Continuing Education

Benevolent Touch and Infant Massage
This course will provide massage therapy students with skills to give positive nurturing touch (Benevolent Touch) to older adults, people with special needs, and children. Through the development of confidence, knowledge, and techniques, massage students will learn how they can enhance the quality of life and increase a feeling of love and security for individuals of all ages and abilities. By offering this course at St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, students have the invaluable opportunity to work “hands-on” with the adult and child day care clients. OBJECTIVES: •Develop adapted massage therapy techniques for effective services for people of all ages and abilities. •Emphasize the importance of positive touch for the frail and elderly along with children. •Provide valuable “hands-on” practice of newly learned massage skills. •Create awareness of the specific needs of individuals with dementia, sensory loss, and challenges. •Develop an awareness of non-verbal communication within adults and children. Location: St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Milwaukee To register for this class, contact Hannah at 414-372-4345 or hannah@lakeside.edu
Start Date: Friday, May 30, 2008
End Date: Friday, May 30, 2008
Location: Milwaukee
Hours: 8
Cost: $150
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Gaia's Touch Heated Stone Massage
Gaia's Touch Heated Stone Massage Workshops are a fun, interactive two day hands on experience where massage therapists learn a full body hot stone massage routine. Participants will learn: . Proper heating and care of stones . Safe application of heated stones to the client's skin . Contraindications to hot stone therapy . A full body heated stone routine . Earn 14 Continuing Education Credits The frequent exchanges in this two day workshop give participants both training in the use of hot stones and an opportunity to receive over three hours of hot stone massage, great for kinesthetic learners. Participants receive a set of 48 basalt massage stones and a comprehensive workbook for use during and after the workshop. Learn, Relax, Enjoy... Education and Blissful Relaxation Rolled into One! To register for this class, contact Kay S. Peterson at 715 835-2746 or essentialmassage@sbcglobal.net For more information, visit gaiastouch.com Kay Peterson is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider #448416-00
Start Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008
End Date: Sunday, June 01, 2008
Location: Madison
Hours: 14
Cost: $235
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Pharmacology and Massage
This course is designed to address the effects of various pharmaceutical agents on the body, their variability in therapeutic effects, and their impact on the delivery of massage therapy. The course will address various agents that are more prevalent in disorders such as, but not limited to, diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, cardiovascular disorders, circulatory disorders, pain management, and various medications used in treating mood disorders. Instructor: Ruth Werner, LMP, NCTMB To register for this class, contact Hannah at 414-372-4345 or hannah@lakeside.edu. Discount of 25% applies for Lakeside grads.
Start Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008
End Date: Sunday, June 01, 2008
Location: Milwaukee
Hours: 16
Cost: $250
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Chair Massage
The focus of the course is to build upon the chair massage techniques of each participant massage therapy practitioner. Using active participation, demonstration, dialogue and discussion of various strategies and their desired effects, the course participants can look forward to sharing in the vast knowledge of the instructor and integrated additional techniques shared by other participants. The course will focus primarily on participation and practice of various massage therapy strategies and appropriate posture using a massage chair. To register for this class, contact Hannah at 414-372-4345 or hannah@lakeside.edu. Lakeside grads receive special rate of $85.
Start Date: Saturday, June 07, 2008
End Date: Saturday, June 07, 2008
Location: Milwaukee
Hours: 8
Cost: $120
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Myofascial Approaches for Lumbo-Pelvic Pain
Develop your hands on skills in the treatment of lumbo-pelvic pain and dysfunction. This 3 day, 24 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! The class is taught by Bob King. Bob’s commitment to learning, assessment and skill development is presented in a positive, supportive, and sometimes humorous, learning environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert King has authored manuals, books, videos, curricula and dozens of clinical articles in a massage therapy career spanning more than three decades. He is the founder and past president of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy and conducts advanced myofascial trainings throughout the country as an approved NCBTMB provider. He served two terms as AMTA National President and is widely regarded as a successful innovator, activist and educator within the profession. Robert is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies and in 2004 he received the Distinguished Service Award for the Massage Therapy Foundation for visionary leadership. He can be reached at bob@performancemassagetraining.com To register for this class, contact Hannah at 414-372-4345 or hannah@lakeside.edu. Discount of 25% applies for Lakeside grads.
Start Date: Friday, June 20, 2008
End Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008
Location: Milwaukee
Hours: 24
Cost: $360
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OMERI Orthopedic Massage
Orthopedic Massage I (Back, Neck, & Pelvis): Explore exciting new concepts for evaluating and treating disorders of the back, neck, & pelvis. Bypass the boredom and ineffectiveness of rigid treatment routines. Learn to think on your feet, dramatically expanding your skills with innovative hands-on orthopedic assessment and treatment strategies. Explore low back pain, piriformis syndrome, whiplash, thoracic outlet syndrome and numerous other soft-tissue disorders of these regions. To register for this class, contact Hannah at 414-372-4345 or hannah@lakeside.edu. Discount of 25% applies for Lakeside graduates.
Start Date: Friday, July 11, 2008
End Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008
Location: Milwaukee
Hours: 24
Cost: $360
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Shiatsu: Developing Technique and Application
Special introductory rate of only $175 for 16 continuing education hours! This course, held from 8am-5pm each day, is designed to give therapists the opportunity to learn and experience Shiatsu bodywork, both the technical skill for hands-on acupressure work and the fundamental theories for application. In addition to five element theory, participants will learn the pathways of the major energy channels and appropriate techniques for addressing the channels throughout the body. Participants will be guided in methods for developing skill as well as ample time to experience this bodywork. This course is suitable for all levels of massage training. The instructor for this class, Dora Fronek, has been a bodywork instructor with Lakeside School of Massage Therapy for 6 years and has developed this course specially for therapists to develop their skill in the application of this dynamic bodywork. Please dress comfortably for bodywork and bring linens for yourself. Contact Hannah at 414-372-4543 x17 or hannah@lakeside.edu for registration. Due to the special rate offered, the graduate discount does not apply for this course.
Start Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008
End Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008
Location: Milwaukee
Hours: 16
Cost: $175
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