Acceptable/Unacceptable Content

Acceptable course content includes:

Applications of CSL Therapy foundational lectures/methods and bodywork therapy for specific needs, conditions, or client populations
Anatomy, physiology and kinesiology
Research literacy for the Body Altering Aesthetics Industry
Client assessment protocols, skills for client record keeping, strategies for interfacing with other health care providers
Use of external agents such as water, heat, cold, or topicals
Body-centered or somatic psychology, or psychophysiology
Interpersonal skills - which may include communication skills, boundary functions, phenomena of transference, countertransference, and projection
Standards of practice, professional ethics or state laws
Strategies for the marketing of CSL Therapy and bodywork therapy practices
Theory or practice of ergonomic science as applied to therapist or client
Hygiene, methods of infectious disease control, organization and management of the treatment environment
The use of CSL Therapy tools and their specific needs
Self-care courses concentrating on nutrition and/or diet only, but only as it enhances the learner's knowledge about the practice of CSL Therapy
Perform yoga/yoga teacher training programs (acceptable for therapist's self-care OR for therapists to teach to clients)
Active strengthening/physical training (acceptable for therapist's self-care only OR for therapists to teach to clients)
Advanced science courses that contain content which goes beyond the CSL Therapist's scope of practice (as defined by state and/or local legislation, as well as CSL Therapy Organizations ordinances), and that is instructive in understanding different systems of the body or human behavior more in depth.
Energy work that includes "professional therapeutic hands-on applications."
Basic introduction of herbs and nutritional supplements
Mental health assessments (by psychiatrists and licensed mental health professionals only)
Crystal education
Professional Communications with clients
Strategies for communicating and collaborating with healthcare providers
Laws and Business Practices that relate to the Body Altering Aesthetics Industry
State laws that relate to the Body Altering Aesthetics Industry
Marketing for CSL Therapy and beauty bodywork practices
Professionalism and Ethics for the Body Altering Aesthetics Industry
Standard Orders of Practice for Body Altering Aesthetic professionals
Assessment & Program Evaluation trainings
Client assessment protocols
Inventory trainings for beauty business owners
Tax preparation for beauty business owners
Client record keeping
CPR/First Aid as an integrated wound care course for Incisional Sciences and PostOp-Indur Wound Care

Unacceptable Course Content includes:

Implementation of allopathic medical/surgical procedures
Physically invasive modalities, e.g., ear candles, intra-anal, intra-vaginal modalities, etc.
Incorporation of chiropractic/osteopathic, e.g., ballistic, thrust oriented or other services and procedures which require additional licensure or certification
Prescription of pharmaceuticals
Performing hypnosis
Performing an aesthetician facial or exfoliation of cells from the body
Psychological counseling
Psychic, clairvoyance, telepathic, astrology, religious practices
Dry needling and acupuncture
Energy work that does not involve “the application of professional therapeutic touch”
Aura techniques
Fire cupping or any procedure that works with fire
Breast massage as part of anything other than medical procedures or prescribed by a physician (ACBAA does accept mammary manipulation training courses when learning about oncology & breast augmentation/reduction procedures)
Moxibustion
Tantric, ayurvedic, or any sexually inclined modality
Tongue Reading
Erroneous, misleading titles of modalities; a description of the course must be added to the title if the modality cannot be easily deciphered by the title

Acceptable/Unacceptable Content

Acceptable course content includes:

Applications of CSL Therapy foundational lectures/methods and bodywork therapy for specific needs, conditions, or client populations

Anatomy, physiology and kinesiology

Research literacy for the Body Altering Aesthetics Industry

Client assessment protocols, skills for client record keeping, strategies for interfacing with other health care providers

Use of external agents such as water, heat, cold, or topicals

Body-centered or somatic psychology, or psychophysiology

Interpersonal skills - which may include communication skills, boundary functions, phenomena of transference, countertransference, and projection

Standards of practice, professional ethics or state laws

Strategies for the marketing of CSL Therapy and bodywork therapy practices

Theory or practice of ergonomic science as applied to therapist or client

Hygiene, methods of infectious disease control, organization and management of the treatment environment

The use of CSL Therapy tools and their specific needs

Self-care courses concentrating on nutrition and/or diet only, but only as it enhances the learner's knowledge about the practice of CSL Therapy

Perform yoga/yoga teacher training programs (acceptable for therapist's self-care OR for therapists to teach to clients)

Active strengthening/physical training (acceptable for therapist's self-care only OR for therapists to teach to clients)

Energy work that includes "professional therapeutic hands-on applications."

Basic introduction of herbs and nutritional supplements

Mental health assessments (by psychiatrists and licensed mental health professionals only)

Crystal education

Professional Communications with clients

Strategies for communicating and collaborating with healthcare providers

Laws and Business Practices that relate to the Body Altering Aesthetics Industry

State laws that relate to the Body Altering Aesthetics Industry

Marketing for CSL Therapy and beauty bodywork practices

Professionalism and Ethics for the Body Altering Aesthetics Industry

Standard Orders of Practice for Body Altering Aesthetic professionals

Assessment & Program Evaluation trainings

Client assessment protocols

Inventory trainings for beauty business owners

Tax preparation for beauty business owners

Client record keeping

CPR/First Aid as an integrated wound care course for Incisional Sciences and PostOp-Indur Wound Care

Unacceptable Course Content includes:

Implementation of allopathic medical/surgical procedures

Physically invasive modalities, e.g., ear candles, intra-anal, intra-vaginal modalities, etc.

Incorporation of chiropractic/osteopathic, e.g., ballistic, thrust oriented or other services and procedures which require additional licensure or certification

Prescription of pharmaceuticals

Performing hypnosis

Performing an aesthetician facial or exfoliation of cells from the body

Psychological counseling

Psychic, clairvoyance, telepathic, astrology, religious practices

Dry needling and acupuncture

Energy work that does not involve “the application of professional therapeutic touch”

Aura techniques

Fire cupping or any procedure that works with fire

Breast massage as part of anything other than medical procedures or prescribed by a physician (ACBAA does accept mammary manipulation training courses when learning about oncology & breast augmentation/reduction procedures)

Moxibustion

Tantric, ayurvedic, or any sexually inclined modality

Tongue Reading

Erroneous, misleading titles of modalities; a description of the course must be added to the title if the modality cannot be easily deciphered by the title