GET QUALIFIED TO OFFER MASSAGE FOR CANCER PATIENTS

A Certified Qualification For Spa therapists, Beauty Practitioners and Healthcare Worker

GET QUALIFIED TO OFFER MASSAGE FOR CANCER PATIENTS

A Certified Qualification For Spa therapists, Beauty Practitioners and Healthcare Worker

What is the course content for Oncology Massage?

What are the pre-requisites for Oncology Massage?

Accredited, Certified, CPD Points

Course Summary

Become qualified to offer massage for cancer patients in your salon, spa, clinic or rooms. This qualification is delivered online and can be completed at your convenience, to suit your schedule.

Massage can be one of the most profoundly healing and restorative treatments a person can experience at any time. However, we know through evidence-based research, that when someone is going through cancer treatment, living with cancer or recovering from it, that massage can have a powerful physical and emotional impact. Benefits can range from short-term improvements such as reduced anxiety, reduced pain and reduced nausea to long-term benefits such as reduced depression and increased dopamine levels.

Jennifer Young’s postgraduate diploma in oncology massage is a certified qualification designed to give spa therapists, beauty practitioners and healthcare workers the understanding, knowledge and confidence to provide massage treatments to clients going through the different stages of cancer, without requiring medical consent.

This is a certified course accredited by the Federation of Holistic Therapists. Upon successful completion, you will be able to welcome cancer patients to your spa or practice for Oncology Body Massages. You will be insured to do so, without requiring medical consent.

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Course Summary

Become qualified to offer massage for cancer patients in your salon, spa, clinic or rooms. This qualification is delivered online and can be completed at your convenience, to suit your schedule.

Jennifer Young’s postgraduate diploma in oncology massage is a certified qualification designed to give spa therapists, beauty practitioners and healthcare workers the understanding, knowledge and confidence to provide massage treatments to clients going through the different stages of cancer, without requiring medical consent.

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Use your skills to help those affected by cancer
Understand the "why", as well as the "what" and the "how"
Gain confidence in welcoming those affected by cancer

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COURSE LAYOUT

Certification and practice 4.5 days *Total estimated time to completion

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Is it possible to welcome cancer patients and be insured to do so?

Absolutely, once you have completed specialist oncology touch therapy training. All of our touch training courses are certified and accredited by the Federation of Holistic Therapists. All our graduate therapists have managed to get insurance following completion of a course.

If you are struggling to get insurance following the completion of one of our courses, we are able to offer advice.

What the course includes?

Control of Cross Infection in a Post COVID-19 World
Cancer Awareness Level 1
Advanced Cancer Awareness
Oncology Introduction to Touch
A postgraduate diploma in Oncology Massage on successful completion
Study at your own pace, anytime, anywhere, with this independent online learning
Full support from our team who are available to answer all your questions
Accreditation from The Federation of Holistic Therapists' (FHT)
Once you have completed the course you will be insured to work hands on with cancer patients (usually at no extra premium) without a doctor’s note.

What are the pre-requisites for oncology massage?

Level 3+ in Beauty Therapy, covering massage

Level 3+ in Holistic Therapies, covering massage

Level 3+ in Complementary Therapies, covering massage

Individual accredited certification in body massage

What you will receive?

A fully referenced, evidence-based 56 page Cancer Awareness Level 1 workbook
A fully referenced Advanced Cancer Awareness workbook
A fully referenced Oncology Touch Therapies Theory and Practice workbook and Practical Training
Practical Training and a fully referenced, evidence-based 50 page Oncology Massage Practical Workbook - detailing the routines and ways in which they should be adapted according to the needs of the client

How do I complete my assessments?

The assessments for the theory learning are online multiple-choice quizzes, found in your course materials.

Your therapy assessments are done with a Jennifer Young tutor and are carried out remotely. You will be asked to book an appointment for a video session at your convenience.

You don't need to download any additional apps. We will send you a link and the tutor will see you there.

What are case studies and how can I complete them?

Each accredited oncology touch therapy course requires case studies. This helps you to develop your confidence when working with those living with and beyond cancer, in a safe environment.

You can ask anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer to be a case study. They can be actively in treatment or have been diagnosed in the past (subject to current government guidelines).

Your routine and case studies will be carried out via a video meeting with a tutor.

You will need:

a model/case study
a bed and linen
any products to use in the routine
a smart phone or other way of streaming the session via zoom

I am nervous about enrolling and taking assessments, do you have any advice?

All our tutors are extremely lovely, understanding and able to help you with your concerns. Full support is given throughout the qualification, and you have the opportunity to book a question and answer session with a tutor, prior to your assessments.

You have nothing to worry about.

Do you provide product information and recommendations?

Yes. Jennifer Young is the recognised expert in oncology skincare. Her range was developed with the help of the NHS, with 100% natural products. They help alleviate some of the side effects of cancer treatment, and improve comfort.

Following your opening order, there is no minimum order quantity for Professional Size Products for use in treatment. Find out how to open a wholesale account here.

What support is available upon completion of a course?

Upon completion of a course, those offering Jennifer Young Treatments at their salon or spa, will have the opportunity to add their details to our Therapist & Spa Finder upon completion of training. This is hosted by BeautyDespiteCancer.com, a brand with a reach of approximately 250,000 people per month.

You are able to order heavily discounted Professional Size Products for use in treatment with no minimum order quantity. Read more here.

We also offer you the opportunity to open a wholesale account to offer products to clients, as well as various other options. Read more here.

Why do spa and salon treatments matter to cancer patients?

Extra nourishment and care is especially important when going through or recovering from cancer treatment. Proven short term benefits include reduced pain and improvement of mood, reduced stress levels, reduced depression and improved sleep, reduced heart rate and lower blood pressure.

Long term benefits include reduced depression, mood disturbances and perceived stress levels and hostility, increased urinary dopamine, serotonin values, natural killer cell number and lymphocytes in breast cancer patients.

The full reference list can be found in our training booklet.

How can welcoming those affected by cancer boost my business?

Undergoing or recovering from cancer treatment is often the time when extra indulgence and pampering is required the most. However, post-diagnosis, it becomes more difficult to find salons and spas who offer treatments. This makes receiving treatments a memorable experience for many cancer patients. Often graduating therapists report that clients affected by cancer often become their repeat customers.

Those offering Jennifer Young Treatments at their salon or spa, are able to add their details to our Therapist & Spa Finder upon completion of training. This is hosted by BeautyDespiteCancer.com, a brand with a reach of approximately 250,000 people per month.

Around 39.5% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetimes.* You would be increasing your potential client base by nearly 40%.

*www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/statistics

Do I need any special technology to access the course?

No. If you can see this answer you can access the qualification.

You can use a laptop, a desktop, a tablet or a smart phone.

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Evidence for the benefits of oncology touch therapy treatments

Undergoing or recovering from cancer treatment is often the time when extra indulgence and pampering is required the most. However, post-diagnosis, it becomes more difficult to find salons and spas who offer treatments, meaning that oncology massage is often a memorable, transformative experience.

Short-term benefits

Reduced anxiety, depressed mood and anger in breast cancer patients
Increased vigour (breast cancer patients)
Reduced mood disturbances and perceived stress levels
Improved sleep quality
Improved quality of life (breast cancer patients)
Reduced pain and improvement of mood, reduced stress levels
Reduced perception of pain, nausea and increased relaxation after 10 minute (5 minute per foot) foot massage
Pain intensity, pulse rate, and respiratory rate significantly reduced immediately after the massages. At study entry, the massage group reported higher pain intensity, which decreased by 42% (25% reduction in the control group)
Reduced anxiety scores, depression, general fatigue, reduced motivation fatigue, and emotional fatigue
Reduced depression and improved sleep
Reduced heart rate and lower blood pressure
Decrease in physical discomfort, group fatigue, and mood disturbance.
The effect of massage on mood disturbances was greater when treated continuously by the same therapist

Long-term benefits

Reduced depression and hostility, increased urinary dopamine, serotonin values, natural killer cell number and lymphocytes in breast cancer patients
Reduced mood disturbances and perceived stress levels (breast cancer patients)

Full references are provided as standard in Jennifer Young Training materials.

GET QUALIFIED TO OFFER MASSAGE FOR CANCER PATIENTS

GET QUALIFIED TO OFFER MASSAGE FOR CANCER PATIENTS

What is the course content for Oncology Massage?

What are the pre-requisites for Oncology Massage?

Accredited, Certified, CPD Points

Course Summary

Can I gain insurance to welcome cancer patients, without requiring medical consent?

Reach more potential clients

What industry standards are you required to meet to welcome cancer patients?

Course Summary

Enrol on Oncology Massage

Learn with the experts

COURSE LAYOUT

FAQs

BENEFIT

Enrol on Oncology Massage

Our Most Popular Courses

Postgraduate Diploma in Oncology Lifting & Rejuvenating Facial

Postgraduate Diploma in Oncology Reflexology

Postgraduate Diploma in Oncology Hands, Nails and Foot Treatments

Enrol on Oncology Massage

COURSE LAYOUT

Enrol on Oncology Massage

Enrol on Oncology Massage

Frequently Asked Questions

All Frequently Asked Questions

Is it possible to welcome cancer patients and be insured to do so?

What the course includes?

What are the pre-requisites for oncology massage?

What you will receive?

How do I complete my assessments?

What are case studies and how can I complete them?

I am nervous about enrolling and taking assessments, do you have any advice?

Do you provide product information and recommendations?

What support is available upon completion of a course?

Why do spa and salon treatments matter to cancer patients?

How can welcoming those affected by cancer boost my business?

Do I need any special technology to access the course?

Enrol the Oncology Massage Course

Enrol on Oncology Massage

Evidence for the benefits of oncology touch therapy treatments

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