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Recommendations / Educational Issues
Educational Issues*	Task Assessment	Create a procedure: establish an on-going working group to examine the issue, create recommendation/ find consensus, oversee continuing quality control
1. General expectations for reflexologists in terms of knowledge, professionalism, ability to practice etc.	Body of knowledge	minimum of 200 supervised educational hours supervised practicum in a specific curriculum from an accredited course
2. Educational areas, such as, content / subject, techniques for practice, clinical practice.	Body of knowledge State laws National association	200 supervised educational hours and supervised practicum in a specific curriculum from an accredited course
3. Teacher education.	National association State/city laws	Establish requirements for teachers: Education in a specific curriculum Minimum two years professional experience Attended courses on adult learners or demonstrated competency to teach and attend courses on how to teach. Membership in a national reflexology organization
4. Professional development and upgrading for both teachers and reflexologists.	Body of knowledge	Establish procedures using professional educators as resources for reviewing: a. prior learning b. professional experience c. teaching experience. Upgrade of reflexologists: Determine which topics from the specific curriculum have not been studied by the individual and require taking classes (hand reflexology, research, recording data are examples). Or, require continuing education each year over such topics. Upgrade of teachers: Same as above with addition of classes in teaching.
5. National certification	National associations Bodywork professions State laws	Different levels of certification / membership (Keep in mind: it is perceived that membership in a professional association is considered to certify professional competency.) Example from AOR: associate membership full member (completed course of study over specific curriculum   Requirements for individual certification: Passing a test over a specific body of knowledge Completion of a course of study over a specific curriculum Maintaining certification: Membership in a national reflexology organization Requirements for national certifying organization Provide a test over a specific body of knowledge Grant an appropriate title upon passing of test Have in place procedures for working group to / consensus / on-going review of: Books, teachers, charts, schools etc. suggested, recommended by the organization. Survey teachers to obtain consensus on appropriateness of questions Application, test, and other materials of individual applicant / test taker / certificant in a file available to RAA validator Grievance procedure for applicant, testee Committee of individuals from outside the profession to settle disputes between members of the profession.
6. Prior learning assessment	Body of knowledge Other professions	Create a working group to establish procedures, applications, and review of prior learning using professional educators as a resource. Issue: has the individual received appropriate instruction in the body of knowledge and demonstrated his or her ability? Types of options: 1. Grandfather-in those who have previously completed a course of study over the specific curriculum and have practiced professionally full-time for one year or part-time for 2 years. (Note: Grandfathering-in is a separate option from prior learning assessment) 2. Grandfather-in those who have taken a number of hours in the specific curriculum, passed the ARCB test, and have practiced professionally for a year full-time and part-time for 2 years. 3. After Jan. 1, 1997, provide an up-grade opportunity for those who have not completed a course of study over a specific curriculum.
7. Placement of reflexology schools in an accrediting system.	Previous Education Committee Reports	An accrediting system increases professional credibility. If we seek an outside agency, however, there will be outside requirements. Choices include: 1. Create a self-governing system as described by the above. 2. Seek an umbrella certification group for bodywork. (ABMP is an example) 3. Seek an umbrella group for educational or other. (CAHEA is an example)
8. Regulation of schools	AOR model State laws	Establish requirements to accredit courses: 200 hours minimum of supervised instruction course must include only specific curriculum supervised practicum use of a specific terms to note RAA course approval in advertising application form, homework, test, and other materials showing progress of individual applicant / student in a file available to RAA validator teachers are members of a national reflexology association provide to the prospective student a full and fair disclosure of relevant information, such as: enrollment requirements, syllabus for the course, cost, teachers' qualifications, refund procedures, grievance procedures, legal requirements of the professional practice in the local area / state grievance procedure for applicant, student committee of individuals from outside the profession to settle disputes between members of the profession.

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