Professional Conduct & Business Awareness – 24 hours

Therapeutic Relationships                                                                                              

• This covers interactions with clients that identify the limits between therapeutic and non-therapeutic behaviors.
• Understanding that therapists have to comply with Aromatherapy legislation, professional obligations and other legislation that impact practice and conduct.
• Communication awareness

Legal/ethical/codes                                                                                                  

• Learning about confidentiality
•  Keeping your clients records and register safe and confidential.
•  Liason with other professionals, time management. Creating a safe workplace, safety and fire codes etc.,
• Personal self-development
• Continued Professional development

Research                                                                                                                             

• What is happening with Aromatherapy today versus allopathic medicine
• From where Aromatherapy started and where it has reach today, hospices, hospitals, maternity wards etc.,
• Choosing qualitative or quantitative research methodologies
• Ethics of conducting research
• Conducting literature research
• Accessing scientific data
• Reading and critically analyzing research papers

Business Studies                                                                                                               

• Sole Trader, Partnership, Limited Company
• Curriculum vitea, Scope of practice
• Insurance – Indemnity and Liability
• Understanding how you can open your own business and what is required

Reflective practice                                                                                                             

• Essential Oil Chemistry
• Advertising your business
• Know about all the ACTS, i.e. COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health), RIDDOR (Reporting injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations.
• Data protection act, Goods and service act, Consumer protection act, Goods and services act etc.,
• Understanding the CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) and the House of Lords

Practice Hygiene                                                                                                              

• Identify good health and personal hygiene practices
• Methods of preventing & controlling disease
• Implement standard precaution
• Hazard free treatment enviornment

Total 24 in-house class hours

Time Schedule: Every Wednesday, 27th March 2013 - 1st May 2013 (6:00pm to 8:00pm) & Every Monday 29th April 2013 - 3rd June 2013 (6:00pm to 8:00pm)

Minimum number to start the course: 4 students

Modular Investment: AED 3010.00