TA100
COURSE OUTLINE – TA100
Program: BodyWork Program
Course Number: TA100
Course Name: Professional Foundation Module
Total Semester Units: 3 credits
Total Hours: 45
Theory/Lecture/Application/Lab Hours: 45
Catalog Description of the Module:
The Professional Foundation Module curriculum focuses on the elements which distinguish the professional BodyWorker from the layperson. It provides lessons on self-care, equipment options, professional protocols and behavior, history and relevant cautions/precautions/conditions that serve as guiding principles to determine if benefit or harm could result from a treatment.
Prerequisite: none
Textbooks:
Burman/Friedland, TouchAbilities® Essential Connections, 2019
ISBN-13: 978-0-9649356-5-5
ISBN-10:
Beck, Theory & Practice of Therapeutic Massage, 4th Edition, Thomson Delmar Learning 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4018-8029-3/1-4018-8029-0 Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-4018-8030-9/1-4018-8030-4 Softcover
Essential Science Publishing, Essential Oils Desk Reference, 3rd Edition, 2005
ISBN-13: 978-1-4180-4833-4
Student Supplies:
Massage table, stool or chair, linens, lubricant