There are three learning options to choose from for Baby's First Massage (BFM):

Baby's First Massage Hands on Certification Session — The Ultimate Learning experience with the opportunity for hands on learning at a location near you!

Choose from one of the following certification sessions

Location:	Tampa General Hospital 2 Columbia Drive Tampa, Florida 33606
Date:	Sunday December 7, 2008
Fee:	$249.00
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Register for the hands on certification session and you will receive the home study kit containing an instructor's manual, a VHS or DVD training video, The Loving Your Newborn: Intuitive Touch" video and 2 copies of the parent teaching booklet. Complete the posttest, training outline, one practice session using your doll and come to class.

At class I will review all the massage strokes with you, show you how much pressure to use, answer any questions about the posttest, and offer a real live demonstration class. I will also focuses on marketing techniques to help you successfully incorporate Baby's First Massage into your practice. Additionally, I share with you positive parenting skills such as interpreting crying and responding appropriately, how to comfort a baby, and when to wait to give massage. You will then have an opportunity to practice your teaching skills using your baby doll. Throughout the training, the message of how to communicate through touch is permeated with the love and valuing of life, the importance and joy of listening to babies, and how to approach this powerful but simple interaction with great respect.

People with varied backgrounds have taken this course including: Nurses, Childbirth Assistants, Midwives, Massage Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists, Social Workers, High School Teachers, Counselors, Early Intervention Specialists, Physical Fitness Instructors, Doctors and others.

Nurses and Massage Therapist can earn a total of 27 Ceu's by completing the above program.

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Baby's First Massage Independent Study

For the busy professional who wishes to work at home to complete the required course materials without the hands on teaching and classroom experience.

Register for the Independent Study and you will receive the home study kit containing an instructor's manual, a VHS or DVD training video, The Loving Your Newborn: Intuitive Touch" video and 2 copies of the parent teaching booklet.

Complete the post-test, training outline, independent practice sessions and submit all required materials to Baby's First Massage for approval and certification.

Nurses and Massage Therapist can earn a total of 21.6 Ceu's by completing the Independent Study program.

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On Site Training at Hospitals & Schools

On site training — Monday May 5, 2008

Location:	Healing Hands Institute of Massage Therapy, Westwood, NJ 07675
Time:	9:00am - 5:00pm
Fee:	$225.00

• Must be registered by April 18, 2008.
• Please contact the Healing Hands Institute to register and pay for the class.
• Phone (201) 722-0099, Fax (201) 722-0690

Class awards 9.8 CE Contact Hours. Earn a total of 22 NCBTMB categories A contact hours, with completion of the post class certification.

The on-site workshop is 9.8  hours long, and is hosted by hospitals and massage schools, primarily. At class you will receive instruction on the benefits of newborn massage, when to massage, contraindications and important parental issues & concerns. You will receive the instructor's manual, a VHS or DVD training video, and 1 copy of the parent-teaching booklet.

After class complete the posttest, training outline and practice sessions, and submit all required materials to Baby's First Massage for approval and certification.

Nurses and Massage Therapists can earn a total of 9.8 educational contact hours by completing the on site workshop, and 22 with completion of the post class certification.

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• Healing Hands Institute for Massage Therapy
• University of Miami, Touch Research Institute
• Baby's First Massage
• La Leche League