Geriatric Massage I with Sharon Puszko, LMT

August 6 – 8, 2010

17 CE hours

$340 if registered by July 2nd
$367 if registered by July 16th
$396 if registered after July 16th

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Friday 6:30pm – 9:30pm, Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm, Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm

For more information about Sharon Puszko and Geriatric Massage, go to www.daybreak-massage.com

Level I certification is gained by the therapist as the instructor helps participants gain insight into meaningful work with the elderly. Learn client assessment, cautions & contraindications, the modification of standard massage techniques, and the ability to develop special methods to suit each client’s special needs. Lab hours are scheduled for practical hands-on work with older people. Learn marketing techniques to establish a Geriatric Massage practice.

Geriatric Massage II with Sharon Puszko, LMT

November 12 – 14, 2010

17 CE hours

$340 if registered by October 8th
$367 if registered by October 22nd
$396 if registered after October 22nd

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Friday 6:30pm – 9:30pm, Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm, Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm

For more information about Sharon Puszko and Geriatric Massage, go to www.daybreak-massage.com

This two and one half day workshop is the next level in the Daybreak Geriatric Massage Training Program. Two of the sessions in this level will be spent at a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility working directly with resident volunteers. The workshop deals with these topics:

• Review of medical terminology and symptoms of most age-related health problems and how to select approaches to the diverse afflictions of old age.
• Positioning of clients in hospital beds, standard beds, wheelchairs, massage tables, and geriatric chairs.
• Cautions in positioning of challenged clients, wheelchair transfers, aiding in ambulation
• Handling of clients with various types of paralysis eg. Flaccid or spastic, and upper or lower extremities. Also working with incontinence.
• In depth information on the most common age-related health problems and how to work specifically with each, as well as cautions and contraindications.

Healing Arts Center 2601 South Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63143
Phone: 314-647-8080, Toll-Free: 1-866-647-8080, Fax: 314-647-8134