complementary therapisttosophrologist
A complementary therapist already meets 62% of what the sophrologist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
62%
48.4/ 100
1 Share of the sophrologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the complementary therapist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A sophrologist role treats 21 of its required skills as things a complementary therapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- acupuncture methods
- apply acupuncture
- apply aromatherapy
- attend to sophrology clients
- breathing techniques
- carry out preventative internal medicine interventions
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sophrologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a complementary therapist background worth leading with.
- already held attend to sophrology clients management skills
- already held deliver sophrology exercises communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held prepare sophrology session management skills
- already held sophrology health and welfare
- already held types of aromatherapy treatments health and welfare
- already held inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits communication, collaboration and creativity
All 29 carried skills, including the 21 the sophrologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
- required, not held identify customer's needs required
- required, not held listen actively required
- required, not held provide health education required
- optional, not held advise on childbirth optional
- optional, not held advise on mental health optional
- optional, not held provide fitness information optional
- optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
- optional, not held direct movement experiences optional
- required, not held correct potentially harmful movements required
- required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
- required, not held prepare exercise session required
- required, not held promote balance between rest and activity required
- required, not held observe healthcare users required
- optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
- optional, not held assess physical conditions of clients optional
- required, not held supervision of persons required
- required, not held maintain work area cleanliness required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a sophrologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply context specific clinical competences skill · sector specific
- 02 correct potentially harmful movements skill · sector specific
- 03 identify customer's needs skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 29 skills that carry over
- already held acupuncture methods knowledge
- already held apply acupuncture skill
- already held apply aromatherapy skill
- already held attend to sophrology clients skill
- already held breathing techniques knowledge
- already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
- already held complementary and alternative medicine knowledge
- already held deliver sophrology exercises skill
- already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
- already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
- already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment skill
- already held human anatomy knowledge
- already held human physiology knowledge
- already held movement techniques knowledge
- already held phytotherapy knowledge
- already held prepare sophrology session skill
- already held prescribe exercises skill
- already held promote healthy lifestyle skill
- already held relaxation techniques knowledge
- already held sophrology knowledge
- already held types of aromatherapy treatments knowledge
- already held behavioural therapy knowledge
- already held ensure safety of exercise environment skill
- already held first aid knowledge
- already held homeopathy knowledge
- already held homeopathy remedies knowledge
- already held inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits skill
- already held promote mental health skill
- already held safely instruct about fitness skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held general medicine optional
- optional, not held neurophysiology optional
- optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
- optional, not held advise on childbirth optional
- optional, not held advise on mental health optional
- optional, not held provide fitness information optional
- optional, not held assess physical conditions of clients optional
- optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
- optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
- optional, not held direct movement experiences optional
- optional, not held general medicine optional
- optional, not held neurophysiology optional
44 held skills the sophrologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
- not needed by the target role acupressure knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on healthy lifestyles skill
- not needed by the target role applied kinesiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply a holistic approach in care skill
- not needed by the target role apply massage therapy skill
- not needed by the target role apply systemic therapy skill
- not needed by the target role auriculotherapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role ayurveda medicine knowledge
- not needed by the target role balneotherapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role conduct a homeopathic consultation skill
- not needed by the target role conduct cupping therapy skill
- not needed by the target role conduct physical examinations skill
- not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical stimulation in acupuncture knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy therapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role etiopathy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fasciatherapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role give massages skill
- not needed by the target role give shiatsu massages skill
- not needed by the target role identify energetic meridians skill
- not needed by the target role iridology knowledge
- not needed by the target role kinesiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
- not needed by the target role multi-professional cooperation in health care knowledge
- not needed by the target role offer advice on diet-related concerns skill
- not needed by the target role osteopathy knowledge
- not needed by the target role pathologies treated by acupuncture knowledge
- not needed by the target role play therapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare oils skill
- not needed by the target role prescribe topical therapy skill
- not needed by the target role reflexology knowledge
- not needed by the target role reiki knowledge
- not needed by the target role select acupuncture points skill
- not needed by the target role shiatsu knowledge
- not needed by the target role skin types knowledge
- not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role tai chi knowledge
4 further entries not listed here
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held supervision of persons required
- optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
- optional, not held general medicine optional
- optional, not held neurophysiology optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.