Touch, Bodywork & Massage - Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Illness - 11/10-11/2012

This two-day certificate training is for a massage therapist, who is ready for a paradigm shift, desires a well rounded practice, and has an interest in working with people who are considered at risk or where massage or bodywork may be deemed a contraindication. The training techniques are unlike those taught in massage school. They provide an alternative to deep invasive or painful therapy, and may be utilized immediately in any practice.

In this Training, you will learn:

• A comparative overview & psychology of cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis & "life-altering" illnesses .
• The client with prostate, ovarian, breast & other cancers
• Indications and contraindications to massage and touch
• Appropriate and inappropriate touch, bodywork, and massage techniques
• Proper positioning and draping
• How to work with a mastectomy client Client/practitioner safeguards
• Legal issues and documentation
• How to integrate clients with cancer into your practice
• About hospice and hospital massage
• Marketing strategies
• You will explore the answers to such questions as: What causes cancer and will massage spread cancer?
• Can I catch cancer HIV/AIDS from giving massage? When do I wear gloves?
• When can the client begin massage? What about chemotherapy and radiation?
• How do I safely position a mastectomy client?
• What is lymph edema and can I treat it?
• What is Kaposi's Sarcoma?
• Why would someone with cancer benefit from bodywork and massage?
• How do I protect myself physically, emotionally, and psychologically when working with clients?

This is an intensive hands-on training with credit for 16 hours or 1.6 Units in NCBTMB & AMTA continuing education. A 100-page manual with hand-outs & a certification of completion is awarded. This class is 50% HANDS-ON. 

To register for this workshop call 800-860-1114 and place your deposit on a charge card or mail a check for the required deposit to:

Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy
3600 Laketon Road
Pittsburgh, PA  15235

Include check made payable to "Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy", your name, address, email address, phone, name of the workshop and workshop dates. We will send you a confirmation in the mail.  If you are traveling by plane, please confirm the workshop with the school before buying your ticket.  Occasionally we do have to cancel workshops due to low enrollment.  If a workshop is cancelled for any reason our liability is limited to a return of the deposit paid.  If you cancel your participation in a workshop within 21 days of the workshop, there will be no refund if the deposit paid.  Cancelation earlier than 21 days before the workshop will incur a $25 processing fee.  The balance of your deposit will be refunded.