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Review of Program Requirements
Condition Cards–
The Herbal course is very “full” of information and there will be a lot of reading, plus doing condition cards- about the body condition i.e. sinus problems, arthritis- etc. and then you write down the herbs for these conditions and differentiate their subtle differences. The cards need to be handed in but are ultimately for your own use in your practice or lifestyle. You may use a program like excel to make your cards.
Thesis
You will also need to write a thesis (25- page paper) and conduct a 2-week work placement for the herbal portion of the program. Please get approval from Robert before settling on your topic. This will be built around what you are passionate about in herbology. The paper must be typed, and explore or expand on an herb, or topic you are interested in.
This small link from Grammarly will help you get started for format. You will not need to adhere to APA standards. Remember to leave lots of time to write and edit.
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/5-concepts-you-must-master-to-write-better-essays/
Work Placement
The work placement can be “for yourself” to develop a piece of your business or even lifestyle, or it can be somewhere such as a health food store- depending on your choice. You will be responsible to define it. Write up a short work plan, what you will do, accomplish etc. in the 2-week time frame.
You may have the thesis and work experience overlap.
Projects–
Instead of Work Placement and a Thesis, some students have instead done a large project, like creating a medicine wheel.This coupled with the condition cards may be enough for your certification requirements.
Some students have done projects, such as planning & creating a medicine wheel for their work project. This can be a wonderful way to ensure herbal practices have an ongoing positive effect on your personal life.