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Music, Massage, Touch, Complementary Therapy: Strategies and Interventions to Support SEND Learners with Mental Health and Well Being

Bring calm, enjoyable touch into your SEND learners' day with simple massage you can start tomorrow, and look after yourself too.

  • 52 minutes
  • 1 CPD hour
  • Certificate
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About this course

Most of the touch your learners get in a day is functional: being changed, moved, helped to eat. A few minutes of massage gives them touch that's there just to be enjoyed, and it's easier to learn than you might think.

You'll try an Indian head massage on yourself first, because you're no good to anyone running on empty, then learn a hand and arm massage to do with pupils in class. Skip the essential oils and use plain lotion. There's story massage for body awareness, advice on keeping to one piece of music so massage time feels familiar, and the checks to make first: contraindications, permission, and respecting a no.

It's taught by a special school teacher who is also a complementary therapist. One man she works with manages five minutes at a time on most tasks, and will happily sit through 50 minutes of massage.

Modules

14 modules
  1. 1Introduction4 min
  2. 2Body Scans3 min
  3. 3Massage Sessions2 min
  4. 4Massage Yourself – Warm Up2 min
  5. 5Indian Head Massage4 min
  6. 6Massaging the Arms3 min
  7. 7Massaging the Face2 min
  8. 8Massaging the Head6 min
  9. 9Massage Music4 min
  10. 10Decrease or Increase Heart Rate?2 min
  11. 11Communication through Touch6 min
  12. 12Benefits of Massage1 min
  13. 13Q&A12 min
  14. 14Summary2 min

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