HIV/AIDS and the Massage Therapist October 19, 2012

3 CEUs = $85. Taught by Jeffrey Grabelle
This course is designed for massage therapists who would like to improve their knowledge of HIV/AIDS, with the end result of improving the services provided to their clients. Participants will learn: the history of HIV/AIDS; the difference between HIV infection and AIDS; the ways in which HIV is transmitted; HIV symptoms, testing procedures, care and treatment; how individuals can protect themselves from infection with HIV; the use of effective infection control procedures in the massage office; therapeutic actions that are appropriate and contraindicated for people with HIV infection; bodywork considerations and modifications; benefits of providing massage; and, bodywork for persons with HIV infection.
Jeffrey Grabelle is a Nationally and State Certified Massage Therapist, practicing in Baltimore, Maryland, since 2003. He has maintained a private massage therapy office, Eager Street Therapists, for 5 years and has taught massage therapy courses at the Holistic Massage Training Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, for 3 years. As a massage therapist, he is trained and specializes in Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage, Foot Reflexology, and Thai Yoga Massage. He is also a Reiki Master. He has managed an HIV/AIDS community service organization, AIDS Action Baltimore, for 19 years, providing counseling, educational and emergency financial services to people with HIV disease in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
Please call (410) 243-4688 to register by phone or visit our website at
http://holisticmassagetraining.org/ContinuingEducation.htm