NATIONALLY RECOGNISED TRAINING SMART BOWEN® the Leaders in Small Animal Bowen Therapy We offer three training programs:         Small Animal Essentials          Certificate IV in Small Animal Smart Bowen Therapy         Post Graduate Small Animal Bowen Therapy 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 One, an introductory program that offers the student a fantastic opportunity to learn a great skill and to be able to treat your 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 two day intensive seminar is also the starting point to the Certificate IV program and once attended the student has completed Module One. 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.

Post Graduate Small Animal Bowen Therapy

Qualified, registered and insured Professional Human and Equine Bowen Therapists  may do a bridging course to gain qualifications in Small Animal Bowen Therapy.  This program is also available to veterinarians (some conditions apply).   The 3 or 4 day program (dependent on course participants) is called a “Post Graduate” and is run in locations according to demand.  For more information contact Lea Smart info@smartbowen.com


Certificate IV in Small Animal Smart Bowen Therapy

This 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 4 'Hands On' seminars, of  2 or 3  days duration.  The Small Animal Essentials program as outlined above is Module One of training in the Certificate IV, thus followed by Module Two, Three and Four. 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 One  /  2 days 'Hands On' intensive Home User & Certificate IV
Module Two / 2 days 'Hands On' intensive Certificate IV
Module Three and Four -delivered together / 3 days 'Hands On' intensive Certificate IV
Final Assessment / 2 days 'Hands On' intensive Certificate IV

Each training intensive will be spaced approximately 8 weeks apart.  The program is designed to be comfortably delivered around an 8 month time frame (for variations please refer to the information provided under Forms).  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 (see Forms and informtion below), as is the successful completion of Senior First Aid and some other common competency units outlined below. (Some of these are available through Smart Bowen Pty Ltd as in house training intensivesor home learning).
   
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.

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