QST2 Child Therapist and Parent Trainer
Upcoming Courses:
QST2 Course description (all dates/locations)
This course will certify graduates to provide both the QST parent intervention and the QST therapist and parent intervention. Students will learn principles of training and coaching parents in the parent autism massage, as well as receive hands-on training and skill development in the QST autism therapist massage protocol.
This course is designed for occupational therapists, physical therapists, autism specialists, and other professionals working with young children with autism.
The course is five months in length and includes both on-site training and for some courses clinical supervision at a distance from the practitioner’s home location.
Prior to the course, each student will recruit one child with autism and his/her family to work with during this five-month course. To be eligible, the child should meet the following five criteria:
PREREQUISITES
Applicants should:
RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPANTS
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
CANCELLATION POLICY
Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To hold a spot in the class, full payment must be received with your registration. The registration fee is refundable, minus a $50 administrative fee, 60 days or more prior to the start of the course. The registration fee, minus a $300 administrative fee, is refundable 30 to 59 days prior to the start of the course. No refunds are available within 30 days of the start of the course.
- Trout Lake, Washington: June 26-30, 2016 (in person) through November 2016. Registration closes May 15; register now. Download a printable flier or read detailed course information.
- Los Angeles, California: A course is being planned for October, 2016, in the Los Angeles area. We expect registration to open in June, 2016. Please check back here for details then.
- Portland/Salem, Oregon: A course will begin February 1, 2017, and continue through July, 2017. Contact us if you'd like to be notified when registration opens.
- Trout Lake, Washington: June 19-22, 2017 in Trout Lake. Registration will open in late 2016. Please check back here for details, or contact us to be notified when registration opens.
QST2 Course description (all dates/locations)
This course will certify graduates to provide both the QST parent intervention and the QST therapist and parent intervention. Students will learn principles of training and coaching parents in the parent autism massage, as well as receive hands-on training and skill development in the QST autism therapist massage protocol.
This course is designed for occupational therapists, physical therapists, autism specialists, and other professionals working with young children with autism.
The course is five months in length and includes both on-site training and for some courses clinical supervision at a distance from the practitioner’s home location.
Prior to the course, each student will recruit one child with autism and his/her family to work with during this five-month course. To be eligible, the child should meet the following five criteria:
- Have a diagnosis of autism
- Be under 6 years of age
- Not take psychoactive medication or chelation therapy
- Have no additional neurological disability (e.g. cerebral palsy or uncontrolled seizures)
- No other intensive autism interventions should be planned to begin at the same time as QST (e.g. 20-40 hours of ABA per week)
PREREQUISITES
Applicants should:
- Have at least two years of professional or para-professional experience working with children on the autism spectrum – or – be a parent or close family member of a child with autism
- Be in good health, taking little or no chronic medication. The reason for this requirement is that Qigong Sensory Training utilizes the energy, intention and sensibility of the QST trainer. According to Chinese medicine, chronic illness and chronic medication decrease a person’s overall energy and sensitivity, and thus the resources they bring to working with QST.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPANTS
- Recruit and obtain the informed consent of a family with a child with autism that meets eligibility criteria for participation in the training
- Attend all sessions of the training, including required teleconferences, as scheduled
- Collect pre- and post-test data from the child/family with whom they work during the course
- Complete 20 treatment sessions with the child/family with whom they work
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
- Successfully complete practical written exams at the end of the initial 5 days of training
- Complete 20 treatment appointments, including all supervised sessions, with a child with autism
- Demonstrate ability to successfully “de-block” and “fill” during qigong massage sessions
- Graduates of the training will be listed on the QSTI website
CANCELLATION POLICY
Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To hold a spot in the class, full payment must be received with your registration. The registration fee is refundable, minus a $50 administrative fee, 60 days or more prior to the start of the course. The registration fee, minus a $300 administrative fee, is refundable 30 to 59 days prior to the start of the course. No refunds are available within 30 days of the start of the course.