Section 246-831-040 - Educational requirementsTraining in reflexology must include a minimum of two hundred hours of instruction. One hour of instruction is defined as fifty minutes of actual instructional time. The two hundred hours shall consist of the following:
(1) Thirty hours of reflexology theory, history, zones, reflex maps and relaxation response, and contraindications;(2) Forty hours of in-person, classroom study of body systems as related to reflexology: (a) The study of the leg, feet, hands and outer ears as structures;(b) Hands-on palpation of landmarks and reflex points with sensory identification of palpated areas;(c) A map of reflexes as they are anatomically reflected on the feet, hands and outer ears; and(d) How the reflexes are affected by stimulation to the feet, hands and outer ears through hands-on experience.(3) Thirty hours of anatomy and physiology;(4) Five hours of business practice involving ethics, business standards and local/state laws and ordinances pertaining to the practice of reflexology;(5) Twenty-five hours or more of supervised practicum or clinical work; and(6) Seventy hours of additional course work which can include the practice of documenting client reflexology sessions .Wash. Admin. Code § 246-831-040
Amended by WSR 19-09-067, Filed 4/16/2019, effective 5/17/2019Statutory Authority: 2012 c 137 . 13-12-044, § 246-831-040, filed 5/31/13, effective 7/1/13.