Geriatric Massage Level TWO

Friday, September 30th- October 2nd, 2022
FRIDAY:                 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY:           9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SUNDAY:               9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

18 CEUs= $375 
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Taught by Sharon Puszko
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This 2-1/2 day workshop is the next level in our training program in Geriatric Massage. It offers 18 CE hours for massage therapists and qualifies students for the Level 2 Certificate in Geriatric Massage. There are two hands-on sessions–one in a Long Term Care or Assisted Living Facility, working directly with resident volunteers, and a second hands-on session in an Memory Care Unit (with dementia patients).
Prerequisite: Must have attended the Level 1 – Geriatric Massage Workshop within the last two (2) years.
The Workshop Features These Topics:
  1. Review of medical terminology and symptoms of the most prevailing age-related health problems and how to select approaches to the diverse afflictions of old age.
  2. Cautions in the positioning of challenged clients in hospital beds, standard beds, wheelchairs, and geriatric chairs.
  3. Specific approaches to massaging people challenged with stroke, diabetes, Parkinson’s, dementia/Alzheimer, arthritis and those who may be wheelchair or bed bound.
  4. In-depth information on the most common age-related health problems and how to work specifically with each, as well as cautions and contraindications.

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AFTER THE WORKSHOP, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
  1. Choose the proper techniques to utilize while working under the direction of the prescribing physician but without the need for direct supervision.
  2. Know how to work with clients who have various degrees of age-related health and mobility problems.
  3. Be familiar with working in an Assisted Living Facility or Nursing Home.
Daybreak Geriatric Massage schedules are continuously updated. Please review the latest Calendar shown on their site for the current listing of available workshops.
For further information, contact the Day-Break office at (317) 722-9896.


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​Please call (410) 243-4688 to register by phone.  Please read the Refund/Email/Cancellation Policy before registering.
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Dr. Sharon Puszko
PhD, LMT

Sharon is a graduate of the University of California with a major in Education. After teaching Biology and English internationally in Europe, Asia, Central America, and the Eastern United States, Sharon made a career change into the Wellness field in 1986. She attended massage school in Northern California and then graduated from the Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy and Healthbuilders School of Massage Therapy in Saint Augustine, FL. Along with overseeing the function of Day-Break Geriatric Massage Institute, she has a private practice and does volunteer Hospice work. She travels extensively throughout the U.S. and internationally teaching the Day-Break Geriatric Massage Level 1 & 2 workshops in massage schools and community colleges.
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                         -Member of ABMP (Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals)
                         -Volunteer in Saint Vincent’s Hospice Care Program (Indianapolis)
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(phone) (317) 722-9896
(fax) (317) 722-0511
7434 King George Drive, Unit A
Indianapolis, IN  46240
spuszko@juno.com