Hands-on Care for Those in Later Life Stages
Share the gift of your touch. Become a Certified Compassionate Touch Practitioner. Compassionate Touch is a therapeutic modality created specifically for our elders and those in end of life care. Compassionate Touch combines one-on-one focused attention, intentional touch and sensitive massage with specialized communication skills to help enhance quality of life for those in later life stages.
It is a great option for many massage therapists who would like to expand their practice to serve elders and it is also a great opportunity to reduce burn-out!
Visit Compassionate Touch for workshop schedule and more info.
Top 10 Reasons to Expand your Massage Practice with Eldercare
A bit like Letterman-Only different!
10. It feels good! -You gain much more than you give!9. Massage or 'focused touch' is very gentle on the therapist
8. You will feel young (er) no matter how old you are!
7. Lots of potential clients- there were 37.4 M people 65+ in 2006 and this segment of the population is projected to be the largest growth segment over the next 20 years
6. Working with elders and those in later life stages allows to you awaken and deepen your healing presence.
5. It feels good! The smile of an elder will warm your heart in a unique and sacred way.
4. Be on the cutting edge-Assist in the general acceptance of massage in non-traditional settings like long-term care facilities, nursing homes and hospice and palliative care facilities.
3. Be part of the Culture Change Movement. This is a grass-roots movement, transforming the culture of aging in America and bringing person-centered care to the nursing home industry.
2. You can train other therapists coming up so that they will be qualified to take care of you!
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The Number 1 Reason.......
1. It feels really good!! It will uplift your spirits!
Massage as Sacred Service
This lens is about serving individuals who we consider to be in "special populations": our elders, those who are seriously ill, and the dying person. We believe the foundation of our service as massage therapists is a healing presence. Providing massage for this special population is a unique form of service to others and to ourselves."We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves." Pema Chodron
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Special Populations Featured on YouTube
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Great Stuff on Amazon
Compassionate Touch Presents- Sensitive Massage:Reclaiming the Human Touch in Caregiving
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From the Heart Through the Hands: The Power of Touch in Caregiving
Amazon Price: $17.13 (as of 10/12/2008)
Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer
Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 10/12/2008)
On Death and Dying
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