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CAMTC CERTIFICATION Massage Therapist Certificate Program - 556 Hours
Course Overview
Total Hours: 556
Instructors: Donna Hayes, Susan Matthews Scott, Larry Bernstein, Chris Hauze, Conrad Santos, Matthew Lombard, Alexandra Kaufman, Jordan Terry, and Dana Brown
Description: These required courses compromise the Massage Therapist Certificate Program
Oil Massage
Didactic Courses
Non-Oil Massage
OFFERED BY CYPRESS HEALTH INSTITUTE INDIVIDUAL CLASSES
This course is designed for massage therapists who want to further their knowledge of the musculoskeletal system. While utilizing various techniques to explore the human body’s various muscles and anatomical landmarks, students incorporate a unique hands-on approach through palpation to further develop a clear understanding of the neuro-muscular-skeletal system as well as its supportive and integrative systems. this technique allow the massage therapist to learn to feel, visualize and understand the body’s interrelationships, in an integrated way and will be able to approach massage with a working knowledge of the structure of the body.
Student Clinic promotes learning in a professional atmosphere that prepares the student for future employment. Student Clinic Practice provides each student with the opportunity to experience the client/practitioner relationship and create individualized client sessions within a clinical setting.
In this course, students learn how to give a 60 minute craniosacral session. This course provides students with a basic understanding of the principles and history of craniosacral therapy. This includes basic anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system; anatomy of the craniosacral system and its bones, articulations, membranes and fluids, along with the physiology of stress and its reduction.
The student will be able give a complete 5-30 minute chair massage by the end of this class. This includes but is not limited to:
- How to set up and adjust a massage chair for clients.
- Proper body mechanics for chair massage
- Appropriate pressures and the proper use of thumbs, hands and forearms in chair massage
- Learn palpation skills to identify stress and tension in the muscles
- Perform a protocol for relaxing muscles on the back, shoulders, arms and neck
- Perform a chair massage routine with a fully clothed client
- Learn grounding and centering techniques to keep the therapist’s body and energy clear during a chair massage.
- Learn how to respond effectively to the emotional expression and physical release of clients.
- To increase sensitivity to and awareness of your own needs, values and boundaries.
- Develop a sense of professionalism including understanding scheduling and building that practitioner/ client relationship.
- Build a strong foundation for your work in the holistic health field.
- Learn a comprehensive range of physical manipulations and how and when to appropriately apply various strokes and techniques.
- To be able to focus life energy and channel it creatively for healing.
- Students learn to give a nurturing massage and be able to alleviate pain and provide other symptomatic relief.
- Insight into the dynamics of the healing process and an understanding of the underlying causes of disease.
- Understanding of the anatomy of the human body with its structural and functional interrelationships.
- How to respond effectively to the emotional expression and physical release of clients.
- Self-care and proper bodywork mechanics when giving a full-body Swedish massage.
- How to develop the self-confidence and intuitive freedom to trust your own innate healing abilities.
- How to increase sensitivity to and awareness of your own needs and values.
- How to develop a sense of professionalism.
- A strong foundation for further studies in the holistic health field.
The Pathology class at Cypress Health Institute covers universal precautions as it applies to massage therapy. Including, but not limited to indications, contraindications, and levels of care for various situations. Physical, emotional, and energetic hygiene are addressed. Intake forms, waivers, and insurance are covered.
This course also covers the following systems:
- Muscular system complaints
- Integument and Respiratory systems
- Nervous system
- Circulatory and Lymphatic conditions
- Reproductive and Urinary systems
- Endocrine system
- Digestive System
All of this is taught within the relationship of therapeutic massage.
In this course, you will develop hands on approaches to working with the pectoral (shoulder) girdle. We will explore various movement patterns with a thorough and in-depth approach which will give you the confidence to know what is happening under the skin of your clients and how to approach the stories that their bodies tell. We will learn palpation skills and discover principles to enable you to create your own dynamic approach to the ever changing body of your clients. With a strong focus on anatomy and the organization of connective tissue, this class will teach you a better sense of direction in how to approach your clients in a way that will encourage a sense of freedom and well-being in their lives. We will explore the relationship between the structures of the pectoral girdle and develop hands on, deep tissue techniques to encourage a sense of freedom in yourself and your clients.
In this course, you will develop hands on approaches to working with the pelvic girdle. We will explore various movement patterns with a thorough and in-depth approach which will give you the confidence to know what is happening under the skin of your clients and how to approach the stories that their bodies tell. We will learn palpation skills and discover principles to enable you to create your own dynamic approach to the ever changing body of your clients. With a strong focus on anatomy and the organization of connective tissue, this class will teach you a better sense of direction in how to approach your clients in a way that will encourage a sense of freedom and well-being in their lives. We will explore the relationship between the structures of the pelvic girdle and develop hands on, deep tissue techniques to encourage a sense of freedom in yourself and your clients.
This class focuses on teaching you about the function of the human body and it’s systems. Discussions will include the principles of reciprocal inhibition, all or none, specificity of nervous energy and the conservation of energy.
- Learn to focus life energy and channel it creatively for healing.
- Give a nurturing massage and be able to alleviate pain and provide other symptomatic relief.
- Acquire insight into the dynamics of the healing process and an understanding of the underlying causes of disease.
- Understand the anatomy of the human body with its structural and functional interrelationships.
- Respond effectively to the emotional expression and physical release of clients.
- Develop the self-confidence and intuitive freedom to trust your innate healing abilities.
- Increase sensitivity to and awareness of your own needs and values.
- Develop a sense of professionalism.
- Build a strong foundation for further studies in the holistic health field.