Baby Massage Instructor
Baby Massage Instructor One-Day Practitioner Diploma Course
Date: - Coming soon
Venue: tbc
Cost: £140 (Please pay only £70 deposit, final balance of £70 no later than 14 days before course)
Phone: 01643 703964
Email: massagecourses@hotmail.co.uk
Conducted by: tbc
Entry requirements: A massage qualification or qualified Health Visitor/Midwife or similar
A recognised and accredited College and training school by Guild. Their Diploma courses enable you to practice professionally and gain membership and insurance. You will receive a Practitioner certificate in Baby Massage Instruction by the Guild, PBD, ABT & CMA
Please book early to avoid disappointment - a maximum of 8 students can be booked onto each course, to ensure that you get the optimum learning experience, and individual attention. (Minimum of 4 students per course is required)
This course is designed to train students to a professionally competent level in order to be able to provide instruction to parents & carer. You will learn the practical application of a treatment.
Course Details: Learn how to give a baby massage, learn techniques on how to pass this on to carers, mothers etc.. run your own baby massage classes.
• Contra-indications
• Massage Techniques
• After Care
• Teaching techniques
• Setting up your courses
Benefits of Baby Massage:
Bonding between parent & baby
Help with constipation & Colic
Helps aid a restful sleep
Helps strengthen baby’s respiratory, circulatory, nervous and immune system.
The course will cover:
Health & Safety
Benefits
Contraindications
Massage Sequence
After Care
Delivering baby massage instruction
The benefits of infant massage for your child
• Smoothes transition from womb to the world
• Develops baby's first language: touch
• Teaches positive loving touch
• Develops a feeling of being loved, respected and secure
• Develops body, mind, awareness and coordination
• Can help to reduce the discomfort of colic, wind and constipation
• Helps to regulate and strengthen baby's digestive and respiratory systems and stimulate circulatory and nervous systems
• Promotes relaxation
• Can help to reduce 'fussiness' and improve quality of sleep
• Improves skin condition
The benefits of infant massage for parents
• Helps parent to understand baby's non-verbal communication
• Enhances parent's confidence and competence in dealing with baby
• Can help with postnatal depression
• Both parents and baby relax together
• Promotes lactation in breastfeeding mums (through stimulation of hormones)
• Promotes nurturing instinct (through stimulation of hormone oxytocin)
2 case studies to be completed after practical training in order to receive a certificate with The CMA accreditation. Certificates will be posted out once case studies have been submitted. Student can go away with certificate at end of practical day, without completing case studies, but will be only accredited by Guild, Professional Beauty & ABT, not The CMA.
One-Day Practitioner Diploma: £140 (9 CPD Points)
Course Benefits:
- Fully Accredited Diploma level, enabling you to practice professionally.
- Courses are fully recognised and insurable.
- Home Study Pack - A detailed Course training workbook emailed to you before course, providing plenty of scope for both pre and post course study.
- Practical demonstrations and teaching of the treatment broken down into easy to learn sections.
- You will give and receive a full treatment on the practical training day.
- Small class sizes - maximum of 8
- Gain CPD Points (Continuing Professional Development Points)
- Experienced tutors who are passionate about what they do
- A qualification in anatomy and physiology is not required*
- Fun, friendly & informal
- Included is your Diploma, comprehensive course notes, insurance details, Health & Safety and tea & coffee during the break (please bring your own lunch)
- We provide the couches, chairs, cushions, towels and oils required.
Do I need to bring anything?
- A packed lunch
- A bottle of water
- Socks of slippers for comfort
- Hair band for long hair
- Bring a Doll
Participants need to show they already hold a recognised massage qualification or a qualification certificate as health professional. A photo copy must accompany the application form.
Please read Terms & Conditions before making a booking
*We take no responsibility for these courses; we are only the booking agent
