CNHC Reiki Register

[omega1]

Just to let you know that the CNHC Reiki register is due to open on 14th May 2012. This is good news for Reiki practitioners that want to volunteer or work in the NHS as some NHS trusts will only accept CNHC registered therapists. The registration process will have two entry methods:

1. An applicant must have completed a Reiki course* that has already been verified by a verifying body.

2. An applicant must apply to a verifying body for verification. Each verifying body will have a verification process that applicants need to complete. Some will require evidence of meeting the National Occupational Standards (NOS) through a portfolio while others will require applicants to complete a written assessment and a recorded treatment.

The CNHC website will have details of the verifying bodies on their website in due course.

* At present this means a course that teaches the NOS, but from September, verified courses will need to be set to the Reiki Core Curriculum.

[MarcoAlberdi]

I have been teaching Reiki for over 15 years. I have seen organisations that seek to regulate or institutionalise Reiki come and go. I have seen some requirements for registration that Mrs Takata would not fulfill. So I do worry that something precious is lost when people seek to institutionalise the teaching relationship and its content. My classes differ one from another as a different group of people have different requirements and different questions. The essence of Reiki teaching is in the relationship and the responsibilities of initiator and student and not in some 'statutory curriculum'. I feel this kind of registration activity may be prejudicial to my students and discriminate against them.

Nanny state again!

[omega1]

I have been teaching Reiki for over 15 years. I have seen organisations that seek to regulate or institutionalise Reiki come and go. I have seen some requirements for registration that Mrs Takata would not fulfill. So I do worry that something precious is lost when people seek to institutionalise the teaching relationship and its content. My classes differ one from another as a different group of people have different requirements and different questions. The essence of Reiki teaching is in the relationship and the responsibilities of initiator and student and not in some 'statutory curriculum'. I feel this kind of registration activity may be prejudicial to my students and discriminate against them Nanny state again!

The NOS and core curriculum were developed with respect for Reiki and the many different forms of Reiki. They specifically only cover the aspects related to how a practitioner works with the public and offer best practice for the benefit of clients and Reiki as a whole. The actual Reiki itself is not prescribed and practitioners and teachers are free to use and teach their form of Reiki without interference. Reiki was, is and will remain a personal journey, but the interaction with the public is being regulated to ensure client protection. The registration process really only applies to practitioners in professional practice and/or working in the NHS.