QST-1 course timeline

Week	Course ActivitiesValue
Prior to beginning coursework	1) Recruit and consent the parents of a child with autism (under age 6) who meet eligibility requirements, and agree to provide daily QST massage for 12 weeks with training and support from you 2) Pre-test the child via parent interview and questionnaires (Parent History, Parent Concerns, Autism Touch and Self-Regulation Checklist, Autism Parenting Stress Index). 3) Ask the parent to purchase the Parent Essentials Package that is appropriate for their child.
Week 1	Review of QST massage research Role and responsibility of the QST parent trainer
Week 2	The form of the massage
Week 3	Attuning the massage
Week 4	Body language during massage PRACTICAL EXAM
Week 5	Train your parents in QST Massage
Week 6	First Coaching Visit
Week 7	Second coaching visit Activating the skin-brain connection Recognizing signs of progress
Week 8	Third coaching visit Extra techniques for extending the massage VIDEOTAPE SESSION
Week 9	Fourth coaching visit Emotional release
Week 10	Fifth coaching visit Additional techniques to extend the massage
Week 11	Sixth coaching visit Managing aggression
Week 12	Seventh coaching visit The healing process with QST massage
Week 13	Eighth coaching visit Understanding toxicity
Week 14	Ninth coaching visit Diet
Week 15	Tenth coaching visit Belief & long-term follow-through with massage
Week 16	Eleventh coaching visit Additional questions and concerns
Week 17	Final coaching visit
Week 18	Post-testing
Week 19	Next steps for the parent
Week 20	FINAL EXAM Next steps for the graduate

Qigong Sensory Training Institute (QSTI) is a nonprofit organization that developed and teaches Qigong Sensory Treatment (QST) massage to parents and professionals. We are the only source in the world that teaches QST massage, and only organizations and individuals certified by us are qualified to teach and treat. See the list of certified practitioners here.