Please note that most of our courses require that you are a licensed health
care provider. If you have questions about your eligibility to attend
a course, please contact the school at (206) 282-1233
or email ce.seattle@cortiva.com 
.
If you prefer not to register online, you can fill out the registration form 
and return it to us.
Professional Development Series
Professional Development Series
Basics of Intraoral Massage
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We will consider specialized intake, charting, hygiene, and client management
skills necessary when working in such a vulnerable area. There will be
a clinical component for the course, allowing for ample time to apply
these skills in a supervised environment. (See below.) This course is
designed to meet the new state standards for intraoral education, and
students will be eligible for endorsement upon successful completion of
the class. Please note: We will have a supervised clinic on the second
day of the course; there will be two model sessions: 11am-12:30pm, and
2:30-4pm on Sunday, November 16th. Students are responsible for finding
at least 1 of their models. (We will also be bringing in models from our
own pool; but may not have enough people for all students.) Please have
potential models contact Lauren Christman at
lmchristman@comcast.net .
Please Bring: an anatomy
atlas (Clemente, Netter or Thieme) and linens. Handouts as well as gloves/finger
cots will be provided.
Instructors: Lauren Christman,
LMP, assisted by Richard Polishuk, LMP - Lauren Christman and Richard
Polishuk have over 35 years experience as massage practitioners and and
20-plus years experience teaching bodywork methods to entry-level and
advanced practitioners. With an emphasis on anatomical clarity, assessment
and clinical application, they teach to varied students with a breadth
of knowledge, curiousity and humor.
Date: Saturday - Sunday, November 15 - 16, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $325, $275 by 11/7/08
Hours: 16
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Hot Stone Massage for Professionals
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Learn about the equipment, techniques, and marketing to provide one of
the most popular massages available today. Come in on your day off, feel
the massage, and practice the techniques for less than the price of many
single hot stone appointments! Bring just sheets and towels--all hot stone
equipment provided for use in the classroom.
Please Bring: One set
of twin sheets with two pillow cases, one extra flat sheet, one blanket,
two bath towels, four hand towels.
Instructor: John Stickel,
LMP - Certified Trainer, Sports Massage Specialist, Instructor, Member
AMTA, NSCA and American College of Sports Medicine, Owner-Great Touch
Massage.
Date: Sunday, November 16, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $175, $160 by 10/31/08
Hours: 8
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Professional Ethics for Bodyworkers
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In the rapidly expanding field of massage therapy, concerns regarding
ethical behavior and practice are also on the rise. Given the intimate
setting of bodywork, it is crucial to establish a safe environment and
a clear understanding between client and therapist as to what is expected.
Therapists must also be able to effectively communicate within the parameters
of each individual's unique personality, including their own. The intent
of this workshop is to define the broads cope of ethics, empower each
therapist with their own personal Code of Ethics, and explore possible
ethical situations which will challenge participants to make good decisions
as to how they respond.
Instructor: Ursula Frank, LMP
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $140
Hours: 6
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Reflexology for Stress
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Recent studies have found that 75% to 85% of all illnesses or conditions
are caused by stress. This one day introductory class in reflexology is
designed to help you combat stress for yourself, friends and family. We
will cover the history, definition, and benefits of reflexology as well
as perform hands on solutions to help alleviate two common conditions.
A workshop manual will be provided for each attendee.
Instructor: Crystal Fritz, LMP
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $140
Hours: 7
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Clinical Approaches for Low Back Pain
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May 15, 2009 9:00am - 5:00pm & May 16, 2009 9:00am - 4:00pm
/ 13 hours / $250
Develop your hands on skills in the treatment of lumbo-pelvic pain and
dysfunction. This 2 day, 13 credit hour training program will provide
you with the anatomical foundation, functional testing methods, and myofascial
release techniques to restore lumbo-pelvic stability and equilibrium.
Participants receive an illustrated manual, peer reviewed articles authored
by the presenter, and extensive tableside instruction for myofascial,
deep tissue and therapeutic muscle stretching techniques. Participants
will gauge their own level of myofascial strain and develop strategies
and protocols for pain-free performance. This unique training includes
cadaver dissection review, functional assessment of postural and phasic
muscle imbalance, elegant biomechanics and self care stabilization methods
for optimal clinical outcomes. If you want to take your clinical skills
to the next level in the treatment of postural low back pain, anterior
and lateral pelvic tilt, lower crossed syndromes and fascial strain patters
emanating from a hypertonic iliopsoas complex this is an ideal NCBTMB
course of study for you! Bob’s commitment to learning, assessment and
skill development is presented in a positive, supportive, and sometimes
humorous, learning environment.
Please Bring: Comfortable
clothing, supportive footwear, set of sheets, unscented oil/cream, writing
utensil.
Instructor: Bob King
- Bob is the co-founder and past president of the Chicago School of Massage
Therapy. He has authored manuals, books, videos, curricula and dozens
of clinical articles in a massage therapy career spanning more than three
decades. Bob conducts advanced myofascial trainings throughout the country.
He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement
Therapies and in 2004 he received the Distinguished Service Award from
the Massage Therapy Foundation for visionary leadership.
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