BMI: 'Baby Massage & Baby Massage Instructor'

This is one of our 'Guest' courses, written and presented by Tracy Barnes.

Tracy is a qualified Tutor and practising Therapist who runs a successful clinic in Surrey. Tracy is a multi-modal therapist who also manages an award nominated Complementary Health and Healing forum. With a passion for teaching, she is completely committed to improving the standards and 'raising the bar' in the Complementary Therapy world.

Within her own clinic, Tracy specialises in remedial work and has many rehabilitation clients as well as International Sportsmen and Women, from several different fields. On a personal note Tracy believes that on any course we can all still learn from each other and encourages interaction and open questions and thoughts.

Both giving Baby Massage and teaching Baby Massage is a rewarding experience. When teaching others you will witness the bond between the child and carer develop as the moves become more fluid. This course will impart the knowledge and confidence to enable participants to massage babies themselves and run baby massage courses with those parents or carers who want to learn how to massage their own babies.

Students must be practising Bodywork Therapists and have an A & P certificate.

This course is examinable (everything will be covered within the course) and the following will be required as part of the examination:

Demonstrate the ability to run a Baby Massage Workshop within the group

Deliver a 5-minute micro-teach session within the safe environment of the group

Sit the Baby Massage Instructors written exam (to be taken on the last day of the course)

Run and write up a Baby Massage Workshop and produce a 1000 word project within three months of the course

Topics addressed include:

* Infant Massage Routine

* How to massage Infants safely

* Gaining the confidence and skills to run your own baby massage course

* Learning specialised techniques for the new born and how to adapt this as the child grows

* Learning how to create a safe environment and contra-indications for the infant

* Learning the anatomy and physiology of babies

* Gaining confidence in presenting and basic teaching skills

Studies normally commence at 10.00 a.m. and finish at 5.00 p.m.

Please note that this Course is a:

Post-graduate qualification course, during which the student is assessed for competence. Subject to the student already holding an appropriate therapy qualification, the assessment being satisfactory and the approval of the students' Governing Body and Insurance Company, it can be added to your list of qualifications.

Please note that on all 'Certificate of Qualification' Courses students are assessed either by Continuous Assessment, Case Studies or Examination.

Many Associations accept our Courses for CPD including the IFPA (18 category A Points) and CThA (Credits applied for).

If you would like to attend this Course but cannot attend on any of the Course-dates listed, please let us know and we will inform you as new dates are scheduled.

Certificate of Qualification awarded to successfully completing Students

Date Location Cost

27-29 October 2008



Ash, Surrey



£270 plus £25 exam fee


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