- Instructional Hours: 108
- Outside Effort Hours: 54
- Course Number: 31537310
- Credits: 3.00
Introduces students to the field of touch therapy and exposes students to major concepts of professional ethics, scope of practice, treatment equipment, safety, sanitation, legal requirements, client documentation, communication, medical terminology, and pharmacology and pathology fundamentals. Students will begin hands-on learning of foundational skills such as draping, positioning, self-care, body mechanics, and basic Swedish massage techniques.