Certificate Course and Qualification only £99

 

      All courses are fully insurable in the UK

This beginner's course in Acupressure is ideal if you are already practicing body massage, or other bodywork therapies, and wish to extend your skills to encompass a better understanding of trigger points throughout the body and how Acupressure treatments can help alleviate common ailments or injury. You will learn all of the meridians in the body and how to locate the trigger points that rest along them together with the various Acupressure point techniques required to deliver an effective treatment for your client.

 

You will learn how to deliver a full range of techniques and sequences that you can then deliver as a standalone therapy, or else incorporate into other body work that you currently practice.

 

Please note: We highly recommend that you study and obtain a qualification in body massage in order to undertake this course.

This course is available only in home learning format and payable in one instalment.

 

More about the course

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Course Modules

This is the background and theory that you study from home and then complete an online test paper before attending your practical training. It is easily completed with between 8-12 hours of study time. For some people it may a little take longer.

Module 1
What is Acupressure?
The history of Acupressure

Module 2
Effects and benefits overview
Effects and benefits in detail
Contraindications

Module 3
Introduction to the meridians
Diagrams of the meridians

Module 4
Ethics of massage therapy
Client consultation skills
Consultation/treatment environment
Client education
Client confidentiality
Consultation form: overview

Module 5
Body mechanics
Client preparation
Client care
Therapist preparation

Module 6
Eastern theories
The great polarity
The law of the five elements
The mother-son rule

Module 7
Acupressure techniques

Module 8
Myofascial trigger points
Power points

Module 9
Treatment formulations
Balancing emotions
Troubleshooting

Module 10
Acupressure applications
Acupressure routines
Routines at a glance

Additional information
Case study guidelines
Case study examples
FAQs
Hints and tips
Your notes and questions

Additional documents
Consultation form
Case study form

Accreditation & Diploma

Many of the Diploma courses offered by Therapy Training School are accredited (ie: approved for membership & insurance purposes) by the International Guild of Complementary Therapists (IGCT), the Guild of Holistic Therapists (GHT) and the Guild of Beauty Therapists (GBT). Additionally, Therapy Training School is an approved Platinum Training Provider with the International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT), and this organisation also accredits many of our Diploma courses for membership & insurance purposes.

 

All of our Diploma & Certificate training courses throughout the UK are accredited by Therapy Training Academy Ltd (our umbrella organisation)  and insurance for practicing professionally can be taken out in the UK via Westminster Insurance (highly recommended), Wellbeing Insurance and Towergate Insurance. 

 

With professional insurance in place, you will be able to get a job as a therapist, practice as a self-employed therapist or work independently as a mobile therapist. 

 

Our Certificate courses are recommended for those who wish to deliver treatments to family and friends. Although professional insurance is not a legal requirement, we do advise that you purchase insurance to safeguard your recipients and yourself and to provide you with peace of mind. Insurance for delivering therapy to family and friends can be taken out in the UK via Westminster Insurance (highly recommended), Wellbeing Insurance and Towergate Insurance. Our Certificate courses are accredited by the International Guild of Complementary Therapists (IGCT).

 

*Before you commit to any course, we strongly advise that you check with your potential employer (and Borough Council, if you wish to work in London) to ensure that the qualification you have decided to undertake will be accepted by them, and to find out if you need a licence to work.

 

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