TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Observation and inspection of client & physical symptoms

 II.     Practical application of massage therapy

 III.    Maintains a professional image in massage therapy

 IV.     Legal and ethical issues in massage therapy

 V.      Delineates the role and function of a massage therapist

 VI.     Effect of contraindications and benefits of massage

 VII.    Benefits based on chronological age.

 VIII.   How to integrate patient teaching im massage techniques

 IX.     Compare the contribution of major civilizations and health care leaders to the development of massage or therapeutic touch as a profession and its history.

 X       Safety measures and precaution in massage.

 XI.     Define health within the context of current health care delivery systems, with an awareness of the factors causing changes.

 XII.    Describe neurophysiology of pain and differentiate between acute and chronic pain.

 XIII.   Give ways to establish therapeutic communication skills while maintaining rapport with clients.

 XIV.    Ability to work effectively with other health care team members in a clinical setting.

 XV.     Utilization of the basic principles of universal precautions.

 XVI.    Describe the role of each member of the health care team in providing holistic care to a client