Audience | CEU | Objectives | Overview

Target Audience
Practicing Massage Therapists
Students of Massage
Occupational Therapists
Direct Care Workers
Case Managers
Family Members
People with Special Needs

Continuing Education Hours
Michael is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education provider under Category "A". (NCBTMB Provider #308898-00)

This workshop is approved for 6 credit hours.
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will::

Understand the physiological and psychological reasons that people with special needs benefit from massage.



• Apply the special precautions required for people who have seizure disorders, Down Syndrome, and other syndromes.
  
  
• Be able to transfer a person from a wheelchair to a massage table.
  
  
• Understand the use of massage as an intervention in behavior management.
  
  
• Maintain required documentation for special needs clients.
  
  
• Be able to actively participate in the Interdisciplinary Team process.
  
  
• Know basic marketing approaches for special needs populations.
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Overview of Workshop
This is an interactive workshop in which the participants learn about massage for people with special needs. The workshop consists of lecture, hands-on demonstrations, role-playing designed to assess diagnoses and determine treatment methods, and questions and answers that encourage discussions.

Participants will be provided handout materials, including slides used during the class. In addition, they will be provided printed information that will assist them in promoting massage for people with special needs in their geographic area. Participants will complete a short quiz at the end of the course to assess what they have learned from the workshop.

This workshop is usually provided through a school of massage, AMTA chapters, or at a facility that has been set up to include massage tables.
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