ARDL1-4: Distant Learning Modules 1-4

ARDL1-4: 'Clinical Aromatherapy' Diploma:

Distance Learning Modules 1-4

Distance-Learning Modules: You will e-mail (preferred method) or post completed Homework from each lesson to be checked, marked and returned to you.

Homework contributes up to 50% of the final marks.

Aromatherapy Diploma Students can start with the Distant Learning Modules or with the 'in-house' Aromatherapy Massage Module AR101 or the 'in-house' Aromatherapy Practical Module AR102.

DL Module 1 (5 sections): an introduction to Aromatherapy

Topics include:

The History of Aromatherapy

Aims of Aromatherapy

The Importance of Touch

Aromatherapy Massage & How it Works

Benefits & Principles of Massage

Essential Oils & how they may be used

Essential Oil Profiles

Therapeutic Qualities of Essential Oils & Safety Precautions

Purity of Essential Oils

Storage of Essential Oils

Recipes

Health & Safety

Methods of Extraction

Contra-indications

First Aid

Aromatherapy Evenings

Skin-types & Skin-structure and the Lymphatic System

Professional Bodies

Codes of Practice & Codes of Ethics

On completion, following successfully answering the test-questions and submitting case-studies, Students can proceed to Module 2.

DL Module 2 (5 sections): an in-depth study of Essential Oils

Topics include:

Carrier Oils

Essential Oils - How they work

Composition of Essential Oils

Essential Oil Profiles

Major Therapeutic Groups of Essential Oils

Case-studies

Working with the Medical Profession

Botany

Plant-families

Chemotypes

Olfaction

Allergies & Sensitivities

Clinical Nutrition

Aromatogrammes

Pathology

Allopathic Medicines and their Side-effects

Drugs that Induce Vitamin Deficiencies

Lymphatic and Immune-systems.

On completion, following successfully answering the test-questions and completing the set projects, Students can proceed to Module 3.

DL Module 3 (5 sections): an advanced study of Aromatherapy.

Topics include:

Holistic Aromatherapy

Essential Oil Profiles

Extended Therapeutic Cross-referencing

Plant Families

Mental attitudes

Healing crises

Counselling

Business Management

Business Studies

Organic Chemistry

Viruses

GLC Testing & other Methods

Glossary of Medical Terms

Complementary Therapies and Flower Remedies

5-Element principle and summary of Yin-Yang energies

Students will be introduced to the Principles of Ayurveda - the foundation of Aromatherapy as we know it.

On completion, following successfully answering the test-questions and submitting case-studies, Students can proceed to Module 4.

DL Module 4 (5 sections): taking your knowledge and using it in practice.

Topics include:

Essential Oil Profiles

Plants used for Medicinal Purposes

Cancer, AIDS and Serious Illness

AIDS: Glossary of Terms

Olfaction and Psychosomatic Effects

Near-death Experiences, Death and Dying

Spiritual Development - a Brief Guide to Understanding

Psycho-immunology

Healing Crises

Pregnancy

Professionalism

Ethics: How to Present Yourself & Setting up a Practice are studied in depth and there will be an examination review.

Theory Examination: Examinations usually take place in Ash, Surrey but you may also take it under the supervision of a Doctor or Lawyer or Clergyman/woman or other suitable professional. If this option is taken, it is the responsibility of the student to arrange and advise us of the qualified supervision.

Date	Location	Cost
Home Study	Distant Learning/Correspondence Course	£275 per module plus £85 for Theory examination

Selecting a date will present you with an enrolment form for that course.