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General Guidelines from Dr. Gabrielle Traub, Founder
World Homeopathy Awareness Organization
We need each other,
so let's work together!
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Ensure that you are punctual for
events and start on time. |
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Deliver to the audience that which
you advertised to deliver. |
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Visit the venue before the event
to get an idea of the space and not notice any potential problems
which may arise, such as noise, accessibility, parking, lighting,
etc. |
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Dress should be professional,
neat and appropriate. Be respectful of other people's points
of view. |
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If you have literature to hand
out, please make sure the content is appropriate and looks
professional. |
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Each homeopath is responsible
for finding out what their insurance and regulations permit
them to do, according to their region and credentials. |
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Please ensure that you do not
make undue claims, for example that "Homeopathy can cure
everything" etc. |
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Contact your Society for guidelines
to writing articles and how to approach media interviews. |
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Please be careful not to bad mouth
any other homeopaths, styles of homeopathy or other professions,
it merely reflects poorly on our profession if we don't appear
intergrated as a profession, or if we appear to be unable
to work together with other practitioners. |
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Remember that you will be representing
homeopathy as a whole. If you are making a television appearance,
please look and act in a professional manner. Many societies
have media packs with guidelines which are helpful. |
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As we are promoting homeopathy,
please refrain from including any other modality, other than
that which is truly homeopathic in your promotion. As some
of you may utilize modalities such as dowsing, pendulum, kinesiology,
color therapy, herbalism, craniosacral therapy, chiropractic,
acupuncture, massage, etc into your practice and may find
these modalities useful, this is an opportunity to promote
Homeopathy and the "Law of Similars" as stated in
the Organon. It is an opportunity to clear up any misconceptions
as to what homeopathy is. |
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When giving a lecture:
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Ensure that you have all the correct
audiovisual equipment and test it out for compatability ahead
of time. |
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Prepare for any equipment malfunction. |
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Make sure you have a microphone
in a large or noisy venue. |
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Back up any data needed onto a
CD. |
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Repeat questions asked so that
everyone can hear. |
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Ensure you leave sufficient time
at the end for questions. |
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When talking about homeopathy to the medical
profession:
When dealing with the medical world, homeopaths tend to
have one or more of the following emotions:
- Anger
- Frustration
- Respect
- Feeling of inferiority
- Wanting them to like us
- Wanting them to agree with our views/philosophies
- Wanting to feel accepted by them as a professional
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In the past homeopathy has been
shunned, banned, outcast by the medical profession, thus these
feelings are justified and normal. |
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Many of us have had negative experiences
in dealings with the medical world. |
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As homeopaths we hear about negative
experiences our patients and friends have had with the medical
world. |
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We are aware of the short comings
of medicine and we often have homeopathic solutions. |
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Believe it or not, many members
of the medical profession ARE interested in hearing what we
have to say, for a number of reasons: |
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- They realize the shortcomings
of medicine.
- Holistic health and homeopathy is very much in vogue &
growing at a rapid rate.
- Their patients are asking about homeopathy.
- They don’t like NOT knowing about things.
- They especially don’t like knowing less then their
patients do & they want to be up to date. |
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Many of them are more open-minded
than you think. |
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Whenever dealing with medical
professionals, bear in mind, that there are not many of us
homeopaths, and their impression of YOU, will form the basis
of their impression of homeopathy in general. |
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Each and everyone of us is an
ambassador, a representative of the profession. |
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Everything you say and do will
have a lasting impression. |
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Bear in mind, that just like us,
most doctors and healthcare professionals really believe that
what they are doing is best for their patient. |
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Most of the time they really want
to help their patients & have their patients very best
interests in mind. |
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By telling them what they are
doing is otherwise, is just going to get their backs up the
wall and prevent anything you say from getting through. |
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Bear in mind, that if you are
receiving a lecture, giving a lecture, or merely engaging
in conversation with a medical professional, the chances are
that they REALLY ARE INTERESTED in what you have to say. |
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Useful tips when arguing your point:
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Keep your emotions out of it. |
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Do not talk above the other person. |
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Try to listen to what he/she has
to say and give them an opportunity to respond. |
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Do not be aggressive. |
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Don’t self-depreciate (you
will lose credibility). |
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Don’t be intimidated. Trust
that you CAN hold your ground. As little as you think you
know about medicine, the chances are, that they know even
less about homeopathy. |
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Use correct medical terminology,
without becoming verbose/long-winded, I try to keep it simple
and succinct. |
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When listening to a lecture /when in
a debate :
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If you are not exactly sure what
you want to say, write down your question/argument first,
until it makes sense to you. |
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Then wait for the right cues,
before posing your question. |
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This way you will be able to execute
your question with authority and conviction. You will know
exactly what you want to say. |
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Try not to interrupt their line
of thought or sentence as it can be frustrating for them. |
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If in a debate, construct your
argument in your head first, before airing your views. |
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Even when engaged, try not to
get into a monologue conversation with the lecturer as it
alienates the rest of the group. |
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Try to show interest in their
argument/what they have to say and agree with them when you
do. |
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Try to keep to the topic, and
not bring up ALL the downfalls in medicine when arguing a
topic. i.e if talking about cancer/hepatitis, stick to cancer/hepatitis,
or at least to liver disease. |
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Do not criticize medical professionals
for things they have no or little control over, for example
criticizing MD’s for the corruption of pharmaceutical
companies or criticizing dermatologists for the over-prescription
on antidepressants. |
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Remember the medical field is
very specialized and practitioners in one field have no or
limited knowledge about other fields. |
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Memorize at least one research
study to refer to where homeopathy has been proven to work.
(see website for research articles). And refer to the source
that information comes from. |
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Present concepts that they will
be able to relate to. For example, by referring to the vital
force as the immune system, you will still be able to get
your point across, however, will be better understood and
received. |
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Most allopaths are NOT familiar
with terms like allopathic medicine, suppression, etc. Feel
free to explain these terms to them, however do not bombard
them with homeopathic/holistic jargon without an explanation.
You will lose them and they will switch off. |
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Homeopathy is a science, founded
on the basis of rigid German experimentation. |
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Try not to use words that are
considered esoteric, or out-there. The allopath with take
you far more seriously if he isn’t imagining you at
a hippie convention. |
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Be careful not to make claims
that homeopathy is a cure-all and superior over any other
modality. Or better than what they do. This elicits a negative
reaction, and nothing is gained. |
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Use the phrases: “In my
experience, this is what I have see” or “The literature
shows that”. |
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Convey the message that you appreciate
the benefits of orthodox medicine, and would like Homeopathy
to be able to work hand-in-hand with the medical world, for
the common good of the sick. |
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This kind of attitude is very
well embraced by the medical world. Believe me, they want
you on their side just as much as we want them on ours. |
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Let them know that you will not
be taking away from them, they have no need to feel threatened. |
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That working together as a team
both worlds are much stronger and far more complete. |
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Go to conferences (not just homeopathic)
medical, health, psychology, social workers. |
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Join their boards and committees. |
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Infiltrate. |
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Make changes from the INSIDE. |
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We need to :
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Stand together. |
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Build ties with your fellow homeopaths. |
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Support one another. |
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There will always be different
styles and trends in homeopathy. |
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Homeopathy is an ever changing
ever growing science. |
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We are all healers & can help
one another. |
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You will share common difficulties,
put your heads together, greater problem solving. |
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Respect each other. |
Badmouthing other practitioners:
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Is unprofessional. |
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Reflects badly on you. |
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Illegal in most professions. |
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Patients see right through it. |
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Patients want to feel like their
healthcare providers are working as a team; they feel a greater
level of support and are not left confused “everyone
is telling me different things”. |
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