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Course Criteria
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0.00 Credits
The participant will learn the fundamental of fiction writing including why he/she wants to become a writer, creating the story (outline vs. seat -of-the-pants writing), inventing character(s), plotting strategies, bringing dialogue to life, the pain of editing, and the road to being published.
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3.00 Credits
Considers the holistic approach to wellness with discussion including the connection of disease, the autonomic nervous system, and the emotions. Holistic Approach explores the importance of the mind-body connection.
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3.00 Credits
Presents ethics of medicine and medical practice, as well as legal requirements and implications for allied health professions. Specific emphasis will be placed on the applications of ethics for massage practice situations. Forms, records, and documentation considerations will be addressed. Forms appropriate for use in a massage practice will be generated.
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2.00 Credits
This course helps the student develop an understanding of the human energy system and how this system impacts and reflects the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of health. The techniques of several energy therapists will be taught, as well as professional practitioner/client interactions and the importance of self-care. These techniques are useful to aid relaxation, reduce pain, lessen anxiety, and accelerate wound healing, both for oneself and others.
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2.00 Credits
Teaches the reflex areas on the foot and hand relating to other areas of the body. Can be integrated into massage practice or can be an independent approach. An introduction to the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and nervous systems and their relationship to the zones on the feet are included. System disorders, including the sensory and endocrine are also identified and discussed. The relationship of the five zones of the foot is identified as are the areas of the spine with spinal nerve innovation and intervention.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore in detail the history of massage, professional and legal issues of massage, sanitation, professional touch, and massage equipment and products. Coursework will include the anatomy, physiology and psychology of the body, by systems, and the effects of massage on each. Disease conditions will be discussed in terms of indications and contraindications for massage. Medical terminology will be introduced and used to prepare SOAP note documentation of massages performed. Students will perform circulatory massage techniques, body mechanics, and draping skills for full body relaxation massage.
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3.00 Credits
Provides instruction in massage office financial administration, bookkeeping, materials management and computer applications. Addresses product sales and inventory and bookkeeping for tax preparation. Client tracking methods will be discussed. Retirement planning and self-employment/employment issues will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the student to information and treatments designed around the approach of Asian medicine including energy systems, meridians, and the five elements theory. The basics of Shiatsu are included.
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2.00 Credits
This class presents theories and techniques necessary for effective practice of Jin Shin Do Acupressure. Approximately half the time will be in lecture and half in practical hands-on skill. Students will be introduced to the basic theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine which is the basis of all Asian bodywork therapy. Students will learn 57 points in relation to surrounding anatomy. After this class, students will be able to utilize simple acupressure techniques alone or combined with massage sessions. With successful completion of this class, students are eligible to take the Intermediate Jin Shin Do class.
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3.00 Credits
Massage Technician Training II continues with instruction offered in Massage Technician Training I. Client consultations, conditions, and treatment plans are discussed. Emotional transference and psychological effects of massage will be addressed. Additional techniques and modalities addressed include deep friction, trigger point release, unwinding, PNF techniques, positional release, and intro to therapeutic exercise. Corporate (chair) massage is introduced. Guidelines for setting up a practice, including compliance with local state regulations, are discussed. Together these courses provide training for entry-level technicians into massage therapy.
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