The Sixteen Day - 150 Hour Integrated Foot Hand Ear Reflexology Professional Certificate Course is divided into three major sections:

• Beginning Foot Hand and Ear Reflexology  (the first four days - 28 hours) usually scheduled on two consecutive two day weekends, or four consecutive days. Beginning class can be taken without continuing with the rest of the Professional Certificate Course. Beginning Foot Hand Ear Reflexology Dates and Registration Form


• Integration of Foot Hand and Ear Reflexology  (the next twelve days - 97 hours) usually scheduled on four, three day weekends - Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We have three day weekends for two primary reasons: so that students who travel long distances have fewer trips to make. More importantly, we have found that the learning process, in later training, goes much deeper when class meetings are at least three days in length. Rarely will the last twelve days of training be on consecutive weekends. There are usually two or more weeks between class meetings. This gives students ample time between class meetings to practice their acquired skills and earn credit towards their practicum hours. Unless otherwise indicated, we observe all major holidays.


• Practicum/Externship  Hands-on practice is essential to mastering highly effective Reflexology skills. In addition to all the hands-on practice in class, an additional 25 hours of specific documented (using client forms) hands-on homework are required: feet & hands - 5 one hour sessions each; ears - 5 half hour sessions; integrated foot, hand, ear Reflexology - 10 one hour sessions. Most students complete the required 25 hours of practical homework by the day of the final examination. However, we have created a generous policy that permits the student up to 6 months after the last day of class to turn in all 25 hours of completed documented practicum assignments. For more details of the dates related to this policy, please refer to the Examination section of this Catalog.

Certificate   All students take the 150 Hour Integrated Foot Hand Ear Reflexology Professional Certificate Course to be able to do exceptionally high quality work on themselves, as well as on their families and friends. Some, also take the full course because they either want to do Reflexology part time, full time, or incorporate it into some other profession to help them get even better results. Regardless of the reason for going through the 150 Hour Integrated Foot Hand Ear Reflexology Professional Certificate Course, everyone is encouraged to complete all classroom instruction, practicum, and take the final examination, thereby earning a very well deserved 150 Hour Certificate.

Learning Through Study Groups   Although not required, all students are strongly encouraged to get together with study groups from the general geographic area where they live or work. The main benefits of study groups are: 1) working on someone, between class meetings, who can give the type of feedback that only someone else from class can give; 2) getting Reflexology on yourself between classes, so you can personally experience the deeper benefits for regular, on-going Reflexology sessions; 3) moral support and encouragement; 4) a support group to help you, between class meetings, to think through specific situations experienced with Reflexology; 5) support in studying the academic aspects of the course: 6) develop a camaraderie that, for many graduates, has lasted years after completing the course. Students who actively participate in study groups, almost always score highly on their final examinations.

You will learn an entire new body of knowledge that is called the "Flocco Method-Integrating Foot Hand Ear Reflexology." This method of Reflexology has been developed since 1981, has been taught on four Continents: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, and across America. The Flocco Method is the only method of Reflexology to be validated in published scientific literature, through a randomized controlled peer review study conducted at the Academy and reported in the highly prestigious medical research journal, "Obstetrics & Gynecology," Dec. 1993.