No we do not. However we do provide a Directory of Approved Courses where our Teacher members are able to have their training courses checked to ensure they meet the existing standards.
If accredited and on the Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) there will be a reference number for the accreditation and you can also check out their website to confirm this. Individual awarding bodies, if they have the qualification accredited, would also have it...
Any organisation can submit a qualification as long as it meets the criteria, there are just as many submissions from individual organisations as from Awarding Bodies. There are, however, criteria to be met and fees to be paid, which may be several thousands of...
This is a means of ensuring that a qualification meets national requirements. Also that an awarding body is competent to award a qualification and that a candidate’s achievements are recognised. Accreditation is given through OfQual in England or SQA (Scottish...
This is under the remit of Skills for Health and they work with representatives from the various therapy groups. The UK Reiki Federation had a representative on both the Strategy Group and the Reference Group for the 2009 revisions. During the process the documents...
This is in response to the Government Response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science & Technology’s Report on Complementary and Alternative Medicine dated March 2001. It recommends that each regulatory body in the healthcare professions should...
Following consultation in 2007/2008, a revision of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Complementary and Natural Healthcare was carried out, and in 2009 the finally approved standards were published, including those for Reiki. Full details of the standards...
A lineage is the line of teaching that your teacher has been trained in, similar to a family tree. A teacher’s lineage reflects the information that the teacher will be passing on to the student. Therefore, different lineages will have different techniques,...
Reiki does not take the place of conventional medicine. Always consult a GP for an acute or infectious condition, and problems of urgent concern.
Even one single Reiki session can make a difference; however a course of regular treatments may be more effective. These may be weekly, fortnightly or less often depending on the needs of the individual. A treatment plan will be discussed with you, and reviewed as...
A Reiki treatment is non-diagnostic, non-interventionist, non-manipulative and no pressure is applied. A session is usually carried out with the recipient lying down or sitting, in a comfortable and peaceful environment. There is no need to remove any clothing as...
Illness can be a time of great stress. Reiki can help us cope by encouraging relaxation and bringing balance to both mind and emotions. Benefits reported by Clients of our Practitioner members include deep relaxation, promoting a calm, peaceful sense of wellbeing on...
There are many books, papers and working groups around the world contributing to such definitions and descriptors. The following should therefore be regarded as ‘Work in Progress’: Reiki as defined by the Oxford English dictionary is: A healing technique...
Recognition for CNHC registrants in the wider public health workforce The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has recognised that practitioners registered with CNHC support public health in the UK by encouraging their clients to make positive lifestyle changes that...
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Both Regulatory Bodies are acknowledged regulators and you can choose which one you wish to register with, if any.
There is no reason to pay out lots of money for courses, there are so many other things that you can do, including reading the newsletters, borrowing books from the library, reading articles on the internet etc. Please refer to the Education Section of our website for...
You keep a note of it, together with a summary called “reflective practice”. This can be called in for audit at any time by the professional organisation or the regulator.
You do not need a formal teaching qualification unless the organisation asks for one, however, you should be a qualified Reiki Master Teacher.
As a guideline, 2 points per share, up to 3 hours.
This is the response the UK Reiki Federation received from the Scottish Qualifications Authority: “Any organisation can submit a qualification as long as it meets the criteria, we have had just as many submissions from individual organisations as awarding bodies to...
