Foundations in Relational Health for Clinicians
This class series is for student herbalists, practicing herbalists and other open-minded health practitioners who would like to deepen their understanding of relational health
Understanding relational health and how to implement client-centered clinical skills allows us to grow as practitioners and people, create safer space for our clients, cocreate effective health plans, attracts more clients, and improves our client retention rate.
This class is geared towards student and currently practicing herbalists and other open-minded healthcare practitioners who are interested in:
This is a participatory and discussion-centric class. In between live classes, you will have assignments to prepare you for class discussion. Assignments will include relational health skill identification using recordings of real consultations and follow-ups, watching short lecture videos, and filling out discussion questions.
Classes are discussion-based and Mel likes to hold space for everyone's contributions while balancing the need to get through learning objectives. Therefore, please plan to be available for 3 hours each class session, while knowing that occasionally we might get through the material in slightly less time.
This class is limited to 20 people, and registration will close as soon as the spots are filled. The class will be offered again. Please email [email protected] if you want to reserve your spot in a future relational health series.
This class isn’t for you if:
You don’t believe that privilege exists.
You don’t think that racism, sexism, and income disparities affect health, Herbal Medicine, or the U.S. Healthcare system
You aren’t ready and willing to look at your explicit and implicit biases and how they affect your therapeutic relationships and inform clinical decisions
January 18th
January 25th
February 1st
February 8th
February 22nd
March 1st
March 8th
March 15th
March 22nd
April 19th
If you are interested in taking this class, but the cost is a barrier, we are offering one full scholarship this term for folks with financial needs. Special consideration will be taken for practitioners/student practitioners working with lower income and/or marginalized individuals in a free or sliding scale clinic setting or working as a street medic.
We hope to be able to offer 2-3 per term in the future, but we are keeping the class size small for this first session. If you apply and don’t get in this term, you will automatically be entered into consideration for the next term.
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Preparing For Class and Discussion
Live Class Jan 18th, 5pm EST
Scope of Practice Assignment
Live Class Jan 25th, 5pm EST
Watch Video on Bias
Take Quiz on Bias
Healthcare Bias Statistics
Live Class Feb 1st 5pm EST
Watch recorded consultation with peer
Live Class Feb 8th, 5pm EST
History Taking Assignment
Live Class Feb 22nd, 5pm EST
What is Mental Health?
Live Class March 1st, 5pm EST
Live Class March 8th, 5pm EST
Preparing for Live Case Assignment
Live Class March 15th, 5pm EST
Assignment -- Watch Two Case Recordings
Live Class March 22nd, 5pm EST
Live Class April 19th, 5pm EST