Course Outline — TA 101
Professional Foundation 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
Touchabilities Skill Development Module
TouchAbilities® is an integral approach to BodyWork that teaches the core and fundamental knowledge base of therapeutic massage. This subject introduces 26 specific skills in 8 categories which represent universal and recurring concepts from varied schools of thought. These foundational touch skills form the basis of all BodyWork modalities. This basic skillset of touch options incorporates the physical skills of soft tissue manipulation as well as the subtler skills regarding tangible and intangible, multidimensional aspects of the body. These skills can be applied individually and are more usually combined with other skills to create specialized techniques.