Although there is a lot to learn about herbs, and the exams are a little tough, the material was provided in a very organized and concise manner making it easier to reference, and use in everyday practice. I now use it every day with more confidence knowing that I have provided my patient with the right herbal recommendation, and more importantly, the right service in regard to patient safety using herbs (the latter being of utmost importance in today’s world).
I already have a number of grateful patients who have been helped tremendously because of the knowledge found in this material. They thank you as well!”
Dr. Kenneth Groh DC, USA (completed in 6 months)
“Having just completed the Practical Herbal Therapy course I felt compelled to give you some feedback. I found this course to be not only thorough and well organized but also an enormous source of information that has helped me help many others in my practice. As a practitioner it has expanded my appreciation for nature and the miracles which abound in plants. I feel lucky that I had the opportunity to take this course and recommend it to anyone who wants to take their knowledge of herbal therapy to the professional level that one should have when entrusted with others well being”.
Dr. Bruce Bond DC, USA (Completed in 9 months)
“I have practiced some form of herbology for 20 years in my functional health care practice. Kerry Bone’s Practical Herbal Therapy Course has opened my eyes to both the complexity and elegance of herbs and how they will significantly benefit my patients’ health needs. I recommend this course for both new and seasoned health care practitioners who are truly interested in moving their knowledge of this vital area of healing to a new level of proficiency. My kudos to Kerry and to my assigned tutor, Linda Ryan, for their invaluable assistance in helping me to be a better healer.”
Dr. George De Lalio DC, USA (completed in 7 months)
“I am greatly impressed by the amount of herbal information and how well it is presented to us. The module material will be indispensable in our practices.
It is obvious that this represents your long time commitment to excellence and a gracious sharing of your expertise. Thank You.”
Kathy Tisko PT, USA
“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the course – and will no doubt be using all the well-organised notes in the years to come. Must say that I also really appreciate “The Ultimate Herbal Compendium” for a quick reference!”Zrenrah Lane, Naturopath, Australia
“ACOP’s Phytotherapy course is one of the best structured courses I have ever done. Studying herbal applications for over 35 years, the course revealed the in-depth information on why herbal therapy within a clinical nutritional and fitness program is one of the necessary modalities in order to promote permanent healing with living bodies. As a practitioner, I cannot tell you how important it is to ‘know’ what you are suggesting to clients and their pets. Some of us mechanically recommend herbs, and have no mind-to-nutrient connection on how the individual body will organize it! The course affords you the luxury of advance knowledge so you can pass the appropriate education down to clients for their participation in their healing journey. Thank you so much, Kerry Bone!”Cha Dikito Platz ND, USA
“It has been a valuable experience taking the course. ”Angelo Agon ND, USA
“The course is exceptional and I am learning so much.”
Barbara Bills ND, USA
“Thanks for everything. I enjoyed the course. You all did a great job putting it together.”
Dr Ron Carsten DVM, USA
“After 18 years in practice and numerous continuing education seminars, workshops and courses, I can honestly say the Practical Herbal Therapy course offered through the Australian College of Phytotherapy was the most comprehensive, relevant and clinically valuable program I’ve ever done. With so many continuing education opportunities these days, it’s indeed rare to have something meet, and actually exceed expectations. Highly recommended to anyone in the healing arts!”
Dr Greg Barsten DC, CCN, DACBN, USA
“I am glad I decided to take the herbal course. It has been quite a benefit in my practice. Thank you.”
Dr Michael Krygier DC, USA
“The course was awesome! I learned so much.”
Loretta Ivory Ed.D., CNM, USA
“Thanks so much for a fantastic course and also one which is very well managed and administrated. I am very fortunate to have found such a very well written course by Kerry and also with very practical applications. I really can not say enough about the material.”
Hollis Boss, Research Scientist, USA