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Reflexology Style Foot Massage Certified Practitioner Diploma

Reflexology Style Foot Massage Certified Practitioner Diploma Course

Date: - Sunday 20 May (Weekdays available as private booking, please ask) (10.30am to 4.30pm) (5.30 latest) 

Venue: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5SF 

Cost: £149 (Please only pay £30 deposit, final balance of £119 direct to tutor no later than 14 days before course) Private lesson available £169 - Private Tuition on a date to suit you, weekdays available

Phone: 01643 703964

Email: massagecourses@hotmail.co.uk

Entry requirements: None, Suitable for absolute beginners and therapists

Please book early to avoid disappointment - a maximum of 6 students can be booked onto each course, to ensure that you get the optimum learning experience, and individual attention. (Minimum of 2 students per course is required)

Gladden Therapy Training are a CMA (Complementary Medical Association) registered college and training provider. This means that we have the Prestige of Belonging to the CMA– recognised by the public and doctors alike as the leading organisation in the field of ethical, professional complementary Medicine. GTT are insured by Balens for Training and Certificating.

This course is designed for those with an interest in reflexology, who may not have the time or money to study for a 1 or 2 year dedicated course. It offers you the opportunity to offer Reflexology style foot massage, but without the need for lengthy and in depth study that is associated with traditional courses. The treatment routine is very similar to a reflexology treatment, and includes foot massage.

On completion of this course you will be:  

  • entitled to add the letters “G.T.T. Dip. (name of course)” after your name.  
  •  qualified in your chosen therapy, enabling you to practice professionally.  
  • able to gain insurance, therefore being covered to charge clients’ money for treatments. You will be introduced to recommended insurer details in the course. (It is your responsibility to gain suitable insurance, or to check with your current insurer that they cover your chosen therapy.) 

COURSE FORMATS:
One-day attendance course -
• Pre-course reading, with revision questions.
• One-day attendance, mainly practical, broken into small easy to learn chunks, practicing techniques.
• 3 post-course case studies. To consolidate your learning, practice your skills, as well as for reflection and development.

COURSE SYLLABUS: 

Module 1: The Practicing Therapist

-Taking care of yourself: grounding, balancing, protecting and cleansing your energy body

-Meditation & visualisation scripts, and exercises, for the therapist

-The Therapy Room

-Professional Ethics

-Recommended reading  

Module 2: The Client

-Benefits of this treatment

-Contra-indications, contra-actions

-Client Consultation Form

-Post treatment advice  

Module 3: Anatomy & Physiology Primer

-Traditional A & P basics

-A&P of the foot

-The Energy Body: Chakras, Aura, Meridians

Module 4: Legalities

- Health & Safety

- Insurance for the therapist, recommend insurer details

- Becoming self-employed, checklist

Module 5: About Reflexology

-history

-zone theory, cross-reflexes, reflex points

-how reflexology works

-diagrams

Module 6: The Techniques and Methods

-Reflexology

-Massage

Module 7: The Treatment Routine

All sections in this module have experiential exercises

-preparation

-client consultation

-the treatment routine

-aftercare advice

-treatment reminder sheet

Module 8: Case Studies

- Instructions

- Case study template sheet

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