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Holistic cancer consultant
An introduction to a new vocational profile
Independent, holistic cancer consulting
Sooner or later all those who are involved intensively with non-conventional cancer therapies, are confronted with the same problem: The majority of all patients only turn to biological therapies when conventional therapies have failed. Unfortunately the starting point at which a biological therapy is employed is totally different than it was when chemotherapy or irradiation was administered, because our body is no longer the same after irradiation or chemotherapy, not even if “objective data”, such as hemograms, stabilize after several weeks.
In 99.9% of cases cancer is diagnosed by conventionally trained physicians, and consequently most patients are also treated conventionally. However, since doctors are only slightly familiar (or not at all familiar) with non-conventional therapies (mistletoe, thymus, enzymes, vitamins, etc.), and often they still have a large information deficit concerning the statistics on conventionally used therapies, patients usually can only choose between an operation, chemotherapy, and irradiation.
The greatest deficit however with those directly affected, and this also includes family members, who usually are not in a situation where they can make rational decisions immediately after the diagnosis. The emotional involvement does not permit this. This is unfortunately the reason why far too many rash decisions are still being made; decisions that many patients later regret. This is understandable, because when people have cancer, they almost always believe that they do not have any time to consider things, or to research the issues.
But let’s be honest:
* what doctor provides his patients with copies of studies about the chemotherapy or the irradiation that will be administered?
* What doctor is even capable of describing a conventional approach AND a non-conventional approach?
* what patient can pose THE questions to his doctor that are really important (due to the patient’s lack of knowledge and the emotional impact of the patient’s diagnosis)?
However it particularly these three points that are the most important after a diagnosis of cancer. Unfortunately there are only a few people who have the good fortune to be able to sit across the table from a doctor who is familiar with both important directions of oncology. Another major challenge is to determine whether the therapy offered would help just the patient, or whether it also helps others. For a number of very different reasons many patients are “directed into studies” and thus they lose forever the chance that is afforded by non-conventional, successful, therapies. On the other hand others pay for expensive non-conventional therapies and only determine much too late that the therapies offered do not even come close to being worth the money. Unfortunately the issues of money, career, and therapies are almost always related and thus it is very difficult for a lay person (and often for experts as well) to understand whether the therapies offered are independent from other – mostly financial – interests. This is the reason why other teachers and I started offering career training to those interested in becoming a holistic cancer consultant.
FAQ
How do we do this?
We train people to be consultants, not therapists (consultants are people who only advise cancer patients verbally; they do not perform any therapy, not even psychological therapy. Therapists are people who use therapies on patients, or with patients). We consider separation between treating specialist/therapist and consultant to be absolutely necessary so that conflicts of interest do not even occur. This is the only that a patient can be 100 % certain that he is being advised independently. A consultant earns money with his work, but ONLY with his verbal work, he does not earn “supplemental income” which unfortunately is the status quo today. Naturally we make all of our knowledge available to our consultants, this particularly includes which doctors and clinics offer holistic treatment, or successfully treat cancer.
May I request money for my consulting later?
Of course. Every holistic cancer consultant can and should advise people based on his personal life context (self-help group leader, former patient, physician, psychologist, naturopath, etc.), and naturally he should also be paid for this advice. The only difference between a treating specialist and the consultant is that the consultant does not perform any therapy on his own, for which he receives money from patients.
How long is the training course?
A total of 2 years, which is divided into 4 blocks each lasting 5 days. The blocks do not just facilitate the usual transmission of course content, (this primarily occurs at home), rather they are designed to provide more depth on the material, to answer open questions, and to aid the personal development of the consultant, and the exchange of experience among participants.
What does the training course include?
An extensive curriculum in which the minimum knowledge required to holistically advise people with cancer is presented. Naturally this also includes the entire 3E program (Eat healthy, Eliminate toxins, Energetic work) and the knowledge of different cancer therapies, standard allopathic therapies, and diagnosis, and most importantly, knowledge of which conventional and non-conventional therapies are demonstrably successful for which types of cancer. The training enables each consult to create a consulting offering for his work. We do not think that each consultant should work in the same manner. Just as each patient is a unique individual, so each consultant must identify for himself the best way that he can advise and accompany people who are ill. We regard this point as the greatest challenge of the training course.
Do I need basic medical knowledge?
Yes and no. Basically we say that natural medical training will be quite helpful in learning the material, however it is not a necessity, if the person being trained is prepared to acquire the necessary knowledge.
Who are the instructors?
Mr. Lothar Hirneise, and others who can contribute to achieving the learning objective.
Please describe the activity of a holistic cancer consultant in practical terms?
Naturally the answer to these questions depends on the context of the individual, the professional experience of the individual, or the profession in which the individual would like to work. Basically the consultants offer accompaniment on the patient’s path – regardless of whether the patient wants to pursue a conventional path, or a non-conventional path. The consulting can take a few hours (3E program, accompanying the patient to the oncologist etc.) or it can extend over a longer period. Also close collaboration with the treating therapist is possible.
Where can I be trained and how much does it cost?
Up to this point the training was only available in German. Currently in Europe there are trained cancer consultants, or cancer consultants in training, in Germany, Austria, France, Holland, Slovenia, and in Spain. Those interested in English language training can register now for England and for the USA.
Start England / London: Summer 2006.
Start USA / New York or maybe in California: Summer 2006.
Costs: 1.000 Euro (appr. 1.200 U$ or appr. 680 £) for each 5 day training course (Alltogether 4.000 Euro in 2 years )
More information and precise dates is available here: www.hcc-uk.com and www.hcc-usa.com or write to: mgk@krebstherapien.de
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HCC graduating class 2005 in Mallorca / Spain
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