Level 2 - Advanced Geriatric Massage Workshop*

5/5/06-5/7/06
This 2-1/2 day weekend workshop is the next level in our training program in Geriatric Massage. It offers 17 CEU “Class A” contact hours for Massage Therapists and qualifies for the Level 2 Certificate in our Geriatric Massage Training Program. Two sessions are spent in a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility, working directly with resident volunteers.

*Prerequisite: Must have attended the Level 1 - Geriatric Massage Workshop within the last (2) years. 

THE WORKSHOP DEALS WITH THESE TOPICS:

Review of medical terminology and of the symptoms of the most prevailing age-related health problems and how to select approaches to the diverse afflictions of old age.

Positioning of clients in hospital beds, standard beds, wheelchairs, geriatric chairs and standard massage tables.

Cautions in positioning of challenged clients, wheelchair transfers, aiding in ambulation.

Handling of clients with various types of paralysis eg. flaccid or spastic, and upper or lower extremities. Also working with incontinence.

In depth information on the most common age-related health problems and how to work specifically with each, as well as cautions and contraindications.

AFTER THE WORKSHOP, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO: 

Choose the proper techniques to utilize while working under the direction of the prescribing physician but without the need for direct supervision.

Know how to work with clients who have various degrees of age-related health and mobility problems.