ENROLL FOUNDATION
Oncology Massage and Skin Care
FOUNDATION PROGRAM FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND ESTHETICIANS
THE ONLY EDUCATION PROVIDER APPROVED BY SOCIETY FOR ONCOLOGY MASSAGE & SOCIETY FOR ONCOLOGY ESTHETICS
Program Information
10-Hours coursework due completed 5-days before the start of your program plus 24-hours in person or live online. Once you pay your class fee you will have immediate access to the 8CE home study course materials.
This course is open to licensed or certified massage therapists, estheticians, registered nurses (RNs), and nurse aides. Individuals who are on track to become licensed or certified may also participate with the instructor’s permission.
In Person program: On the last day of class therapists provide an oncology massage or facial for a designated client case study or class location depending, someone in or with a history of cancer treatment.
Live Virtual program:
The live online program includes supervised hands-on work during the practical sessions, which begin on Day 2. With a planning around table positioning and camera angle the setup is straightforward, but it does require forethought.
Please watch the short Prac Table Setup video for guidance on positioning your table and camera for the hands-on sessions. Having a box and a few books on hand to help angle your camera is very helpful.
Day 2 & 3 — Body Buddy Required
You will be working with your Body Buddy setup for both days. Not sure how to build one? Watch the “How to Build a Body Buddy” video here.
Day 4 — Body Buddy or Human Model
You may continue working with your Body Buddy although we do recommend a human model for this session if you are able to arrange it. Your model can be a friend, family member, or neighbor — anyone who is not a cancer patient or survivor. If you plan to bring a human model, please schedule them for the last 90 minutes of class.
You will return to your Body Buddy setup for this session.
Please arrange for a human model for your final practical session — a friend, family member, or neighbor who is not a cancer patient or survivor. The practical component runs for 60 minutes during the second hour of class.
- Oncology Massage: An integrative approach to cancer care, Janet Penny & Rebecca Sturgeon
- Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer 3rd Edition, by Gayle MacDonald, MS, LMT
- Medical Conditions and Massage Therapy: A Decision Tree Approach, by Tracy Walton
- Dr. Lacouture’s Skin Care Guide for People Living With Cancer, Mario E. Lacouture
Professionally licensed/certified massage therapists who complete this Oncology Massage and Skin Care Foundation program will be eligible to register as Preferred Practitioners with the Society for Oncology Massage (S4OM).
Professionally licensed estheticians who complete this Oncology Massage and Skin Care Foundation program will be eligible to register as Preferred Practitioners with the Society for Oncology Esthetics (S4OE).
IMPORTANT
Please read before enrolling
By registering for an education program you acknowledge your understanding and compliance with the intended Purpose of Training and Terms of Use.
All education programs, in-person, online and webinar, are intended for certified/licensed or soon to be certified/licensed massage therapists, estheticians, nurses and other allied health professionals with the intent of increasing their knowledge to serve the needs of their clients/patients.
This education program is not intended for an agent, employee, contractor or consultant of any other continuing education company or an individual or entity involved with or with the intention of, now or in the future, distribution, dissemination, reproduction, piracy, in part or whole, of information or materials, whether for profit or not.
Once you have paid your class fee you will have immediate access to the online course material. Because of that you will not be able to receive a refund once your course fee is paid but can be transferred to another Oncology Massage and Skin Care class within 12-months of the class date for which you originally registered for. Class transfers are $75. In the event of a documented medical emergency, death in the immediate family or weather prohibiting travel, your class transfer will be arranged at no charge.
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