Stress Reduction Through Bodywork

4 Hour CE Course

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Description

Deepen your understanding of how to reduce chronic stress including how to manage your own stress and how to communicate the ways your services help your clients experience stress relief.

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Content Outline

Healthy Anatomy and Physiology Review Body/mind responses to stress Mental and emotional health	1 Hour
Mental and Emotional Illness Signs and symptoms for referral Specific mental/emotional disorders Alcohol and drug intoxication Mental/emotional/physical/spiritual abuse Medications related to mental illness	1 Hour
Assessment Therapeutic Actions Outcome Evaluation	1 Hour
Research Findings Case Presentations Recommended Resources	0.5 Hour
Open-Book Test and Course Evaluation	0.5 Hour

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Testimonials

This course delves deepe, creating an awareness that is generally overlooked or ignored

Helen Willis-Waltrup, Manchester NH

Very good review of how people deal with stress (appropriate & inappropriate) personally thought provoking.

Elsie Lintz, CMT

Keen observation and excellent body/mind assessment is the therapists biggest challenge for the therapists who need to develop in this area, this course will aid in building people skill and confidence.

Dorris Williams

I found the Therapeutic actions really helpful.

Deborah Nugnes NCBTMB

This was an excellent course on dealing with my clients emotional needs

Debbie Kuhn, CMT Thurmont, Maryland

great experience very professional and efficient.

DARRICK J HILL CMT dipl. A.B.T. WESTMINSTER MARYLAND

great experience very professional and efficient

DARRICK J HILL CMT dipl. A.B.T. WESTMINSTER MARYLAND

I appreciated this course and learned a lot of things I can implement in my personal life as well as in my work with clients. I was intrigued by the research noted in regards to massage's effect on stress levels.

Crystal C. Guengerich, RN, CMT Baltimore, MD

I enjoyed this course and it is applicable to the general public.

Christina Ward

Good review of issues that may affect a bodyworker and client

Chet Crowley, NCTMB, LMT

excellent information

Cathie Zoeller LMT

Great information, especially the information on therapeutic actions.

Carol Skolnik, CMT; BodyWise; Silver Spring, MD

A good course to give a more in-depth look about stress and mental/emotional illnesses.

Ayesha Maginley, LMT, Sandy Springs, GA

This course was very informative, as it gave definitions fro various mental health concerns in easily understandable terms. It also gave the appropriate techniques to use or not to use for each situation. These are helpful guidelines.

atricia McCary, Therapeutic Massage, Lincoln, VT

Very easy to follow and complete with good information.

AntoninaJaroslawsky, LMT Las Vegas , NV

This is an awesome course and easy to understand, thank you!

Jennifer Magnusson - LMT, Waddell, AZ

It was easy to read and very interesting. It will be a good addition to my practice to know more about how to handle clients with disorders.

Jennifer Peterson, HHP San Diego, CA

This course is a well researched summation of stress and the effects of stress that one might meet with in a bodywork practice. Raises awareness and therefore helps to build confidence and professionalism.

Kathleen Bowman

very informative; info I can actually use in practice

Kelly Morgan,LMT Myrtle Beach,SC

This course is good to take to know what your client may be dealing with as they are on the table, as well and how you can help

Keri Smith, CMT Ashburn, Va

I like the efficiency of this course

Kristina Sims LMT

The course was compact and contained a great amout of material.

Linda S. Pelc BS,MCTMB,ABMP,LMT

Very good course, well organized, and very useful information.

Linda Wozniak Vital Signs Massage & Bodywork

Course is informative and easy to take

Lisa Haygood LMT

Interesting course, very worthwhile.

Margo McIntyre Boylan - Louisville, KY

very informative information I can use in my practice. I enjoyed taking this course so much that a I use the pamphlet regularly to brush up on different topics. I was so pleased with what I learned that I have referred other therapist to take the course and I will order from Health Positive again this year to renew for NCTMB.

Marjorie Johnson

great course, lots of information

Martha LMT

This course was well written and appropriately detailed. It was very useful and enjoyable.

Megan Riggleman, CMT Massage Envy Springfield, Va

Great review for everyone!

Michael Wilson, CMT

Excellent review!

Miriam Tucker

Very easy to complete.

Nancy J. Lawrence

Lots of information in an easy to follow format.

Nona Fries, NCTMB, Angels Camp,CA

Great information to know in working with different people everyday.

Racyne Simpson, LMT Bullhead City, AZ

I found the section on Clients with Mental Illness very interesting. It gave me a new insight, because I primarily deal with physical problems in the medical office I work in.

Rosemary Heermance, NCTMB, Pacific Oasis Medi-Spa, Lancaster, CA

This course really explained how to deal with mental/emotional illness when it comes to massage. I really enjoyed the course, gave great information.

Sharon Smith, LMT (Hands on Health)

Every therapist will encounter one or more of these type disorders during his/her practice.

Sheila Cecil, LMT Burlington, KY

I've enjoyed this course and I learned alot!

Tabitha Patterson, Massage Therapist, Murrells Inlet, SC

The material was very well written.

Tammy Goodroe, Massage Therapist, Virgina Beqach, VA

The course is very easy to understand and it helps put you in a possible situation to prepare you.

Tracie Sanders RMP

I loved this course!!!! it really was very interesting, positive and helpful in many ways!

TraciM.Jennings Massage Las Vegas, Nevada

I found this course to be extremely helpful in dealing not only with clients but with family. Thank You! I now feel much more equipped to relate to what others are going through.

Vickie Byers, NCTMB

The course was very enlightening and was well worth the price.

Victoria J. Pendley, LMT, NMT Fayette, AL

This course provided vital information on mental and emotional illnesses as well as the effect of stress on the body/mind.

W. Scott Pollard, LMT Rockville, MD

Very informative in a concise easily understandable text.

Yvonne I. Messemer LMT, NCTMB

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Learning Objectives

Define the following vocabulary words: abuse, coping, defense mechanism, mental/emotional illness, stress and stressor.
Compare and contrast what happens in the body/mind during sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system activation.
Identify therapeutic actions likely to activate the sympathetic nervous system and actions likely to activate the parasympathetic nervous system.
List and describe five common defense mechanisms.
Identify the appropriate therapeutic actions in relation to probable indications and contraindications for at least five of the common mental/emotional illnesses.
Discuss reasons why body-centered therapies are contraindicated for people who are intoxicated.
Identify appropriate ways to respond to clients who dissociate and clients who become emotionally upset.
Identify the prevalence of sexual abuse in the U.S. and list three possible stages in the recovery process.
Identify at least three therapeutic actions that massage therapists and bodyworkers can provide to help their clients’ stress levels.
Identify at least three ways to evaluate the therapeutic outcomes of massage and bodywork.
Recognize recent research findings that support the benefits of massage and bodywork for stress relief.

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Sample Text

"The Stress-response process requires many feedback loops and results in changes throughout all systems of the body/mind. These changes are integrated through the hypothalamus and cascade through the autonomic nervous system, which consists of two distinct subsystems: the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems. Sympathetic nervous system activation provides bursts of energy in response to stress. We often call it the 'fight or flight' response. During sympathetic activation, heart rate and blood pressure increase, blood is directed to the heart, brain and skeletal muscles and away from digestive, urinary and other areas that are not immediately involved in fight or flight. Parasympathetic nervous system activation provides energy conservation, tissue regeneration and repair in response to safely, rest and nurturance. It is equally important to sympathetic activation. Commonly called the 'relaxation response,' parasympathetic activation slows the heartbeat, increases the secretion of most of the glands and increases digestion and elimination (see Illustration 1). Here are the high points of the chemical and mechanical responses to stress. It starts with sensory stimuli, such as touch, movement, temperature, texture, sound, taste, smell, sight, etc., that triggers nerve receptors and causes a message to travel to the spinal cord. From the spinal cord, the message travels into the part of the brain (the hypothalamus) that coordinates the body/mind's adaptation responses. The hypothalamus coordinates three major responses:

the sympathetic nervous system
the release of certain hormones from the anterior pituitary gland
the release of certain hormones from the posterior pituitary gland

The sympathetic nervous system transmits the message to the sweat (exocrine) glands, the peripheral nerve endings and the adrenal medulla. Next, the peripheral nerve endings release norepinephrine and the adrenal medulla releases epinephrine (also called adrenaline). These hormones directly or indirectly influence all of the major organs and blood vessels. (See the sympathetic side of Illustration 1.)" (Stress and the Body/Mind by Sharon Burch, 2006, p. 9-10)

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