Personal Suitability

Effective interpersonal skills; Excellent oral communication; Client focus; Values and ethics

Specific Skills

Explain procedures, risks and benefits to clients; Administer massage techniques through soft tissue manipulation, relaxation techniques, hydrotherapy, trigger point therapy, joint pain and lower grade mobilizations; Suggest home care instructions and provide information about techniques; Maintain records of treatments given; Massage and knead muscles and soft tissues of the body; Apply finger and hand pressure to specific points of the body

Experience Experience an asset

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

Certification by a provincial or territorial association for massage therapists

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Languages English