Practitioner Selection

This is a guide we developed while working on a research project with Columbia University. It is meant to give the consumer some perspective of skill level. It is not a definitive guide. The self taught can have very skill hands. Also educational opportunities are often scant for the reflexologist.

To gain some perspective about practitioner selection, we have listed levels of expertise as:

Level 1: The practitioner has

a. completed a course of study in reflexology

b. with a curriculum including a pressure technique that does not include use of cream, lotion or oil, i. e. thumb walking technique, applied to the feet and assessment by zones and reflex areas

c. has practiced professionally for two years

d. with thumb walking technique and assessment by zones and reflex areas

e. has a current practice of twenty face-to-face client sessions per week

f. with thumb walking technique and assessment by zones and reflex areas.

Level 2: The practitioner has

a. taken some classroom hours in reflexology

b. with a curriculum including a pressure technique that does not include use of cream, lotion or oil, i. e. thumb walking technique, applied to the feet and assessment by zones and reflex areas

c. has practiced professionally for two years

d. with thumb walking technique and assessment by zones and reflex areas

e. has a current practice of twenty face-to-face client sessions per week

f. with thumb walking technique and assessment by zones and reflex areas.

Level 3: The practitioner has

a. completed a course of study in reflexology

b. in any curriculum/technique

c. has practiced professionally for two years

d. with technique learned during classroom hours

e. has a current practice of twenty face-to-face client sessions per week

f. with technique learned during classroom hours.

Level 4: The practitioner has

a. taken some classroom hours in reflexology

b. in any curriculum/technique

c. has practiced professionally

d. has a current practice of some face-to-face client sessions per week

e. with any technique.

Level 5: The practitioner has

a. not taken any classroom hours in reflexology

b. has practiced professionally

c. maintains a current clientele.

Level 6: The practitioner has

a. not taken any classroom hours in reflexology

b. has never practiced professionally.

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