Course Title:  Caring for Clients with Cancer:

                       Simple Steps To Safe, Effective Massage Therapy

 

Date Offered: December 4-6, 2009

Times: Friday and Saturday - 9:00am-6:00pm  &  Sunday - 8:00am-5:00pm

NCBTMB Approved Continuing Education: 24 Contact Hours

Cost:  $390

Early Registration Deadline: November 5, 2009

Who May Attend:  Graduates of at least a 500-hour professional massage therapy program or equivalent. Advanced students who have completed pathology coursework and some clinical experience, by approval of the instructor. Other health professionals with instructor approval.

What To Bring:  Upon enrollment, participants will be mailed a list of equipment to bring and preparatory reading.

Course Description:  This intensive course combines the art and science of touch to create safe, effective massage sessions for clients with cancer, in cancer treatment and with cancer histories. In a lively, supportive learning environment, we carefully debunk the long-held contraindication to massage and discuss current research findings about the benefits of touch for people with cancer. Participants learn essential cancer intake questions, proper follow-up on the client’s answers, and proven strategies for involving a client’s physician when necessary. We describe concrete massage adjustments for surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, bone metastasis and vital organ involvement. A balanced approach to learning blends lecture, spirited discussion, and hands-on work with volunteer clients with cancer. Music, art and literature by people who have had cancer help expand our understanding of the journey. Massage therapists from varied backgrounds and massage settings leave with tools that continue to support them in their work: sample client intake forms, physician information and permission materials, and summaries of massage research.

 

***We are seeking volunteer clients for a free massage therapy session within this training.  People experiencing treatment, diagnosis, and life beyond cancer are all invited to receive a massage as part of this clinic.  These sessions are by appointment.  Please call Josh Herman at 919-532-7176 for more information.  

Instructor Bio:  Tracy Walton consults to hospitals and massage schools, writes and teaches nationally on massage and cancer. Since 1990 she has worked in private massage therapy practice, hospital and spa settings. She has researched the role of massage therapy in metastatic cancer at the Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School’s Osher Institute. She taught Physiology and Pathology for 13 years at the Muscular Therapy Institute in Watertown, MA, and served as its Academic Dean. In 2003 the AMTA named her the Teacher of the Year. Tracy holds a Master’s degree in biochemistry and cell physiology and is at work on a textbook, Medical Conditions in Massage Therapy. Her column, “Cancer and Massage,” appears regularly in Massage Today, and a bibliography of cancer and massage research is on her website, www.tracywalton.com. Tracy’s classrooms are friendly and interactive. She loves integrating the heart, science and soul of bodywork. Tracy warmly welcomes and reaches massage therapists from all levels of training.

 

**Tracy Walton is approved by the NCBTMB as a Continuing Education Provider.  Provider number 283404-00.

 

**This course is approved for CEU’s by the Florida Board of Massage Therapy. Provider number 50-3354.

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