NATIONALLY RECOGNISED TRAINING
SMART BOWEN® the Leaders in Small Animal Bowen Therapy
Small Animal Essentials
Certificate IV in Small Animal Smart Bowen Therapy
Practitioner Small Animal Bowen Therapy
In our training programs, the student learns to apply the Bowen technique on the dog's body with great efficacy, there for we do not require the student to have prior experience/training in human Bowen Therapy to attend.
More so than ever in history our companion animals have become an integral part of our family existence. In many cases they have replaced people in the hearts of their guardians, offering a bottomless well of unconditional love. In their closeness to our world many companion animals are influenced greatly by the activities we involve them in, the foods we provide, the emotional dynamics within the home, our personal health status and our environmental pollutants to mention a few.
When we depend on an animal/s to provide us with so much, we unconsciously burden them in that role – but what would we do without them?
Today you could make a huge difference to many animals or simply to your own animal companions by learning Bowen Therapy a deeply, powerful and dynamic modality that ‘stands alone’ with lasting results on all soft tissues, but goes one step further by supporting and healing the mental and emotional fields to.
The Small Animal Bowen Therapist will find their services greatly sought after in many areas from the animal that stays close to home, those engaged in agility or other impact sports, the working animal, the show animal and ones involved in breeding. Let’s not forget also all the fauna that require care and some farm animals.
Small Animal Essentials
The Small Animal Essentials is Module 1, an introductory program that offers the pet owner the fantastic opportunity to learn a great skill and to be able to treat their own companion animals with a gentle but extremely effective soft tissue technique. You may provide assistance to the recovery or maintenance of many common musculo/skeletal problems or can use Bowen as a measure of prevention and to provide improved health and wellbeing.
Whatever inner urge led you to this page, follow your heart and experience a life changing opportunity to become involved with one of the most rapidly expanding industries within the Complimentary Animal Health arena. We accept students as young as 15 (with parental approval), with many of our students coming in at retirement age - anyone can learn Bowen Therapy!
More About Small Animals Essentials
This program is available to anyone who has an interest to learn more about Bowen Therapy, but may be unsure of their intention to pursue a professional path. They have a desire to be able to treat their own companion animals successfully addressing common muscular/skeletal problems.
The 2 day intensive seminar is also the starting point to the Certificate IV program and once attended the student has completed Module 1.
If you are serious about wanting to manage the health and wellbeing of your companion animals, then this course is a ‘must do’. As the saying goes ‘an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure’.
Pre-requisites - apart from the desire to learn Bowen, applicants should be confident around dogs and cats in particular and behave in a kind and respectful manner towards them.
Please be advised that the knowledge gained in this seminar is not a replacement for professional care or veterinary advice and is not to be used for financial gain.
We differ from most other training organizations by providing a smaller class size to maximise the attention to detail, coaching and support that the Instructors can give to individual students, in doing so we have manage to create, dynamically exciting and educative training programs with an excellent investment return.
Certificate IV in Small Animal Smart Bowen Therapy
The Nationally Accredited training program is available to persons choosing to undertake training to become a Professional Small Animal Bowen Therapist.
Pre-requisites - apart from the desire to learn Bowen to a professional standard, applicants should be confident around dogs and cats in particular and behave in a kind and respectful manner towards them.
Students attend a total of 6 Training Intensives of 2 days duration each. The Small Animal Essentials program as outlined above is Module 1 of training in the Certificate IV, thus followed by Module 2, etc. In addition the student has other outlined units of study to complete as mentioned below.
Training Intensives Delivering Bowen Technique and Related Subjects
Small Animal Essentials - Module 1 - 2 Day Training Intensive Pet Owner & Certificate IV
Module 2 - 2 Day Training Intensive Certificate IV
Module 3 - 2 Day Training Intensive Certificate IV
Module 4 - 2 Day Training Intensive Certificate IV
Module 5 - 2 Day Training Intensive Certificate IV
Module 6 - 2 Day Training Intensive Certificate IV
Each training intensive will be spaced approximately 8 weeks apart. The program is designed to be comfortably delivered around an 6 to 12 month time frame.
Students are required to complete a series Case Studies and Log Book (for treatments), Open and Closed Workbook Assessments (theory) & Practical assessments between each of the training intensives, enabling the student are being continually assessed on their practical and theoretical knowledge.
Other Competencies required are the completion of an appropriate human, equine or small animal Anatomy and Physiology course (informtion below), as is the successful completion of Senior First Aid and some other common competency units outlined below. (these are available through Smart Bowen as correspondence programs).
Qualified persons may obtain membership with the Bowen Therapist Federation of Australia Inc., The Smart Bowen Therapy International Association Inc., and carry Public & Products Liability & Indemnity Insurance.
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General Outline of Material Covered
- History or Bowen Therapy
- History of SMART BOWEN®
- Foundations of Bowen Therapy
- Medical/Veterinary Terminology
- Theory of Bowen Therapy
- Anatomy Associated with Bowen
- Contra-indications and Cautions
- Applying Treatments
- Reactions to Treatments
- Small Animal Assessment
- Palpation Techniques
- Foundation Bowen Moves
- Basic Body Balance
- Remedial Bowen Moves
- Advance Bowen Moves
- Fascia
- Trigger Points
- Stretching Theory & Techniques
- Vibrational Medicine Concepts
- Lymphatic Theory and Practical Techniques
- Breed Related Problems
- Complimentary Therapies
- Record Keeping
- Practice Management & Presentation
- Common Competencies, Senior First Aid, Anatomy and Physiology (see more details below)
Other animals that may be treated by the Professional Small Animal Bowen Therapist are those that fall within a ‘small animal’ category, namely Rabbits, Rats, Guinea Pigs, Birds, Reptiles, Sheep, Goats, Pigs and Fauna. Please note that to treat outside of what is indicated as a Professional may void insurance coverage.
Common Competencies
To obtain the Certificate IV in Small Animal Smart Bowen Therapy along with the core units of Bowen Theory and Practical, the student will be required to complete:
Unit Code Unit Outline
1) VPAU218 Apply the Principles of Basic Anatomy and Physiology to Horses (as mentioned below)
2) HLTFA301B Apply First Aid (as mentioned below)
3) HLTIN301A Comply with the Infection Control Policies and Procedures in Health Work
4) HLTCOM406B Administering a Practice
5) HLTCOM6A Making Referrals to Other Health Care Professionals When Appropriate
Units 3 to 5 are delivered via a training intensive Smart Bowen offer called 'Common Competencies', and via correspondence programs supplied by Smart Bowen.
Students may have already met these competencies through previously gained qualifications, work experience or even personal experience, if so they may submit and Equine RPL (recongnized prior learning) Kit to apply for credits to one or more of these units. Students can gain credits through any prior personal or working experience that might be outside the animal industry, as long as the evidence provided supports the competency being submitted for RPL.
To obtain more information on the individual units of study that make up the Common Competencies, please contact the office of Smart Bowen, either Lea or Brian on info@smartbowen.com
Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology is a core unit within the Certificate IV program and can be obtained via several avenues.
Smart Bowen run their own human anatomy and physiology correspondence program that covers human, equine and small animal Bowen programs as the material within is of a nationally recgonized standard that will meet all elements within each of these programs. In addition, the human anatomy and physiology program may meet standards required from other health related courses such as naturopathy, homeopathy, massage etc.
Option 1 : Smart Bowen Human Anatomy and Physiology correspondence program may be paid in instalments and we allow up to two years to complete the program. Click here for the enrolment form
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Option 2 : Tamworth TAFE provide a small animal anatomy and physiology correspondence program (1040) that will only apply to the small animal Bowen CIV. This program must be paid in full up front and students must complete the program within 12 months. There are only two start times, namely the beginning of Semester 1 and 2. This program will only meet the requirements for small animal Bowen.
Course costs for 1040 is $225.00 for (2011) per semester and students need to enrol in unit 5887A Animal Structure and Function. Conact Customer Service at Tamworth on 1800 448 176 for further information on the 1040 program. Click here for an enrolment form
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Option 3 : Tamworth TAFE Equine Anatomy and Physiology correspondence program meets the requirements for the equine and small animal Bowen program (but not human Bowen). Students must pay for the full course up front and the program must be completed within 12 months. Click here for an enrolment form
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There for we ask you to consider in depth where your current and future interests may lay. To save time and money long term, many students undertake human anatomy and physiolgoy as their option to gain this unit of study, as the benefits cross into all three fields, human, equine and small animal Bowen Therapy.
RPL Kits
Recognized Prior Learning or RPL can be applied for to offset training/qualifications or experience gained in previous times. To apply for RPL you will need to contact the office to arrange for a RPL Kit to be posted or emailed to you. Once completed and returned to the Smart Bowen office, the kit will be processed and credits may be given for prior education/experiences against the units within the Diploma program. For more information please contact the office of Smart Bowen, either Lea or Brian on info@smartbowen.com
Location of Training & Application of the Bowen Technique
Training is provided on demand in all states of Australia and overseas. Number of students to run a training intensive is between 6 & 12 dependent on location. Location is usually arranged between the students attending (we commonly use one of the students residences that is easily accessable to all participants).
The Bowen Technique is taught primarily on dogs. Students are required to bring 1 or 2 dogs (preferably 2), to each day of the training intensives. They can be the same dogs. Where and when possible, we may use cats or other small animals for additional exposure to the Bowen Technique.
Students have the right to transfer to another training location either in their own state or to another state. Smart Bowen reserve the right to cease training in any state should numbers per class drop below a minimum. Students would then have to wait for another course to become available either in their own state or another at the level of entry they require.
Manuals & Textbooks
Manuals are provided for each of the training intensives that cover theorictical and practical knowledge to be learnt. These manuals are very comprehensive in content and will provide excellent referencing away from the training intensives.
One textbook is included in the Module 2 course fee.
For more detail and information on all of our training programs, please contact the head office on info@smartbowen.com
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