Kim Corpus is teaching at the Connecticut Conference for the first time. Kim is a LMT, CST, CIMI, and Doula. She believes in treating the whole family, evidenced by her training as an infant massage instructor (certified in special needs and pediatric special needs massage), and is working on her pediatric massage certificate. Kim is also a Doula (trained through DONA), and is trained in CranioSacral Therapy (trained through Upledger Institute). Kim is an approved NCBTMB and NY State provider.

Kim has combined all of her knowledge to bring the following classes:  

Mental Health and Massage
Thursday, 4/4/24, 5:00pm-9:00pm, 4 CEs

Participants will gain an understanding of the terms and classification used in mental health. Gain the basic concepts on how to approach massage when working within many aspects and diagnoses. Learn how massage can benefit the individual and support families or caregivers of those living with a diagnosis. We will discuss anxiety, depression, bipolar, PTSD, sleep disorders, perinatal mood disorders, and addictive behaviors. Scope of practice and boundaries, and when to refer out will be discussed. 

 

Modern Prenatal Massage for Today’s Pregnancy
Friday, 4/5/23, 8:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-6:00pm, 8 CEs

We will:

• Explore the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy
• Explore safe draping protocols, proper positioning, keeping optimal body mechanics in side-lying, semi-reclined, and supine positions
• Discuss the importance of using correct or inclusive language and understand the current guidelines with massage in all trimesters of pregnancy
• Explore common issues that occur during pregnancy
• Discuss perinatal mood disorders, how massage can have an impact on clients struggling with them, their partners, and families
• Look at research on benefits of pregnancy massage 

 

Covid: Understanding The Infection, Long Covid, And The Massage Therapy Adaptations
Saturday, 4/6/24, 8:00am-12:00pm, 4 CEs

This class is designed to help massage therapists gain the understanding of the cumulative effect of having Covid, the effect on multi-organ systems in the body, and the long-term effects of living with long Covid/PASC. The U.S. Government Accountability Office in May of 2022 released that up to 23 million Americans are suffering from long Covid. With these alarming numbers, considerations need to be taken with the complexity of the diagnosis to understand how massage is beneficial for those longhaulers. Post-Covid Care Centers created throughout the US are recommending integrative, functional, and allopathic medicine, along with massage, to help longhaulers manage their symptoms. 

 

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