Level 3 Diploma in Body Therapy ITEC / Certificate in Body Therapy CIBTAC

Course details

Treatments for the purposes of relaxation stress release, slimming & weight loss. Course covers anatomy & Physiology, Swedish Body Massage, Figure Diagnosis & Body Electrical Treatments.

Aims:

• To enable a candidate to perform safe and effective body therapy treatments.
• To enable a candidate to gain employment as a body therapist.

General Subjects Studied:

• Electricity
• Health and Hygiene
• Skin Structure and Function
• Skin Diseases
• Business Studies
• Salon Procedures
• Introduction to Nutrition

Specific Areas of Study:

• Consultation
• Assessment / Figure Diagnosis
• Body Massage
• Electrical Treatments
• Aftercare / Home care
• Anatomy & Physiology (Including Cells / Tissue, Skeletal System, Muscular System, Vascular System, Lymphatic System, Accessory Organs, Digestive System, Respiratory System, Excretory System and the Neurological System)

Students of The Institute of Beauty will be able to:

• Recognise body types and characteristics and take appropriate action in selecting or advising clients about treatments and aftercare
• Adapt treatments to suit the individual client’s needs by analysing information gathered at consultation, including contra-indications
• Perform safe, hygienic and effective body massage and electrical treatments to a commercially acceptable standard and timing
• Select, use and advise clients about body care products
• Understand basic anatomy and physiological systems of the body and the effects body treatments have on them
• Understand the principles of Swedish massage techniques and their effects on the body
• Understand the basic scientific principles underpinning electrical treatments and their effects on the body
• Understand the importance of current legislation appertaining to beauty employment