complementary-therapist/references/skills.md

Competences — complementary therapist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c2a29b8d-1042-4766-a162-e174c7a77421).

Essential

• accept own accountability (skill/competence)
• carry out preventative internal medicine interventions (skill/competence)
• develop therapeutic relationships (skill/competence)
• ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
• follow-up on healthcare users' treatment (skill/competence)
• human anatomy (knowledge)
• human physiology (knowledge)

Optional

• acupressure (knowledge)
• acupuncture methods (knowledge)
• advise on healthy lifestyles (skill/competence)
• applied kinesiology (knowledge)
• apply a holistic approach in care (skill/competence)
• apply acupuncture (skill/competence)
• apply aromatherapy (skill/competence)
• apply massage therapy (skill/competence)
• apply systemic therapy (skill/competence)
• attend to sophrology clients (skill/competence)
• auriculotherapy (knowledge)
• ayurveda medicine (knowledge)
• balneotherapy (knowledge)
• behavioural therapy (knowledge)
• breathing techniques (knowledge)
• characteristics of plants (knowledge)
• communicate with customers (skill/competence)
• complementary and alternative medicine (knowledge)
• conduct a homeopathic consultation (skill/competence)
• conduct cupping therapy (skill/competence)
• conduct physical examinations (skill/competence)
• deliver sophrology exercises (skill/competence)
• dietetics (knowledge)
• electrical stimulation in acupuncture (knowledge)
• energy therapy (knowledge)
• ensure safety of exercise environment (skill/competence)
• etiopathy (knowledge)
• fasciatherapy (knowledge)
• first aid (knowledge)
• give massages (skill/competence)
• give shiatsu massages (skill/competence)
• homeopathy (knowledge)
• homeopathy remedies (knowledge)
• identify energetic meridians (skill/competence)
• inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits (skill/competence)
• iridology (knowledge)
• kinesiology (knowledge)
• kinetics (knowledge)
• movement techniques (knowledge)
• multi-professional cooperation in health care (knowledge)
• offer advice on diet-related concerns (skill/competence)
• osteopathy (knowledge)
• pathologies treated by acupuncture (knowledge)
• phytotherapy (knowledge)
• play therapy (knowledge)
• prepare oils (skill/competence)
• prepare sophrology session (skill/competence)
• prescribe exercises (skill/competence)
• prescribe topical therapy (skill/competence)
• promote healthy lifestyle (skill/competence)
• promote mental health (skill/competence)
• reflexology (knowledge)
• reiki (knowledge)
• relaxation techniques (knowledge)
• safely instruct about fitness (skill/competence)
• select acupuncture points (skill/competence)
• shiatsu (knowledge)
• skin types (knowledge)
• sophrology (knowledge)
• sterilization techniques (knowledge)
• tai chi (knowledge)
• therapeutic massage (knowledge)
• traditional Chinese medicine (knowledge)
• types of aromatherapy treatments (knowledge)
• types of essential oils (knowledge)
• vojta therapy (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 9 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

• patient assessment — 44 %
• physical examination — 22 %
• treatment plan development — 22 %
• treatment planning — 22 %
• acupuncture — 22 %
• medical history review — 22 %
• natural health care — 11 %
• nutrition counseling — 11 %
• nutrition education — 11 %
• nutrition therapy — 11 %
• nutritional guidance — 11 %
• injection administration — 11 %
• inventory maintenance — 11 %
• lifestyle counseling — 11 %
• lifestyle modification — 11 %
• documentation — 11 %
• essential oil blending — 11 %
• health consultation — 11 %
• health education — 11 %
• herbal medicine — 11 %
• herbal therapy — 11 %
• holistic therapy — 11 %
• aseptic technique — 11 %
• asian treatments — 11 %
• allergy practices — 11 %
• alternative medicine — 11 %
• bereavement counseling — 11 %
• botanical medicine — 11 %
• chinese treatments — 11 %
• client assessment — 11 %
• care plan development — 11 %
• client engagement — 11 %
• collaboration with healthcare professionals — 11 %
• community outreach — 11 %
• content creation — 11 %
• customer assessment — 11 %
• customer service — 11 %
• discharge planning — 11 %
• traditional chinese medicine — 11 %
• vital signs monitoring — 11 %
• product recommendation — 11 %
• spiritual care — 11 %
• symptom management — 11 %
• physician consultation — 11 %
• physiology — 11 %
• problem-solving — 11 %

Methods

• traditional chinese medicine — 22 %
• telehealth services — 11 %
• regenerative medicine — 11 %
• ayurvedic medicine — 11 %
• pediatric care — 11 %
• digital health platforms — 11 %
• complementary and alternative therapy — 11 %
• aromatherapy — 11 %
• holistic treatment — 11 %
• hospice care — 11 %
• indigenous medicine — 11 %
• holistic care — 11 %
• holistic health solutions — 11 %
• integrated care — 11 %
• integrative approaches — 11 %
• osteopathic intervention — 11 %

Responsibilities

• patient education — 33 %
• patient assessment — 11 %
• patient care — 11 %
• physician consultation — 11 %
• physical examinations — 11 %
• retail duties — 11 %
• seminar hosting — 11 %
• service evaluation — 11 %
• product guidance — 11 %
• plan of care development — 11 %
• therapy service provision — 11 %
• team meeting attendance — 11 %
• record maintenance — 11 %
• treatment implementation — 11 %
• wellness workshop hosting — 11 %
• workshop contribution — 11 %
• treatment provision — 11 %
• vendor training participation — 11 %
• video filming — 11 %
• virtual storefront management — 11 %
• merchandising — 11 %
• inventory management — 11 %
• lifestyle counseling — 11 %
• health education — 11 %
• expert consultations — 11 %
• funeral/memorial facilitation — 11 %
• documentation — 11 %
• documentation maintenance — 11 %
• article writing — 11 %
• assessment of patients — 11 %
• acupuncture treatment delivery — 11 %
• client consultation — 11 %
• client education — 11 %
• care coordination — 11 %
• care documentation — 11 %
• care plan collaboration — 11 %
• collaboration with healthcare professionals — 11 %
• client needs assessment — 11 %
• client service — 11 %
• catalog contribution — 11 %
• discharge planning — 11 %
• customer consultations — 11 %
• customer education — 11 %