Format: 28-hour practitioner training
3 full in-person days
2 online integration sessions
Supported self-directed learning
Description:
This foundational course is for practitioners who want to feel confident assessing, advising, and supporting people across the hypermobility spectrum. Through evidence-informed lectures, experiential practice, and reflective discussion, you’ll gain practical skills to work confidently, safely, and sustainably with hypermobility spectrum disorders and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
Key Topics:
Trauma science and contemporary models
Nervous system applications
Therapeutic relationships, co-regulation, transference
Intersectional and inclusive practice
Practitioner care and sustainability
Clinical case integration
Connective tissue and the hypermobility spectrum, including hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) and the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS)
Subjective assessments for HSD, EDS, and screening for common co-occuring conditions (Including neurodivergence, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), postural orthostatic tachycardia disorder (POTS), and mast cell activation disorder (MCAS))
Physical assessment tools for identifying and managing hypermobility
Current diagnostic pathways for hypermobility spectrum disorders in Australia
Caring for the hypermobile client following a whole-person, interdisciplinary approach
Considerations for therapeutic touch and manual therapies
Movement modifications and programming for success
Where to start with movement and how to progress
Format: 28-hour practitioner training
3 full in-person days
2 online integration sessions
Supported self-directed learning
Description:
This foundational course is for practitioners who want to feel confident assessing, advising, and supporting people across the hypermobility spectrum. Through evidence-informed lectures, experiential practice, and reflective discussion, you’ll gain practical skills to work confidently, safely, and sustainably with hypermobility spectrum disorders and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
Key Topics:
Trauma science and contemporary models
Nervous system applications
Therapeutic relationships, co-regulation, transference
Intersectional and inclusive practice
Practitioner care and sustainability
Clinical case integration
Connective tissue and the hypermobility spectrum, including hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) and the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS)
Subjective assessments for HSD, EDS, and screening for common co-occuring conditions (Including neurodivergence, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), postural orthostatic tachycardia disorder (POTS), and mast cell activation disorder (MCAS))
Physical assessment tools for identifying and managing hypermobility
Current diagnostic pathways for hypermobility spectrum disorders in Australia
Caring for the hypermobile client following a whole-person, interdisciplinary approach
Considerations for therapeutic touch and manual therapies
Movement modifications and programming for success
Where to start with movement and how to progress