Clinical Herbalist Training Program®
Cultivating Herbalists
Class of 2008
The Tincture Pharmacy
Class of 2003
The Clinical Herbalist Training Program (CHTP) is the second phase of a two part program; the prerequisite is the Professional Herbalist Training Program or teacher approval. This program is intended for students who are interested in practicing herbalism in their communities, as well as with family and friends. Students will learn numerous diagnostic tools, as well as how to create holistic herbal treatments. Additionally, students will receive examples of intake forms, client waivers, and constitutional formulation worksheets. Students will also receive case studies and work with clients, for whom they will design botanical protocols and give dietary recommendations. Research time is required outside of class.
The CHT Program will continue to cover an herbal materia medica repertoire. The plants will be discussed in a monograph format that provides an in depth exploration of each plant including the medicinal use of the plant based on clinical observation, when it is appropriate to use each herb and when it is not, optimum extraction methods and doses, Latin, and common names. Additionally, the program will expand on physiology and pathophysiology of the endocrine system, including constitutional diagnosis and therapeutics.
Students will spend time outside of class working with plants experientially, including self-experimenting with tincture and tea formulations. The CHT Program integrates, applies, and expands on the information and concepts covered in the Professional Herbalist Training Program.
Additional topics that the CHT Program will cover include the following:
- How to establish and maintain a practice and an herbal pharmacy
- How to conduct consultations and hold safe space for clients
- The art of formulation: how to compound tea and tincture formulas
- Creating personalized acute and tonic formulas with respect to the client’s constitution
- How to follow-up with clients
- Herbal therapeutics for chronic conditions
- Physiology and pathophysiology
- Advanced Materia Medica
Although it can take many years to become established as an herbal practitioner, the skills taught in the CHT Program create a solid foundation for the practice of herbalism.
Weekly Class Schedule:
The course meets from Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 through Thursday, January 26th, 2012. Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. one Friday a month. The Friday dates are as follows: October 7th, November 4th, December 2nd, and January 13th.
There will be two breaks, the first will take place November 21st - 27th, and the second break takes place from December 19th, 2011 through January 8th, 2012. Classes resume January 10th, 2012.
Tuition:
The tuition for the program is two thousand and five hundred dollars. A deposit of five hundred dollars is required to hold a space. The remaining balance of two thousand is due on or before the first day of the program. Class size is limited and advanced enrollment is required.
Location:
All classes are held at the Northwest School for Botanical Studies, in Fieldbrook, California.
Directions will be sent once the student is accepted into the program.
Disclaimer: The class material and dates described above are subject to alteration.