K - Knowledge - Do you have a thirst for knowledge?

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Everyone learns in different ways, however, often we find ourselves neither seeing, hearing or asking questions! We don’t want to be just one of ‘three wise monkeys’ we want to be the ‘whole’ package or the best we can be in our chosen careers.

In order to achieve our goals we must have knowledge to underpin our skills, actions and interventions. Listening, watching, doing & asking questions about recent and relevant knowledge, skills & research is so important to our practice and our desire to ‘meet client needs’ in the most effective way.

The following links are just some of the ways you can improve your knowledge whether through courses, publications, journals or other methods. These might include working with more experienced colleagues, having ONE-TO-ONE sessions or reflecting on an intervention, event or incident within your own practice.

Have you considered the following:

  • https://www.massageworld.co.uk

  • https://bjsm.bmj.com

  • https://ijtmb.org/index.php/ijtmb

  • http://www.rmtedu.com/blog/ten-open-access-research-articles-for-massage-therapists

  • http://massagetherapyfoundation.org/massage-research/

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922919/

Th above links are just a taste of what is available to us. All we need to do is spend a little bit of time building our underpinning knowledge.

Therapists, practitioners and all healthcare professionals who use massage and soft tissue skills must continue to develop professionally in order to meet the often challenging and changing situations in which they find themselves. We must not ‘stand still’ in developing our practice and skills if we are to offer up to date, appropriate interventions to meet client need.

If you need any further help, support or guidance then contact us to arrange a One to One or attend a course in advanced soft tissue skills, assessment or agree a bespoke education programme to meet your needs.

 
Viv Lancey