This one hour free course will give you an overview of our AromaCare Course on Dementia and Pain Management with Madeleine Kerkhoff
The general description of our Basic Couse with Madeleine is as follows:
This 2 Part Course is a Virtual Course lead by Madeleine Kerkhoff from the Netherlands. She is a world-renowned specialist in complementary care and healthcare, with specialties in AromaCare incorporating essential oils and extracts. She is excellent in transferring her knowledge and experience of 25 years and engaging and inspiring students with practical tools to offer comfort to patients and their loved ones.
This course will cover the practical use of essential oils and plant extracts. Her approach with Aromacare can complement the holistic support of car recipients on a physical, emotional, social, and spiritual level. The selection of the plant-derived materials will be covered as relates to the composition of the constituents and whether or not they fit the medical problems and individual recipient. These judgments are evidence and/or experience-based will help you be much more effective in giving the care needed for comfort and healing.
The first session will focus on restlessness, anxiety, and overall emotional wellbeing.
Madeleine pays full attention to people with dementia and the accompanying issues of restlessness and anxiety. During this pleasant day in which theory is alternated with a lot of practice, you will get tips and tricks or fun and pleasant activities with fragrant oils that help to provide a feeling of being at home and security, along with a pleasant memory and thereby elicit a smile or help to relax and give a pick-me-up.
The second session will focus on pain.
As an expert in this field and an inspiration to many healthcare providers, she explains how aromatic oils and extracts can influence all aspects of pain on various levels. You will learn how to translate this knowledge into non-pharmacological options to also offer your client(s) more comfort and well-being. Much attention will be paid to the possible limitations and contraindications so you will learn to work safely and effectively while still paying attention to the whole person.