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Relaxation TherapyDiploma Course

Help people feel calm, rested, and free of tension. In a world of stress and anxiety, the role of a relaxation therapist is an important one and the Relaxation Therapy Diploma Course is here to provide you with the knowledge and techniques you need to provide clients with much-needed guidance, respite and healing.

Course overview:

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10 Modules

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What Will You Learn?

The course opens with an exploration into how relaxation therapy works, its background and history, benefits and uses. We’ll also take a look at the role of the body systems involved in relaxation and how relaxation therapy works with them, along with the psychological theories employed in relaxation therapy.

We look at the antithesis of relaxation - stress. The course covers the different kinds of stress, foods that contribute to stress, the connection between hormones and stress, the difference between the stress response and relaxation response, and how to manage stress. This is followed by a discussion on relaxation, which includes the foods that can aid relaxation and how exercise and sleep can help.

With a solid foundation set, we move onto the benefits of relaxation therapy, the techniques applied, and the different classifications used. We’ll explore the process of relaxation therapy and how classification is used, treatments are chosen, and a relaxation therapy session structured, along with gaining insight into the factors that lead a person to seek relaxation therapy.

You’ll learn how to apply various relaxation therapy techniques, and how to choose the most appropriate technique for a client’s health concerns. We’ll look at how to set up and lead techniques in the following: meditation, deep breathing, guided imagery, pranayama and Qigong.

You’ll be guided through how a client should be treated and the ways in which you can make them feel respected. The course outlines what to consider when writing a code of conduct, health and safety policies, a code of ethics, and therapist responsibilities and how to treat clients with chronic and mental health conditions.

The course concludes with a look at case studies in which relaxation therapy was used to treat various ailments.

Who Would Benefit from This Course?

Ideal for those looking to take their first steps in holistic therapies or wishing to add to their current services, the Relaxation Therapy Diploma Course will help you to better understand stress, and the need for relaxation for both mental and physical health.

With its unique approach to the physical, mental, spiritual and recreational characteristics of relaxation, this form of therapy enables you to provide effective client care that caters to the needs of the individual.

Modules

Module 1: What is Relaxation Therapy?8 Parts

Introduction
Part 1: Overview of Relaxation Therapy
Part 2: A Note on Meditation and Relaxation Therapy
Part 3: Benefits and Uses of Relaxation Therapy
Part 4: Physiological Use
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 1 Assessment

Module 2: Theoretical Basis for Relaxation Therapy6 Parts

Part 1: Body Systems Involved in Relaxation
Part 2: Psychological Theories
Part 3: How Relaxation Therapy Works in the Body
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 2 Assessment

Module 3: Stress and Hormones8 Parts

Part 1: What is Stress?
Part 2: Foods and Stress
Part 3: Hormones
Part 4: The Stress Response and the Relaxation Response
Part 5: Identifying Stress
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 3 Assessment

Module 4: Relaxation8 Parts

Part 1: What is Relaxation?
Part 2: Foods That Aid Relaxation
Part 3: Sleep to Aid Relaxation
Part 4: Exercise to Aid Relaxation
Part 5: Time Management to Aid Relaxation
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 4 Assessment

Module 5: Relaxation Therapy Techniques5 Parts

Part 1: Types of Relaxation Therapy Techniques
Part 2: Classification of Relaxation Therapies
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5 Assessment

Module 6: The Relaxation Therapy Process6 Parts

Part 1: Classification and Treatment Planning
Part 2: Factors Causing Problems
Part 3: Session Structure
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6 Assessment

Module 7: Relaxation Therapy Application I8 Parts

Part 1: Autogenic Training
Part 2: Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Part 3: Yoga
Part 4: Biofeedback
Part 5: Hypnosis
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 7 Assessment

Module 8: Relaxation Therapy Application II8 Parts

Part 1: Meditation
Part 2: Deep Breathing
Part 3: Guided Imagery
Part 4: Pranayama
Part 5: Qigong
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 8 Assessment

Module 9: Client Care6 Parts

Part 1: How You Should Treat Each Client
Part 2: Policies and Procedures
Part 3: Ethics, Confidentiality and Responsibilities Towards Your Client
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 9 Assessment

Module 10: Case Studies8 Parts

Part 1: Case Study 1 – Reducing Anxiety
Part 2: Case Study 2 – Treating a Client With Breast Cancer
Part 3: Case Study 3 – Reducing Burn Pain
Part 4: Case Study 4 – Treating Anxiety and Depression
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Conclusion
Module 10 Assessment

Accreditations

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

Many Centre of Excellence courses are Fully Accredited by the world’s leading professional membership association for natural medicine – The Complementary Medical Association (The CMA).

You can apply to join The CMA as a Student Member while you are still studying, and if you do so you will be eligible to use the post nominal letters SCMA after your name.

Upon graduation from a CMA Registered course you will be eligible to apply for CMA Membership and this will give you numerous professional benefits including being able to use the letters MCMA after your name – Member of The Complementary Medical Association. This will demonstrate your commitment to excellence and professionalism in the natural healthcare field.

Register with The CMA as a Student or fully qualified Practitioner via The CMA website where you will be asked to submit your certificate of graduation, and proof of insurance.

The CMA’s recommended insurers are Westminster global.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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