Module Four
Admission to this course is by selection only and applicants need to have completed at least Module Two. Applicants also need to committ to both Module Three and Four which will run approx one month apart.
Module Three and Four are now held at Austin Health in Melbourne, Victoria, where the first stage of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre is due to open in mid-2012.
- 5 days working in an oncology ward under supervision
- Hours to suit ward staff and includes approx 6 massages per day
- Practical application of Modules 1,2 & 3 in a hospital environment.
- Individual instruction prior to massage session focusing on presenting issues of patients.
- Debriefing for therapist following massage session, or at the end of the day, with the instructor.
- Recording research information as required and contributing to the research program, as necessary.
- Attain a position on the roster of massage therapists available to work for a hospital, if all requirements of the Module 4 program are completed.
Therapists who successfully complete Oncology Massage Training will be included in an on going professional network established to support massage therapists working in hospitals
