I've done a lot of soul searching these past few months because things in this business have gotten way out of hand. Good people trying to do the right thing are being severly punished for helping other people.
- Too many state and provincial license boards are threatening fines and prison if good people helping other people don't close theirt bsuiness immediately. Alternative, holistic and natural health-care and nutrition professions are being targeted. A few integrative and complimentary health care professionals are also being targeted.
- Too many good people are being certified by paper mills and those certificates are completely worthless. In fact, they're actually worse than not having any certification at all.
A paper mill is controlled by a manufacturer, the manufacturer's agents, an association or a teaching organization. The people who run paper mills have a vested interest in protecting themselves and their profits at your expense while supporting their own unprofessional ethics.
When you need their help, paper mills can't help you because they're in this for the money. They don't know what to do and they really don't care what happens to you. Paper mills are run for their benefit, not yours.
- How to Identify a Paper Mill
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- The manufacturer recommends you use only this certification
- The certification board is not independent of the manufacturer
- Members of the certification board work for the manufacturer
- The school is not lawfully accredited
- The school is paid by the manufacturer to teach you
- The school recommends you use only their certification board
- The certification board is not independent of the school
- Members of the certification board also work for the school
- Too many good people are entering the healthcare business without being legally licensed or lawfully certified. Licensing boards are quickly putting them out of business. You close your business, pay your fine and get a suspended prison term if you're lucky.
Here's My Bottom Line
If you're legally licensed or legally certified
by an independent, accredited certification board, I can help you. My fees are reasonable and my success rate is very high. Even my competitors will tell you that if you're legally licensed or legally certified, I'm one of the best mediators you can possibly have. Contact me at paula @ pkcrs.com for help.
Please read my list of recommended certification titles.
If you're not legally licensed and you're certified by a paper mill
I recommend you immediately contact the Natural Therapies Conflict Resolution Services Company. They have an enviable record of mediating situations like yours. I recommend you quickly get legally certified and contact NTCRS. The longer you wait, the more difficult it will be to save your business.
If you're not legally licensed and you're not legally certified
I recommend you find an attorney in your state or province experienced with license boards. Then have your attorney hire NTCRS as expert witnesses and a consultant. I believe they are your best chance to avoid a fine and prison term. Either way, it's unlikely you can save your business as a public entity.
Then visit Private Health Associations and investigate the possibility of forming a private health association so you can continue helping people. This group dedicates their legal practice to this specialty and they are heads and shoulders above any other legal group in America. I recommend them without reservation.
This is an expensive proposition for one person, but a state, regional or provincial association makes a lot of sense and is more economical for all of the members in that group.
Special Notice
Effective April 1, 2011 I only accept clients who are legally licensed in their state or province or legally certified by an independent, accredited certification board. Please don't waste your time if you're certified by a paper mill. I really can't help you.