Level 1 Workshop - Ann Arbor, MI
Contact
Center for Compassionate Touch417-844-8514
info@compassionate-touch.org
Description
Compassionate Touch® Level 1 Workshop: Your hands-on experience is deepened as all of our training is held in a long term care facility. Instructor: Eileen Sesko
In this workshop you will:
Learn:
- Unique needs of elders in long term care
- Common primary and secondary conditions among elders in long term care
- Compassionate Touch key concepts and benefits
- Focused touch and sensitive massage techniques
- Adapted positioning techniques
- Safety and precautions
- Authentic communication skills
- Introduction to Compassionate Touch in dementia care
- Basic steps for massage therapy service in eldercare and hospice
Experience:
- Compassionate Touch sessions with elders in a long term care facility
- The profound mutual benefit of this approach
And Gain:
- A tool for relating to people in a more meaningful way
- A deeper awareness of your natural healing presence
- Eligibility for Level 2 certified Compassionate Touch Practitioner training.
Schedule:
Friday- 5pm-9pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am-5:30pm
