Webinar: Communication Skills for Massage Therapists

Where: Online

CPE: 1.5 CPE points

Webinar Recording: Registering for this live event will also give you access to the webinar recording. 

Webinar recordings can be watched at any time.

Webinar: Communication Skills for Massage Therapists

Client interactions represent a healthcare practitioners mix of soft and hard skills. In a Remedial Massage setting, hard skills may be considered the therapists massage skills and techniques. Clinical soft skills are how the Remedial Massage therapist interacts and engages with the client. Both soft and hard skills contribute to a massage treatment and the clients broader experience with their health.

This online workshop presents some ideas on how Remedial Massage therapists can develop their clinical soft skills in ways that support their clients. The workshop covers topics such as the therapeutic alliance, therapeutic language, motivational interviewing, health coaching, health literacy and person-centred care. The 90-minute online workshop is a mix of theory, case studies and professional reflection.

This workshop is for Remedial Massage therapists who are looking to develop new skills when interacting with clients and looking for new ways to support their clients.

Presenter: Warwick Maloney

Warwick has been practicing continuously as a Remedial Massage therapist for 20 years, he is also a qualified Exercise Physiologist and Pilates teacher. As a part of his university education, he was awarded a scholarship to undertake an Honours research project, the final thesis being awarded First Class Honours.

Warwick has worked in a variety of environments and has always enjoyed the collaborative nature of multidisciplinary healthcare. He has a holistic approach to working with clients and the common thread is a desire to support people engage positively with their health. In recent years, Warwick has expanded into the professional development space facilitating online workshops for health professionals and Pilates teachers.

Warwick can often be found near a beach somewhere on the NSW mid-coast and when the weather cools, he shifts to Thredbo for the Winter months.