SHORT TRAINING COURSES

MODULE 101   HOME BASED CARE

Level 4, 6 credits

This unit standard is for person required to render care and assistance to the clients and families to manage their health status at home.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:

• Assess the health condition of the client
• Assess the home environment
• Plan and implement home based care programmes
• Make referrals 

MODULE 102 NUTRITION

Level 4, 12 Credits. ID  117490

This unit standard is for persons who are required to assess nutritional requirements, identify problems and possible solutions relevant to both a community and the individual.

People credited with this u/s are able to:

• Identify nutritional needs and resources
• Identify value of different foods and food groups
• Establish, develop and maintain local nutritional resources

MODULE 103   ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY & PATHOLOGY

Level 4, 3 Credits.

ID.  120352.  This Unit Standard requires learners to be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding pertaining to the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the human body. Learners credited with this Unit Standard are capable of:
Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of anatomy.

• Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of physiology.
• Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of pathology.

MODULE 104  COUNSELLING IN A STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT

Level 4, 15 credits

A person credited with this Unit Standard will be capable of:

• Describing the functions and limits of the lay counsellor
• Setting up a structured environment conducive to counselling
• Describing and applying the requirements of lay counselling
• Applying the principles and processes of lay counselling in a structured environment
• Reflecting on the counselling process

MODULE 105  DESCRIBE AND APPLY CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SKILLS – training in pastoral counselling skills

Level 4,  10 credits

This unit standard is useful to learners who wish to gain basic competence in pastoral care as it is applied in congregational context.

• Learners credited with this unit standard are able to:
• Explain the basic Biblical and doctrinal practice that underlie good practice in pastoral care
• Show an emphatic understanding of human nature in relation to people’s needs
• Apply pastoral care principles to a variety of basic situations of human need within church and community contexts.

The scope of both Testaments of the Bible apply to this unit standard

Pastoral care includes aspects of illness and bereavement, marriage and family life, and abuse.

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN APPLIED KINESIOLOGY  (Level 1)

(Three day class attendance compulsory. Limited groups)

The objective of kinesiology is to determine health imbalances in the body’s organs and glands by identifying weaknesses in specific muscles.  By stimulating these key muscles, an applied kinesiologist can diagnose and resolve a variety of health problems.  At the end of this course a learner will be able to employ a simple strength resistance test on specific indicator muscles in order to determine organ function.  This technique can also be of great value to counsellors in doing body work (which is often more effective than “talk therapy”) by releasing of negative emotional energy in the body.

CERTIFICATE IN IRIDOLOGY & SCLEROLOGY (Class attendance compulsory)

Iridology provides a screening method to enable the practitioner to make meaningful assessments of the health status of the human body.  The course will introduce you the  basics of iris diagnosis including constitutional types,  pupil tonus and iris and sclera signs.  A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

CERTIFICATE IN HERBOLOGY.  The study of medicinal plants is at the heart of complementary medicine.   Learn about the pharmacological working of herbal remedies, the combination of useful herbs for treatment of various ailments, the preparation of herbal remedies and possible interactions with medicinal drugs. A certificate of attendance is awarded at the end of the course.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)

Candidates who have already completed informal courses in corresponding subjects may apply for recognition of their competence.  This is known as the process of RPL and involves a compilation of a portfolio of evidence.  Fee R800 per RPL for 2 hour session.  It affords SETA accreditation and registration on the Learner Data Base. 

OTHER COURSES

• Postgraduate studies in Medical Sociology (North West University) 
• PhD in Alternative Medicine (Open International University for Alternative Medicine)