Itec Reflexology Case Studies

[AALIA-NAF]

Hi all!
I am hoping you can help me.
I am trying to complete my case studies for my Itec Reflexology course.
My question is....Do you have to emotionally read the feet for the itec case studies? I am doing it but time wise its killing me...
I have the tick sheet for the case studies printed from the itec website and it doesn't mention emotion readings but our tutor says we have to.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.

 

[Eliquegug]

Actually rereading your OP, it seems that the tutor wants you to "emotionally read the feet". So please tell me what the tutor has taught you to be able to do this?

 

[misuti]

Hi RP...thanks for your replies.
Our tutor gave us an A4 hand out on what different physical finding when reading the feet could mean emotionally...basically its taste of Jane Sheehans book on reading the feet emotionally....and he told us to buy Louise Hay Heal your body....that is all. The rest has been left up to us. To be honest the people I am using as case study clients want to read what I have written on them and I don't think they would appreciate me sumising their emotional state past, present and future which is what our tutor says we have to do.I just feel its taking over my time and I'm not sure its needed....its adding pages to the case studies and it all heresay really...in my opinion anyway.
Thanks again...A

 

[Gatrabreac]

Hi A

I see where you are coming from now.

Looking at the psychosomatic can give the therapist and the client good insight, but the problem is that is doesn't always correlate nicely to a text book. As one of my students once said, "If I won the lotto, I would buy every copy of You can Heal your Life by Louise Hays and burn the f****** lot of them!" He was making a point that too many therapists read such material like it's gospel instead of using it as a tool to investigate.

A light weight discussion with the client can be useful, and it's always good to say that "We are exploring possibilities". Unfortunately in the therapy world many practitioners take on the role of being some enlightened guru. Many people are put off by this attitude and gives therapies a bad name. At the end of the day in-depth mind-body connections isn't in the realm of reflexology (especially at college level), and the reflexologist is wishing to be a mind therapist should get extra training in that.

May be it would be nicer for you to talk to the client respectfully in terms of "exploring possibilites" and if they are willing then you have some material to write up and if not you can't force them. If your tutor doesn't like that then remind him/her that people have the right to "pass" and it's not necessary to go into it that deeply for an ITEC case study. Ultimately, you can contact ITEC to clarify to actual criteria for case studies.

Best wishes

RP

 

[Twinklestar]

Hi,
I recently qualified on an ITEC Reflex course and I agree with the latest post.
For the sake of training and the exam just keep things simple and follow what ITEC ask you to know and what has been taught by your teacher.
On the foot chart you can add your own interpretation of what you find in each reflex point but I wouldn't go to far with complicate assumption about someone's health's state.
I try to give my own guessing and interpretation even though not requested specifically from ITEC and was useful to develop my own intuition and usually I was asking my case studies to back what I found, going through some medical history and most of the time find some interesting relations.
However, is a different world once qualified as you are not allowed to diagnose or put ideas into potential client as this goes beyond you position as complementary therapist. I bet your teacher warn you already about it.
My advice is don't bother with going crazy finding an explanation for everything you find. just follow your intuition and know you are doing something good for the client and surely benefits from your treatment.
Keep to what ITEC tell you to do and you'll be more than fine.
Good luck!
L.