First ever accredited massage and aromatherapy course for carers in Wales

The Welsh School of Aromatherapy is pleased to announce its accreditation in teaching AROMATOUCH and CARETOUCH courses. Ideal for people working in care homes, day centres, teachers, teaching assistants, nurses, health care assistants and any other caring professions. These qualifications in aromatherapy and or massage skills enable anyone in the caring professions to safely use aromatherapy skills in their working environment.

These brand new AROMATOUCH and CARETOUCH courses are distinctively modern in style, designed to improve the environment for workers and clients alike, whilst also increasing the quality of individualised care.

For many years carers have become progressively worried about giving safe touch to their clients. Clients and patients may well have become increasingly deprived of positive physical contact, which could in turn have a negative impact on physical and emotional wellbeing. Children, adults and elderly people respond positively to appropriate, safe, sensitive, warm-hearted touch and care.

AROMATOUCH and CARETOUCH allow the carer and the cared-for to experience a positive change within therapeutic relationships. On successful completion of the course, carers will be trained to practice safely within the limited sphere of practice of their working environment. The simple, but valuable techniques are designed to work effectively, even during a busy work schedule.

Safety issues and litigation fears have, quite rightly prohibited many employers from allowing staff to practice aromatherapy in their work setting. The exciting development of AROMATOUCH and CARETOUCH has tackled this safety issue head on, by limiting the sphere of practice to very safe and specific application of aromatherapy and massage skills.

This training has been designed in association with the International Federation of Aromatherapy (IFA), which is the longest-established governing body for Professional Aromatherapy in the world. AROMATOUCH and CARETOUCH trained carers will be able to access support, and insurance to practice as an associate member of IFA.

AROMATOUCH: Aromatherapy Skills for Carers (NVQ Level 2 pending)

Enables the carer to use specific essential oils, safe touch, massage skills professionally.

• Aromatouch 5 day course
• 35 hours unsupervised tasks and assignments
• 1-day presentation of assessments

OR

• 3 day Course (if completed as a separate module after previously completing Caretouch)
• 15 hours unsupervised tasks and assignments
• 1 day presentation of assessments

CARETOUCH: Massage Skills for Carers (NVQ Level 2 pending)

Enables the carer to use safe touch, massage skills and massage stories professionally.

• 2 day course
• 20 hours unsupervised tasks and assignments
• 1 day presentation and assessment

AROMATOUCH and CARETOUCH can be provided by request for 5 to 8 students at a suitable date at the Coleg Harlech Venue, or in an appropriate room in the workplace. The 2-day course can be run concurrently or on separate weeks.

Fees are £90 per person per day, which includes the Course Manual, all training by and assessment fees.

If you are interested please get in touch.? Up-to date course dates are announced in the news section of this website