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2018-2019 Student Catalog & Handbook

Chandler-Gilbert Community College Course Catalog and Student Handbook for the 2017-2018 year.

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Course Descriptions COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Chandler-Gilbert Community College Catalog & Student Handbook 2018-2019 For the most current information regarding course descriptions, log on to www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta. 345 on normal movement patterns, origins, insertions, and functions of the muscular system. Prerequisites: (BIO160 and WED165) or permission of Program Director. WED231 / 6 CREDITS / 9 PERIODS THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE PRACTICES II Refined application of the nine strokes of Swedish massage and contraindications to avoid. Application of advanced principles and techniques of trigger point therapy, muscle energy technique, stretching, hydrotherapy protocols, hot and cold applications, reflexology, and corporate massage. Study of the human osseous and muscular structure. Emphasis on normal movement patterns and the origin, insertion, and function of the muscular system. Prerequisites: WED230. WED232 / 6 CREDITS / 10 PERIODS THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE PRACTICES III Refinement and integration of technical skills, psychosocial competencies, and role identity. Exploration of techniques to assess and facilitate range of motion and function; purpose, benefits, indications, and contraindications of therapeutic massage for specific neuro-musculoskeletal disorders/ injury and special populations. Application of massage techniques with therapists pre- and post-client evaluations of the client. Adaptation of massage techniques for special populations. Prerequisites: WED231. Corequisite: WED250, or permission of Program Director. WED250 / 3 CREDITS / 6 PERIODS CLINICAL PRACTICUM Application of fundamental massage techniques. Prerequisites: WED231. Corequisites: WED232, and permission of Program Director. WED262 / 2 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS ACUPRESSURE/SHIATSU I Overview of the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Meridian System; history, purpose, benefits, indications, and contraindications of Acupressure/Shiatsu. Therapeutic techniques and applications of Acupressure/Shiatsu; pre and post evaluations of intervention procedures. Prerequisites: WED250, and permission of instructor. WED264 / 2 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS ACUPRESSURE/SHIATSU II Therapeutic techniques and applications for Anma massage used to disperse heat and stagnant "Ki;" hands-on techniques to balance Kyo and Jitsu energy; meridian rebalancing stretches and visualizations for release of acute/chronic muscle tension. Prerequisites: WED262, or permission of instructor. WED281 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS INTRINSIC COACH TM DEVELOPMENT Development of intrinsic thinking skills, enabling intrinsic strategizing, and building on intrinsic resources to create a link between

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