Say More, Say Less: Making Intake Matter (2 CE)
Description
Instructors Kerry Jordan and Cal Cates share insights into making intake the most valuable tool it can be in providing excellent care. You'll benefit from actual intake conversations as well as some do's and don'ts and simple, easily replicated techniques to elicit the most useful information from your clients, whether you have 5 minutes for intake or 30!
CE Information
This course is listed on the FSMTB CE Registry.
*Please note: In order to be eligible for CE credit, you must register with your full name (as it appears on your professional license) and your license state and number.
Curriculum

Cal Cates
Instructor & Executive Director
Cal has been teaching and developing curriculum for massage therapy courses focused on hospital-based practice, oncology massage and end of life care since 2007. Their experience in clinical practice in hospitals around the US has informed their teaching style greatly. Cal is clear that massage therapy is healthcare and feels a personal commitment to inviting students to consider themselves as integral to a whole person healing process. Their favorite thing about teaching healthcare providers is the ability to blend nerdiness and authenticity to create opportunities to be more effective, more human and more flexible.
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Kerry Jordan
Instructor & Operations Director
Kerry is a teacher for Healwell and is an essential part of the curriculum development team. She brings 20 years of experience as an instructor and has an extensive background in teaching pathology and physiology and adapting massage therapy for special populations. Before training as a massage therapist, Kerry owned and operated a successful yoga studio in Boston. She has been teaching yoga since 1999. Kerry effortlessly weaves the principles of yoga and meditation into her teaching and service work with yogis, massage therapists and health care providers.
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