Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

herbal therapisttosophrologist

A herbal therapist already meets 55% of what the sophrologist role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From herbal therapist
55%
Overlap1
To sophrologist
25 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
55.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.8/ 100

1 Share of the sophrologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the herbal 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

Why this move works

A sophrologist role treats 19 of its required skills as things a herbal therapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • acupuncture methods
  • apply acupuncture
  • apply aromatherapy
  • apply context specific clinical competences
  • carry out preventative internal medicine interventions
  • complementary and alternative medicine

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 25 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 herbal therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held types of aromatherapy treatments health and welfare
  • already held homeopathy remedies health and welfare
  • already held apply aromatherapy assisting and caring
  • already held complementary and alternative medicine health and welfare
  • already held acupuncture methods health and welfare
  • already held observe healthcare users information skills

All 25 carried skills, including the 19 the sophrologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 4 required
  • required, not held attend to sophrology clients required
  • required, not held prepare exercise session required
  • required, not held prepare sophrology session required
  • required, not held promote balance between rest and activity required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held deliver sophrology exercises required
  • required, not held promote healthy lifestyle required
  • optional, not held advise on childbirth optional
  • optional, not held inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits optional
  • optional, not held provide fitness information optional
  • optional, not held safely instruct about fitness optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
  • optional, not held direct movement experiences optional
03 health and welfare 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held sophrology required
  • required, not held movement techniques required
  • optional, not held first aid optional
  • optional, not held neurophysiology optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held correct potentially harmful movements required
  • required, not held prescribe exercises required
  • optional, not held ensure safety of exercise environment optional
05 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held breathing techniques required
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held supervision of persons required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held acupuncture methods knowledge
  • already held apply acupuncture skill
  • already held apply aromatherapy skill
  • already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
  • already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
  • already held complementary and alternative medicine knowledge
  • already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
  • already held empathise with the healthcare user 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 identify customer's needs skill
  • already held listen actively skill
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • already held observe healthcare users skill
  • already held phytotherapy knowledge
  • already held provide health education skill
  • already held types of aromatherapy treatments knowledge
  • already held address side effects of menopause skill
  • already held advise on mental health skill
  • already held general medicine knowledge
  • already held homeopathy knowledge
  • already held homeopathy remedies knowledge
  • already held promote mental health skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 required
  • required, not held relaxation techniques required
08 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held behavioural therapy optional
  • optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
09 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess physical conditions of clients optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on childbirth optional
  • optional, not held behavioural therapy optional
  • optional, not held ensure safety of exercise environment optional
  • optional, not held inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits optional
  • optional, not held provide fitness information optional
  • optional, not held safely instruct about fitness 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 first aid optional
  • optional, not held neurophysiology optional
27 held skills the sophrologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply a holistic approach in care skill
  • not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect healthcare user's general data skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct physical examinations skill
  • not needed by the target role develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
  • not needed by the target role develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system skill
  • 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 interact with healthcare users skill
  • not needed by the target role iridology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
  • not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role refer healthcare users skill
  • not needed by the target role reiki knowledge
  • not needed by the target role shiatsu knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study topics skill
  • not needed by the target role tai chi knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use foreign languages for health-related research skill
  • not needed by the target role use foreign languages in patient care skill
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held sophrology required
  • required, not held breathing techniques required
  • required, not held movement techniques required
  • required, not held relaxation techniques required
  • required, not held supervision of persons required
  • optional, not held behavioural therapy optional
  • optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
  • optional, not held first aid optional
  • optional, not held neurophysiology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from herbal therapist

Full index of moves from herbal therapist

Note

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.