Zen School of Shiatsu

Oriental Medicine DIAGNOSIS: ASKING

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Zen School of Shiatsu

Shiatsu Coursework

Shiatsu Reading List

Intermediate Shiatsu Course Manual


HEALTH WARNING: spending more than 3 hours on an assignment can seriously damage your enthusiasm. In the early stages of learning you might not get much done in 3 hours but do have patience with yourself. It will come

Reading List

What kind of questions might you ask to discover your Participant's

element

stressors

self-perception

Do you find that any particular questions tend to produce more information and, if so, what are they?

How would you set someone at ease and agreeable to your questioning diagnosis:

before

during

after

How do you respond when, after treatment, your receiver asks

what did you find?

what's wrong with me?

What do you do if during treatment you find indications of a serious condition which you don't think you can cope with?

How do you respond if your client tells you that while abroad on holiday they received treatment for (what you know to be) a notifiable condition which they don't want to tell their GP?

How do you ask your questions?

How do you find people react to questioning?

Assessment

The Intermediate Assessment Requirement is for you to be able to demonstrate knowledge and present treatment notes describing application of theories and concepts to individual conditions

For Advanced Assessment the requirement is to be able to

  • Explain the concepts of Yin and Yang, Five Elements,
  • Draw conclusions justifying the relevance of theoretical frameworks to the safe and appropriate delivery of Shiatsu
  • Evaluate the relationship between Meridians and Organs relevant to the safe and appropriate delivery of Shiatsu
  • Demonstrate clear overall understanding of applications of relevant Oriental medical theory to western anatomy, physiology and pathology
  • Explain relationship between western and Oriental frameworks
  • Interpret Meridian theory in the context of Shiatsu
  • Present case studies and treatment notes demonstrating application of theories and concepts to individual cases and conditions

Module Completion: please have your Tutor validate this Module in your Course Manual when you have completed your meridian LEARNING-TREATMENTS