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NC Massage School
Geriatric Therapy
14 CE Hours
Saturday & Sunday, July 14 & 15, 2012 – 9:00-5:00
14 CE hours – $315
Early registration special is $315
After July 1, 2012 price is $330
This class will also be taught November 2-3, 2012.
Instructor: Sheila Alexander, LMBT 3536
This 2 day introductory class will give therapists confidence in massaging seniors in all stages of health. You will learn how to identify the 3 classes of geriatric clients, identify their Ayruvedic ‘dosha’ (body type) and proper body mechanics for massage techniques to work with seniors on a:
Massage table
Hospital bed
Wheelchair
Gerichair
Lounge chair
Arm chair
Special positioning techniques that Sheila has developed in her practice reduce fatigue in the geriatric client as well as in the therapist.
Included in this weekend are appropriate moist heat application, aromatherapy and exfoliation services that will open the minds and senses of this special population.
Instruction for proper completion of forms as intake, SOAP notes, charting and abbreviations.
This class is for professional therapists or well skilled beginners. Wear loose fitting, comfortable clothing. Back exfoliations will be demonstrated and practiced.
Each student should bring a set of sheets, massage cream, 2 pillows, 1 regular bath towel, 1 hand towel and 2 washcloths.
Bio:
Sheila Alexander is a 1993 graduate of SunCoast School of Natural Health in Tampa, FL. She is licensed by the state of NC (NC #3536) and a member of the AMTA. Because of her expertise in chair massage she has been featured in The Charlotte Observer and on NBC-TV. In 2002 she returned to her native North Carolina to home care her father with Alzheimer’s, then providing for her mother’s terminal cancer. In 2004 she developed a massage program for The Pines at Davidson, a retirement community, and continues to expand spa therapies for the residents and staff.
NCBTMB Continuing Education Approved Provider #450558-07
