Essential knowledge: The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role This includes knowledge of: A range of alternative and complementary therapies Ethical issues in management Ethical issues in natural medicine How herbal medicine works with the conventional medical model Industry standards Management issues and responsibilities WHS requirements in the workplace Philosophical tradition of science / western medicine Sociology of health and the health care system Team development issues The current political context of healthcare The dynamic interchange between the physical, mental, social, environmental and spiritual landscape The herbalist integration of these approaches to health The history of herbal medicine The philosophies, principles, practices and tools of herbal medicine practice The philosophy, principles and practices of other alternative and complementary therapies The qualitative, quantitative, cultural and traditional lines of evidence used in herbal medicine The rationalistic, analytical approach to an understanding of disease The vitalistic, empirical approach to health |