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 |