Whitby Wanderers

hi everyone
Angie (Whitby)
i am a complementary therapist specialising in kinesiology. sports massage and reflexology in the UK, i am studying Hypnotherapy at the moment.
Are any of you in this kind of work?I have been in touch with the Australian Kinesiology Association about my qualifications over there and am covered with level 3 for my sports therapy, still not sure on the reflexology? would love to be in touch with other therapists over there before we get there in the spring.
Its raining here! and dark when it should be bright!

merlotsmum

They will love you in Australia, very into all of the above.

Speak with http://www.atms.com.au/ as a starting point.

Whitby Wanderers

This is a great site! thankyou ----> just want to get there now!

phoenixinoz

Does complimentary therapy mean you tell everyone they are beautiful or good loookin when they come in

Whitby Wanderers

well yeah, i guess that could be part of the job!

phoenixinoz

I was joking

Good luck with everything




[Karma on its way]

Whitby Wanderers

Thankyou
wish we could sell the house and move soon!

phoenixinoz

It'll happen soon enough.

Like my dad said, he's never known of a house that didn't go eventually

I know the frustration though. Bloody annoyin innit

Fingers crossed & good luck!

diddy

That was a really nice thing to say. Maybe you have a future as Complimentary Therapist.

phoenixinoz

PMSL....cheeky

Maybe you'll have a future as a comedian

Whitby Wanderers

Thanks for support!
i am just so impatient
house has only been on market for a month, had a viewing the first day - loved our house but didnt even have her house on the market ! ...next viewing was yesterday!.. not sure on them though

phoenixinoz

Isn't it annoying when they do that Why look for another house if they haven't sold their own yet?....grrrrrrr

Never mind, maybe those who looked yesterday might be interested

[fingers crossed!]

goldcoastbound

im a reflexologist and aromatherapist and i emailed the atms got loverly e mail back, saying as long as you have a valid qualification [not forgery] you are able to practice. as Australia does not have a registration of natural therapists. Its only if you want to join an association and then you will have to meet their criteria. you will then need all your course curriculum and course class room hrs.
there is also a Reflexology association www.refleology.org.au
and www.naturecare.com.au
hope this helps Debra

Bella Donna

I'll have another bash at replying to this - just did one long one and hit something I shouldn't have and lost the lot!!

I too am a practising aromatherapist and reflexologist but I have been told something entirely different to the above. I've been practising for nearly ten years - I trained with Shirley Price ICA in aromatherapy and the IIR in reflexology. In the UK I am currently registered with the IFA and the IIR.

When we decided to emigrate, I contacted the IFA and the IIR in Oz. The IFA said I could legally practise here if I was registered with them, and to do this I had to provide evidence of qualification, and a valid Australian Senior first aid certificate. Upon registration, I had to obtain adequate professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover.

The IIR are not so accommodating. Despite their advertising promoting them as the only reflexology organisation that permits you to practise anywhere in the world without re-training, I was told that the qualification I had was not necessarily acceptable in Oz. I would have to apply to the RAA (reflexology association of Australia) for recognition of prior learning, and be assessed. I might be required to sit another examination, and I would almost certainly be required to undergo practical examination again. I would have to pay for this assessment too! Only when I satisfied them that I was up to scratch would they register me, and then with the adequate insurance and first aid certification, I could legally practise.

Overall, I am not too unhappy with this. The standards in Australia are very high and they are keen on all therapists presenting a highly professional image. This is good because it enhances the reputation of the therapies and encourages the orthodoxy to take us seriously. It also protects the public against those therapists who are not up to scratch - and they certainly exist.

Anyone coming to Oz with a good training behind them will probably do well because of the popularity of alternative therapies in general, but it really isn't as simple as just *having a valid qualification*, I'm afraid. At least, if you want to practise professionally and not just treat immediate friends and family. Professional therapists in Oz have to be registered, and have to be affiliated to a governing body.

HTH.

Sue

steve`o

my qualifications are with the I I H H T And i contacted the reflexology association and they said i would need to sit an exam and do a practicle to join. it was the atms who sent me the e mail to say that you could practice without being registered and that you would have to prove if you wanted to join an association so it seems every one has different ideas i was just passing on info that i had recieved. i too am a member of a proffesional body here in the U K it the F H T and i am fully insured and have been practing since 98 myself
goldcoastbound on stevo s comp