ACHO member schools offer professionally recognised training courses for those of you who wish to become a Crystal Healing Therapist. There are three levels of ACHO accredited training. Competency must be achieved to qualify at each level. The requirements are laid out in our ACHO Training Standards. By following a structured training programme we ensure the pathway towards becoming a qualified therapist is one of progression, building upon what has been previously learnt and practised. Each level of accredited qualification is robust enough to enable the practitioner to gain therapy insurance and work as a professional Crystal Healing Therapist.
Where schools offer all three training levels they must be studied in order. You will study in person with an ACHO Principal or Tutor, as we strongly believe you should be carefully supervised when learning to become a therapist. Distant learning and correspondence courses are therefore not recognised or accredited by ACHO.
Our three levels of accredited qualification are as follows:
- Foundation Level
- Certificate Level
- Diploma Level
Following Foundation and Certificate courses the Diploma studies will require a minimum of 10 additional days of classroom-based training. Some ACHO Member Schools choose to run standalone Diploma courses which encompass the entirety of the ACHO Core Curriculum courses plus their own specialist Advanced teachings. Standalone Diploma courses comprise a minimum of 20 days in-person tuition spread across two years.
Foundation Level Training in Crystal Healing Therapy
Foundation Level Training in Crystal Healing is the first level of accredited training available. It can be studied as a stand-alone course which consists of a minimum of 5 days of classroom-based training. Once you have completed all the course components to a satisfactory level, including the associated homework and case studies you will receive your Foundation qualification. You may apply to be listed on the ACHO Practitioner Register at this stage and will have a Bronze ACHO rosette displayed by your listing.
You can pause your training at this level if you wish to as the Foundation provides robust basic skills for the Crystal Healing Therapist, however most students choose to continue their journey and develop their knowledge of Crystal Healing Therapy by enrolling on a Certificate Level course. The Foundation and Certificate level courses cover the entirety of the ACHO Core Curriculum between them. Some schools refer to this as their ‘Year One’ training.
Certificate Level Training in Crystal Healing Therapy
Where the Certificate level course follows on from Foundation training students are required to attend a minimum of 5 additional days of classroom-based training. Some of our Schools do not offer Foundation level and instead run standalone Certificate courses which incorporate all of the ACHO Core Curriculum. These courses require a minimum of 10 days of training. On satisfactory completion of all the Certificate components, including additional homework and case studies you will receive a Certificate Level qualification. You may apply to be listed on ACHO’s Practitioner Register and your listing would be displayed with a Silver ACHO rosette to denote this level of qualification.
Diploma Level Training in Crystal Healing Therapy
Crystal Healing Therapy is a wide and diverse field of study. Our Advanced level tuition deepens your experience of Crystal Healing Therapy and the curriculum content varies between the ACHO schools. This enables each School to teach to their own specialisms and share their expertise. Careful selection of your training provider from the outset is advised, as the majority of our students want to train to Diploma level within the same School. We recommend that you request the School syllabus and look at the Diploma topics covered to ensure they are appealing and of interest to you.
The Diploma Level is sometimes referred to by Schools simply as ‘Year Two’. Although the ACHO Schools are responsible for setting their own Advanced Crystal Healing Therapy topics they must have submitted and agreed their syllabus with ACHO for accreditation.
To qualify at Diploma level you will need to complete the training and all the course components including homework and case studies. At this level you will also be asked to submit a Thesis, which is an opportunity to explore an aspect of Crystal Healing Therapy which interests you in more depth. On satisfactory completion of all the course components you will qualify to Diploma level and may apply to appear on the ACHO Practitioner Register where your listing would be shown with a Gold ACHO rosette to denote our highest level of qualification.
All Crystal Healing Therapists on ACHO’s Practitioner Register are expected to complete CPD (continuing professional development) annually to stay up to date with the latest developments and to further enhance their therapy skills. Many of our Schools run special interest days which may count towards your CPD portfolio