Healwell

Applicants must be a practicing massage therapist with liability insurance.

Attendance at all six of the Hospital-Based Pediatric Massage Webinars is required for acceptance into our Pediatric Massage in the Clinical Setting course.

Students must comply with Children's National Medical Center’s standard human resources policies and procedures for staff who will come into direct contact with patients regarding:

• immunization (Healwell’s program administrators will review the specifics with you as the start date of your cohort approaches)
• background check (This is required by the hospital and is conducted by a third party screening company.)
• proof of professional liability/malpractice insurance.

Questions about these requirements can be directed to [email protected]. Failure to comply or to provide requested documentation is grounds for terminating admission. 

PLEASE NOTE:  You must have an up-to-date flu shot and a COVID vaccine to participate in this program.

Participants are required to purchase one set (though we recommend two) of scrubs* (two pants; two tops). The tops must be powder or ceil blue. The pants should be citron/sunflower/sunshine/daisy/lemon yellow. 

You will also need closed-toe shoes that would resist a puncture from a falling needle and that will be comfortable during hours of standing. Vibram “Five Fingers” and the like are not acceptable. Clogs, hospital Crocs and other options are available for purchase through the websites where you will find your scrubs. If you already own acceptable shoes, there is no need to purchase shoes specifically for the course.

*NOTE: It is important that you purchase the correct color scrubs as these colors distinguish us within the hospital from other members of the healthcare team. You will find many brands with a yellow option. You may purchase these, but please no neon. Sunflower, sunlight, daisy, lemon are all acceptable.  Again, you will also find a variety of blue options.  You may also find it helpful to choose pants and tops that have multiple pockets. Many standard, cheaper scrubs will have only one pocket or even no pockets. You will be glad you spent an extra $5 for options with more pockets.   Be sure to check sizing charts as each company has its own style and sizing.  You’ll be living in these scrubs for 4 days, so you want them to be comfortable and useful. 

Yes. Healwell Stewards must comply with Children's National Hospital standard human resources policies and procedures for staff who come into direct contact with patients. The policies include up-to-date flu shots and immunizations.

Healwell measures participants' assimilation and integration of the experience and material through a variety of avenues.

This course is highly interactive. Participants work closely with instructors and have an ongoing opportunity to receive feedback and participate actively in the learning process. This openness and the tools mentioned above allow faculty to provide the appropriate support, resources and mentorship to participants as needed.  You will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the course.

There are no written tests.