This offer includes the full Integrated Hands On Therapy online programme and your 4 day in person workshop.
Integrated Hands On Therapy is designed for therapists who want a broader, more modern, evidence informed approach to hands on care. It combines online learning with practical workshop training to help you strengthen your skills, refine your reasoning, and build a more confident, client centred way of working.
Rather than placing fascia at the centre of the explanation, the training considers it within anatomy and function while widening the perspective to include touch, pain, perception, context, communication, expectation, and therapeutic alliance. The online content provides the theory and framework, while the 4 day workshop expands this through practical application, helping you translate the learning into confident everyday practice.
What’s included in the online programme?
- Access to the full online course platform worth 30 hours of CPD
- Eight structured units to guide your learning
- In depth unit presentations and guided video content
- Downloadable workbooks for offline stud
- Modern perspectives on touch, pain, perception, and context
- Clinical reasoning for person centred practice
- Flexible learning you can revisit in your own time
- Twelve months of online access from your start date
What’s included in the 4 day workshop?
- Four days of guided practical training
- Easy to apply soft tissue skills for clinical use
- Demonstration and supervised hands on practice
- Developing confident, comfortable contact skills
- Goal directed and client focused communication
- Applying context and therapeutic alliance in practice
- Adapting touch to the individual in front of you
- A clearer bridge between theory and treatment
Venue: NLSSM The School of Sports Massage. Unit 3i, Berol House, 25 Ashley Rd, 3j N17 9LJ
Times: 9.30 am to 5.00 pm each day
Tutor: Ruth Duncan
Meet Ruth
Ruth Duncan is a massage therapist, educator, and writer with a long standing interest in modern pain science, touch, and evidence informed practice. She is Vice Chair of the Scottish Massage Therapists Organisation and Chair of the General Council for Massage Therapies. Ruth is known for helping therapists think more clearly about hands on work, communicate more honestly with clients, and move beyond narrow traditional narratives towards a broader, more person centred approach to care.
CPD: You will receive a certificate of attendance for your records and insurance following the workshop.
Who can attend?
This training is for qualified manual and hands on therapists with a recognised Level 3 qualification or above, including Anatomy and Physiology at Level 3 or above. Therapists from massage, sports massage, holistic therapy, physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, and similar backgrounds are welcome to apply. Bowen, Thai massage, and Shiatsu therapists may also be considered based on prior training and experience.
It is not suitable for beauty or spa therapists, reflexologists, movement therapists, or energy and Reiki practitioners unless they also meet the manual therapy entry requirements. Online only qualifications are not accepted. We reserve the right to refuse access where prior training is not considered sufficient. Full course details will be sent after booking.
Common questions
Q: Can I attend if I’m not yet qualified?
A: Sorry, no. You must already hold an appropriate qualification and insurance to attend.
Q: Do I need to buy both the online course and the workshop?
A: No. The online learning and the 4 day workshop can be booked separately. The blended programme is simply the most complete option.
Q: What do I need to bring?
A: Full workshop details will be emailed after booking, including what to bring and any practical arrangements.
Q: What if I arrive late or need to leave early?
A: We understand that emergencies happen, but full attendance is expected as this may affect your certificate of attendance.
Q: What if I need to cancel?
A: Please read our full terms and conditions before booking.