TITLE: Fundamentals of Canine Craniosacral Therapy
DATE/TIME: Wed. April 14th, 8:30am - 6:30pm (all day lab)
LAB RATING: Intermediate-Advanced
MAX PARTICIPANTS: 20 seats; 13 seats remaining
CONTACT HOURS: 8.0 CE credits; RACE approval pending
DESCRIPTION: This one day course is designed to provide participants with a background into craniosacral therapy. A brief history of osteopathy (and in particular craniosacral therapy), concepts and theories will be explored. Participants will be challenged to explore a new paradigm of palpation, assessment and treatment by feeling for and working with the craniosacral rhythm. A therapy protocol for a sample craniosacral session will be learned.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be introduced to osteopathy and craniosacral therapy.
Participants will be instructed in the indications and contraindications for craniosacral therapy
Participants will gain a basic understanding of the gentle touch and perceptions required to practice craniosacral therapy
Participants will improve their touch skills in order to feel for craniosacral rhythm
Participants will be instructed in concepts specific to craniosacral therapy utilization (listening, still points, release points, tissue release signs craniosacral rhythm, balancing, etc)
Participants will learn how and where to induce a ‘still point’
Participants will learn how to address the key ‘release points’
Participants will learn a multistep protocol to use in whole or in part to input craniosacral therapy into their toolkit of therapy options.
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