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shiatsu practitioner

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3255.3

Description

Shiatsu practitioners provide health maintenance, health education, whole health evaluation and recommendations for wellbeing, and treatment of certain illness through energetic evaluation of the body's life energy system (Ki) and regulation of the life energy system through various energetic and manual techniques.

Alternative Labels

practitioner of shiatsu

shiatsu acupressurist

shiatsu practitioner

shiatsu therapist

therapist of shiatsu massage

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

apply context specific clinical competences communicate with customers develop therapeutic relationships empathise with the healthcare user ensure safety of healthcare users follow-up on healthcare users' treatment give shiatsu massages identify customer's needs identify energetic meridians listen actively maintain work area cleanliness observe healthcare users promote mental health provide health education

Essential Knowledge

complementary and alternative medicine human anatomy human physiology massage theory massage types pathologies treated by acupuncture relaxation techniques traditional Chinese medicine

Optional Skills and Competences

accept own accountability advise on healthcare users' informed consent advise on healthy lifestyles advise on mental health apply a holistic approach in care apply acupuncture apply aromatherapy apply deep tissue massage apply massage therapy demonstrate professional attitude to clients educate on the prevention of illness give massages promote healthy lifestyle select acupuncture points

Optional Knowledge

acupressure acupuncture methods auriculotherapy balneotherapy etiopathy fasciatherapy general medicine homeopathy homeopathy remedies iridology kinesiology kinetics neurophysiology phytotherapy reflexology skin types sterilization techniques types of aromatherapy treatments

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http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b01affdd-c8a9-4121-bc50-a5be17f014eb

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released

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shiatsu practitioner

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