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Become an Expectancy™ registered practitioner
Expectancy maintains a Register of appropriately qualified professionals who provide safe, accountable and evidence-based maternity complementary therapy services. There are three registration sections: Midwives, Complementary therapists and Maternity support therapists.

Registration includes:

  • online mentorship and supervision regarding specific clients and answers to general complementary therapy / maternity queries with one of Expectancy’s tutorial team
     
  • the quarterly online Expectancy Review of research abstracts and news
     
  • promotion of your maternity-complementary therapies services on Expectancy’s website, plus a link to your own website if you have one
     
  • 10% off future attendance at any of Expectancy’s courses and study days
     
  • NB It is a requirement of registration that you submit reflective case studies of three pregnant, labouring or newly-delivered mothers (per year) as evidence of appropriate safe practice – these can be used for continuing professional development purposes
     
  • NB Registration is subject to possession of current personal professional indemnity insurance cover enabling you to treat pregnant women.
Fees for those registering within the 2008-9 academic year : (3 year registration; payment in three instalments is possible but incurs a 10% surcharge)

Expectancy™ registered practitioner programme for Midwives (£1100) :

  • Implementing Aromatherapy in maternity care 3 day course
     
  • and Reflexology Techniques for pregnancy and childbirth 3 day course
     
  • and one Expectancy study day of your choice
Expectancy™ registered practitioner programme for Complementary Therapists (£850) :
  • Caring for Pregnant Clients course – 2 day taught course or distance learning course
     
  • and either Implementing Aromatherapy in maternity care 3 day course
     
  • or Reflexology Techniques for pregnancy and childbirth 3 day course
     
  • or three separate single Expectancy study days
Expectancy™ registered practitioner programme for Birth / Postnatal Support Therapist routes (£1100; combined Maternity Support Therapist programme £1750) :
  • Caring for Pregnant Clients course, either 2 day taught course or by distance learning
     
  • followed by either two 2 day modules plus assessment day - Birth Support Therapist
     
  • or two 2 day modules plus assessment day – Postnatal Support Therapist
     
  • or four 2 day modules plus two assessment days – combined Birth / Postnatal support therapist
Registration only: midwives, health visitors, complementary practitioners, doulas, birth support therapists, antenatal educators who have completed the required Expectancy training programme within the previous two years are eligible to become Expectancy™ Registered Practitioners on the relevant part of the Register, for a fee of £300 (three year registration)

Contact Expectancy for more information.

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