What will this certification qualify me to do?

Once the student completes the process, the student is then Certified as a Parent Educator as an Infant Massage Instructor . This status is internationally recognized; therefore, no matter what country you take your training in, you are eligible to teach anywhere in the world! 1. The International Association of Infant Massage-Sweden (Association) qualifies individuals as Infant Massage Instructors. The role of ’Parent Educator’ qualifies individuals to teach parents/caregivers how to massage their infants. 2. The Association does not certify instructors to be ‘hands-on’ therapists/instructors. 3. To promote infant massage, qualified Instructors may present, to the public and to professional groups, the Infant Massage Program, through lectures, media presentations and displays 4. This Certification Program is taught exclusively by a Certified Trainer. Completion of the program and/or Certification does not qualify the individual to teach the Certification Program or to teach others how to teach infant massage. 5. The Instructor’s Manual, as written by Vimala McClure and the International Circle of Trainers is protected by copyright. It is for the exclusive use by the Association's Trainers and Instructors. Except for designated articles and excerpts in the manual, no part of the Instructor’s Manual may be copied and/or distributed. As a Certified Educator of Infant Massage, it is your role as 'parent educator' to guide parents & caregivers on how to massage their children and facilitate an environment that fosters healthy attachment and bonding through nurturing and compassionate touch. Certified Educators may conduct their own parent/baby classes for a fee; hence, adding a facet to their existing career, possibly pursuing a second career, or changing careers altogether. Examples of the backgrounds our students come from and/or the areas they collaborate with are: Hospitals, Pediatricians, OB-GYNs, Psychologists/Child & Therapy, Pre & Peri Natal Psychology, Pediatric Occupational or Physical Therapy, Lactation Consultants, Childbirth Educators, Massage Birth Assistants, Doulas, Midwives, Home Visitors, Early Childhood Educators, Parent Educators Programs from various concentrations, Community Centers & Programs (Churches, Women's Centers, Schools, DayCare Centers, Non-Profits), Massage Therpapists, Single Parents, Grandparents, Parents w/Adopted Children, Alternative Families, Teen Parents, Familes/Children with Special Needs and families with infants in and recently released from the the NICU. These are just a few  - there are so many more. In addition, Certified Educators may conduct/present informational presentations about infant massage to any relevant organization, group, association or program. Certified Educators of Infant Massage are eligible to teach this course to any individual or group as a 'parent education' course to promote healthy family living through nurturing and compassionate touch.