The International Association of Infant Massage, Australia Inc. ~ Touching Hearts, Connecting Families, Changing Lives ~

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1 The Internatinal Assciatin f Infant Massage, Australia Inc. ~ Tuching Hearts, Cnnecting Families, Changing Lives ~ PO Bx 5085 p: (02) Empire Bay NSW 2257 e: supprt@iaim.rg.au Australia IAIM CERTIFIED INFANT MASSAGE INSTRUCTOR TRAINING PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS Thank yu fr yur interest in becming a Certified Infant Massage Instructr (CIMI) with The Internatinal Assciatin f Infant Massage (IAIM). Whether yu are lking t add new skills t yur prfessinal scpe, fr a change in career directin, t wrk frm hme, r t return t the wrkplace, yu will find that becming a CIMI is a rewarding and, fr many peple, a life-changing experience. This package answers sme f the questins that yu may have abut the IAIM and becming a CIMI. Hwever, if yu have any additinal questins, please d nt hesitate t cntact us. We lk frward t wrking with yu. Infrmatin in this dcument is crrect at time f publishing, but please check with us t cnfirm that it is still up-t-date. 1. COURSE DETAILS Curse name: Curse in Certified Infant Massage Instructin Australian Qualificatin Cde: 10001NAT Relevant Cmpetency Unit(s): 25IME001A Deliver Infant Massage Educatin t Families Qualificatin level: Participants wh successfully cmplete this curse will be eligible fr registratin with the Internatinal Assciatin f Infant Massage (in any cuntry) as a Certified Infant Massage Instructr. An IAIM Certificate will be issued upn successful cmpletin f all curse requirements. This certificate is issued by The Internatinal Assciatin f Infant Massage. This curse is accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authrity. Upn successful cmpletin f curse requirements participants may elect t be issued with a natinally recgnised Statement f Attainment that will read 10001NAT Curse in Certified Infant Massage Instructin. An additinal administrative fee is payable by students wh elect this ptin. This Statement f Attainment is issued by The Australian Institute f Scial Relatins (a divisin f Relatinships Australia, SA).

2 2. WHAT IS A CERTIFIED INFANT MASSAGE INSTRUCTOR? Certified Infant Massage Instructrs (CIMIs) are qualified t instruct parents t massage their wn babies. A CIMI des nt massage babies themselves, but instead teaches parents hw t use tuch, massage and many ther frms f cmmunicatin t enhance bnding, prmte healthy infant develpment, and prvide supprt fr the parents in a scial and nn threatening atmsphere. Many CIMIs als give talks and lectures t prmte infant massage classes and bring abut awareness amng health prfessinals abut the benefits f infant massage, tuch and the imprtance f the early infant-parent relatinship. 3. COURSE AIM/ PURPOSE Upn successful cmpletin f this training prgram yu will be qualified as a Certified Infant Massage Instructr with IAIM (als knwn as a CIMI ). The curse will prvide yu with the specific knwledge, skills and insights required t deliver parent educatin prgrams in Infant Massage that reflect the guidelines f the Internatinal Assciatin f Infant Massage. This curse will give yu the knwledge and skills needed t effectively prvide infant massage and tuch educatin t parents in a range f settings, and t supprt parents and carers t sensitively cmmunicate with their babies thrugh nurturing tuch, and ther interactins. On cmpletin f the IAIM training curse and certificatin prgram, yu will be able t teach the IAIM First Tuch Prgram, infant massage curses and psitive frms f tuch t parents/carers, with the specific gal f enhancing bnding, prmting infant mental and physical health, and prviding supprt fr the parents in a nn-threatening atmsphere. 4. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE TRAINING After frty years experience and literally dzens f research studies validating the effectiveness f the IAIM prgram, we have learned there are n shrtcuts r fast-tracks t becming a cmpetent, cnfident infant massage instructr. Our training prgram is challenging and extensive, and als a rewarding experience fr thse wh cmplete it. Infant massage is taught t many different types f families, each with their wn strengths and challenges. Likewise, each baby that an Infant Massage Instructr wrks with has their wn preferences, likes, dislikes and needs when it cmes t being tuched. Fr this reasn, learning t becme a CIMI requires mre training than simply learning sme massage rutines. A significant part f the IAIM training fcuses n the parent-infant relatinship: the imprtance f the parentinfant bnd, factrs that can interfere with the develpment f a healthy attachment relatinship,

3 and hw yu as a CIMI can help supprt this relatinship thrugh prmting healthy tuch and ther frms f cmmunicatin between parents and babies. The IAIM training prgram fr CIMIs includes a cmprehensive 4 day face-t-face training curse, cvering all aspects f massage including the physical and psychlgical effects relating t baby and parent/carers, as well as cverage f the infant-parent attachment bnd and the skills yu will need fr prmting and supprting this relatinship in the parent educatin cntext. Persnal develpment and reflectin f the instructr is an integral part f the training. The pprtunity t practice teaching the massage techniques t parents is als a cre cmpnent f yur training and learning experience. This is intended t prvide yu with the cnfidence and skills required t set up and run yur wn infant massage sessins. Fllwing the face-t-face wrkshp, and in rder t qualify as a CIMI, yu will be required t cmplete an examinatin and a series f written and practical tasks. These include cmpletin f a required reading list, an pen bk written examinatin, cmpletin f a series f shrt essay questins dealing with different aspects f infant massage and the parent-infant relatinship, and the delivery f 5 infant massage sessins cnducted by yu t be evaluated by parents. Yu will als be required t submit yur lessn plans and a reflective jurnal as part f the assessment prcess. While this may sund rigrus, the IAIM has in place strict, internatinal standards fr the training f CIMIs. This is ne f the many unique features f the IAIM, and ensures that instructrs are adequately prepared t wrk effectively with diverse parents and babies in ways that are supprtive f the parent-infant attachment relatinship. 5. COURSE COMPONENTS/ STRUCTURE This curse leads t qualificatin as a Certified Infant Massage Instructr with IAIM. T cmplete the training prgram yu need t: Attend a fur-day (9am -5pm) face-t-face training curse, held by an apprved IAIM Trainer. Cmplete a required reading list. Cmplete and submit a take-hme study cmpnent (within 12 mnths f yur training wrkshp). Deliver the full IAIM prgram t a minimum f five families, and submit the parent s evaluatin f yur teaching (after the 4-day curse, in yur lcal cmmunity r wrkplace). Please nte: Our assessment prcess requires that yu deliver the full IAIM prgram t a minimum f five families. While IAIM and ur Trainers will endeavur t assist where we can, the respnsibility fr finding and inviting families t participate in student classes is the respnsibility f the student. If yu live in a small cmmunity, r yu d nt yet have strng netwrks with ther pstnatal r early childhd services, yu shuld be aware that it may take sme additinal time and wrk t meet and invite parents t participate in yur student class.

4 6. HOW YOUR QUALIFICATION CAN BE USED Peple train with IAIM fr varius reasns, and use their qualificatin in varius ways: T deliver the IAIM Prgram: Many f ur graduates g n t deliver infant massage curses (in Australia, the full IAIM prgram is knwn as the First Tuch Prgram) in their wrkplaces and cmmunities. Many f these graduates wrk in private practice and hld classes pen t the public. Other CIMIs wrk n cntract t health and cmmunity services, r deliver the prgram in their rle as an emplyee f health r cmmunity rganisatin. T enhance and add t their existing wrk with families in clinical and health settings. This grup f peple d nt necessarily prvide infant massage educatin directly, but incrprate sme f the ideas and elements f the IAIM prgram int the range f interventins they already use t help families. Fr example, an Occupatinal Therapist might use sme the IAIM teaching, facilitatin and bservatin methds t supprt a parent t deliver ther frms f specialist therapy t a baby with a physical cnditin. T prvide general infant massage educatin (usually in their wrkplaces). This grup f peple train with IAIM as the Gld Standard. Hwever, fr ne reasn r anther (such as funding r time restrictins in their wrkplace) they d nt deliver the full IAIM prgram in accrdance with the IAIM prtcls. Fr example, a Maternal Child Health Nurse might include the first lessn f the IAIM prgram as part f the new mther s grup that she facilitates. Anther example wuld be the Infant Mental Health Specialist wh uses the IAIM apprach t teaching parents hlding and still tuch techniques t a new mther experiencing pstnatal depressin as ne part f a treatment plan that als includes ther interventins. All f these are legitimate ways in which yur IAIM training can be used. Hwever, the IAIM Training prgram fcuses n prviding yu with the skills t deliver the full IAIM prgram, in its entirety, t parents with yung babies. Any ways in which yu adapt and mdify the prgram will depend n yur experience, existing qualificatins, skills, wrk rles and - f curse - the needs f the babies and parents yu wrk with.

5 7. PRE-REQUISITES AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS In Australia, apprximately 60% f ur students are health prfessinals wh undertake the IAIM Training prgram as an extensin t their existing qualificatins. Hwever, the IAIM Training Prgram was riginally designed as (and cntinues t be) a prgram belnging t cmmunities and families, and is an accessible training fr anyne suitable wh is interested in supprting the relatinship between parents and babies. Feedback frm prfessinals attending this curse is verwhelmingly psitive, with mst peple reprting that it enhances their practice and adds much depth t their repertire f skills. Nevertheless, it is therefre imprtant t acknwledge that the IAIM training is nt slely a cntinuing educatin curse nly fr university-trained practitiners. Many peple f diverse backgrunds attend ur training which is, first and fremst, a prgram designed t cntribute t the capacity f anyne (prfessinals and lay-peple alike) t supprt the develpment f human relatinships in cmmunities and neighburhds, as much as in rganisatins and clinical settings. (1) T enrl in this curse yu must be a minimum f 18 years f age at the time yur face-tface training cmmences. (2) T gain entry int this curse yu must either: (a) Hld a qualificatin (and cmply with any related prfessinal registratin requirements) in health, welfare, child develpment r a related field. OR (b) Have relevant equivalent wrk r life experience in a rle related t the care, health and well-being f infants, r health educatin and prmtin. Experience as a parent, grandparent r carer f children is sufficient equivalent experience fr entry t this curse. This curse assumes that yu have literacy and numeracy skills, and a basic knwledge f the human bdy, sufficient t enable yu t achieve the learning utcmes f this curse.

6 8. COURSE CONTENT The fur-day face-t-face curse includes extensive practical and theretical cverage f a diverse range f tpics including: Histry f IAIM and infant massage The scpe and rle f the Certified Infant Massage Instructr. Infant cues, crying and behaviural states. Psitive tuch techniques (including massage sequences) in accrdance with the prtcls and prcedures f IAIM. Use f ils. Grup facilitatin skills. Principles, strategies, tls and techniques fr facilitating the develpment f parent-infant relatinships in the infant massage setting. Principles f infant mental health prmtin and restratin utilising the relatinship-based apprach f the IAIM prtcls. Elements f infant massage educatin that cntribute t the develpment f healthy and secure relatinships between parents and infants. Sme f the factrs affecting the psychscial vulnerability f parents and infants wh may be attending infant massage classes. Key regulatry framewrks that may apply t the practice f infant massage instructin. Current research trends in the areas f infant massage, and infant develpment generally. Relevant safety issues. Prmting sensitive and respnsive parent-infant interactins. Recrds and dcumentatin. Recgnising and respnding t infant r parent distress in the infant massage class. Cmmunicatin skills. Issues and cnsideratins fr families wh have additinal needs: Babies brn prematurely Very yung parents Babies with a disability r serius medical cnditins Fathers Parents recvering frm alchl and/ r ther drug addictin 9. TRAINERS Training and assessment f CIMIs is carried ut by an apprved IAIM Trainer f Instructrs. Our trainers have many years experience and dedicatin t this wrk. They cme frm a wide range f backgrunds. They g thrugh rigrus training steps at the internatinal level, in varius fields ver a perid f many years and are required t meet nging and extensive cntinuing educatin requirements. Their area f expertise is in training IAIM Instructrs and in the cntent f the IAIM prgram.

7 10. RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL) What is RPL? Recgnitin f Prir Learning (RPL) (and assciated prcesses such as Recgnitin f Current Cmpetency) invlves a prcess called mapping which means that what yu have already dne is matched t the cmpetencies in a curse. When what yu have already dne matches up with the cmpetency in a curse, yu can gain exemptin r advanced standing fr that cmpetency and yu dn t have t d it again. Fr legal and audit reasns, mapping fr RPL can be a time cnsuming prcess fr bth students and training rganisatin. In virtually all curses and rganisatins RPL attracts a fee that is cmparable t the actual curse fee s, typically, it des nt save a student any mney. Our RPL Plicy: It is the plicy f the Internatinal IAIM Educatinal Cmmittee that participants must cmplete all cmpnents f the CIMI Training prgram. This includes students wh may have cmpleted previus training in sme frm f infant massage educatin. This Internatinal plicy is upheld in Australia and therefre we d nt ffer r prvide RPL. We have this plicy because RPL is nt used t map parts f a cmpetency unit, but a cmpetency in its entirety. Therefre, RPL is used fr curses that, typically, have several cmpetency units attached. In cntrast the IAIM Training Prgram is a shrt curse cmprised f ne single unit f cmpetency, s RPL is actually nt relevant, applicable r practicable. What if yu already knw sme f the cntent? We recgnise that many f ur students d cme with very diverse prir knwledge and experience. This questin particularly applies t qualified health prfessinals wh may already have an even mre in-depth understanding f sme f the tpics cvered in this curse. If this applies t yu, it is imprtant t remember that this curse is specifically designed t facilitate the hlistic develpment f each individual student. This is achieved thrugh prviding a training prgram that allws and encurages each individual t build n strengths and previusly develped skills, knwledge and cmpetencies, and t extend them further thrugh the training prgram. Therefre, many health prfessinals wh cmplete this training reprt high levels f challenge and skill develpment in a wide range f areas. Fr example, a cmmn area f challenge and enjyment reprted by the vast majrity f prfessinals attending ur curse is the pprtunity t extend beynd the technical expertise f their prfessin, and develp mre advanced skills in, and practical tls fr using, relatinship-based practice. In shrt, as an adult learner, at all times we encurage yu t fcus n the areas f skill develpment and discvery that are f mst relevance t yu.

8 11. CANCELLATION AND OTHER POLICIES PAYMENT Training fees are payable directly t yur trainer. REFUNDS (a) We d issue refunds in sme circumstances: IAIM is a small, charity rganisatin and we nly perate curses if we have sufficient numbers. Althugh uncmmn, n ccasin ur curses d nt reach the minimum number f participants and we need t pstpne training dates. If this happens yu will be given the chice t either: Receive a full refund f any fees yu have paid OR Transfer t anther curse n an alternative date (b) We d nt issue refunds if yu cancel r change yur mind: If yur cancel r change yur mind nce yu have paid, we CANNOT REFUND YOUR FEES. Hwever, if payment has been made in full six (6) weeks befre cmmencement f the curse, and yu cancel, yu may request transfer t anther curse date (where places are available). A transfer fee f $100 will be charged in this instance. LIMITED PLACES There are limited places available at trainings. If yu have nt paid 2 weeks prir t curse yu will frfeit yur place. GROUP DISCOUNTS Grup discunts apply fr three r mre peple bking tgether. When bking as a grup it is up t grup members t decide hw t share the discunt. Please cntact us directly fr infrmatin abut in-huse training. If yu have any further questins, please direct all training related enquiries t: Glenda Chapman (02) Or, via , t: supprt@iaim.rg.au