Confused about your choices?
The number and quality of different reflexology courses abound. From distance learning and three day diploma courses, right up to Association of Reflexologists accredited practitioner training and those in between, the choices can be bewildering.So let’s cut through the confusion.
If you are serious about being a reflexologist it would seem logical to dismiss the ‘three day course’ and distance learning as hardly being a viable proposition for such a hands on therapy.
In the middle ground there are several options offering their version of a ‘level 3’ qualification. These qualifications may appear similar to those of the AoR accredited centres. They are not.
It is rare that these course providers specialise in reflexology, typically offering beauty, holistic therapy and other non related subjects alongside reflexology. These courses often require a separate Anatomy and Physiology qualification before the Reflexology qualification can be awarded rather than include it as part of your reflexology training.
The membership organisations you may be eligible to join following these courses cater for a wide variety of therapists and are not specialist in reflexology.
Therapists who have qualified on courses which are not accredited by the Association of Reflexologists need to undergo, and fund, extra tuition before being eligible to be awarded by the AoR the sought after letters MAR to use after their name. The time involved to upgrade to AoR standards can easily be equal to the length of the original course.
You can take a full AoR course in the certain knowledge that MAR after your name says you are among the elite of reflexologists having qualified at the highest level in the UK.
The AoR is the largest single therapy membership body in the UK. It only caters for reflexologists as members and as such is uniquely placed to be of maximum benefit to reflexologists.
Tutors of an AoR Accredited course: -
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Must have been in practice for at least five years
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They must attend regular Accredited Centre meetings for ongoing training and to share best practice.
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They must follow a course of Continued Professional Development (CPD) as laid down by the AoR.
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They must be fully qualified to teach reflexology
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Schools have to undergo a rigorous continual reaccreditation process in order to make certain of the quality of education you will receive.
If you still have any doubts about the comparative standard of training please remember this: -
No-one has ever upgraded from an AoR Qualification.
There is nowhere else to go.
See - www.aor.org.uk
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