shiatsu practitionertocomplementary therapist
A shiatsu practitioner already meets 60% of what the complementary therapist role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.
60%
48.7/ 100
1 Share of the complementary therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the shiatsu practitioner 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 complementary therapist role treats 7 of its required skills as things a shiatsu practitioner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- accept own accountability
- carry out preventative internal medicine interventions
- develop therapeutic relationships
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- follow-up on healthcare users' treatment
- human anatomy
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 39 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A complementary therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a shiatsu practitioner background worth leading with.
- already held acupressure health and welfare
- already held identify energetic meridians assisting and caring
- already held give shiatsu massages assisting and caring
- already held iridology health and welfare
- already held auriculotherapy health and welfare
- already held balneotherapy health and welfare
All 39 carried skills, including the 7 the complementary therapist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 34 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.
- optional, not held applied kinesiology optional
- optional, not held ayurveda medicine optional
- optional, not held play therapy optional
- optional, not held vojta therapy optional
- optional, not held dietetics optional
- optional, not held electrical stimulation in acupuncture optional
- optional, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care optional
- optional, not held osteopathy optional
- optional, not held reiki optional
- optional, not held shiatsu optional
- optional, not held sophrology optional
- optional, not held tai chi optional
- optional, not held types of essential oils optional
- optional, not held energy therapy optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held movement techniques optional
- optional, not held therapeutic massage optional
- optional, not held apply systemic therapy optional
- optional, not held conduct cupping therapy optional
- optional, not held ensure safety of exercise environment optional
- optional, not held prescribe exercises optional
- optional, not held prescribe topical therapy optional
- optional, not held conduct a homeopathic consultation optional
- optional, not held deliver sophrology exercises optional
- optional, not held inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits optional
- optional, not held safely instruct about fitness optional
- optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
- optional, not held attend to sophrology clients optional
- optional, not held prepare sophrology session optional
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held prepare oils optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 39 skills that carry over
- already held accept own accountability skill
- already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions 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 acupressure knowledge
- already held acupuncture methods knowledge
- already held advise on healthy lifestyles skill
- already held apply a holistic approach in care skill
- already held apply acupuncture skill
- already held apply aromatherapy skill
- already held apply massage therapy skill
- already held auriculotherapy knowledge
- already held balneotherapy knowledge
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held complementary and alternative medicine knowledge
- already held etiopathy knowledge
- already held fasciatherapy knowledge
- already held give massages skill
- already held give shiatsu massages skill
- already held homeopathy knowledge
- already held homeopathy remedies knowledge
- already held identify energetic meridians skill
- already held iridology knowledge
- already held kinesiology knowledge
- already held kinetics knowledge
- already held pathologies treated by acupuncture knowledge
- already held phytotherapy knowledge
- already held promote healthy lifestyle skill
- already held promote mental health skill
- already held reflexology knowledge
- already held relaxation techniques knowledge
- already held select acupuncture points skill
- already held skin types knowledge
- already held sterilization techniques knowledge
- already held traditional Chinese medicine knowledge
- already held types of aromatherapy treatments knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held conduct physical examinations optional
- optional, not held characteristics of plants optional
- optional, not held behavioural therapy optional
34 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held applied kinesiology optional
- optional, not held ayurveda medicine optional
- optional, not held play therapy optional
- optional, not held vojta therapy optional
- optional, not held apply systemic therapy optional
- optional, not held attend to sophrology clients optional
- optional, not held behavioural therapy optional
- optional, not held conduct a homeopathic consultation optional
- optional, not held conduct cupping therapy optional
- optional, not held conduct physical examinations optional
- optional, not held deliver sophrology exercises optional
- optional, not held dietetics optional
- optional, not held electrical stimulation in acupuncture optional
- optional, not held ensure safety of exercise environment optional
- optional, not held inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits optional
- optional, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care optional
- optional, not held osteopathy optional
- optional, not held prepare oils optional
- optional, not held prepare sophrology session optional
- optional, not held prescribe exercises optional
- optional, not held prescribe topical therapy optional
- optional, not held reiki optional
- optional, not held safely instruct about fitness optional
- optional, not held shiatsu optional
- optional, not held sophrology optional
- optional, not held tai chi optional
- optional, not held types of essential oils optional
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held characteristics of plants optional
- optional, not held energy therapy optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held movement techniques optional
- optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
- optional, not held therapeutic massage optional
17 held skills the complementary therapist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role address side effects of menopause skill
- not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
- not needed by the target role advise on mental health skill
- not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
- not needed by the target role apply deep tissue massage skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate professional attitude to clients skill
- not needed by the target role educate on the prevention of illness skill
- not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
- not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role listen actively skill
- not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role massage theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role massage types knowledge
- not needed by the target role neurophysiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role observe healthcare users skill
- not needed by the target role provide health education skill
20 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held applied kinesiology optional
- optional, not held ayurveda medicine optional
- optional, not held play therapy optional
- optional, not held vojta therapy optional
- optional, not held behavioural therapy optional
- optional, not held dietetics optional
- optional, not held electrical stimulation in acupuncture optional
- optional, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care optional
- optional, not held osteopathy optional
- optional, not held reiki optional
- optional, not held shiatsu optional
- optional, not held sophrology optional
- optional, not held tai chi optional
- optional, not held types of essential oils optional
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held characteristics of plants optional
- optional, not held energy therapy optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held movement techniques optional
- optional, not held therapeutic massage 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.