Support Your Clients with Confidence and Compassion
This 3-day in-person training, combined with comprehensive pre-course online learning, will equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to confidently and safely support clients at every stage of their cancer journey.
Developed by experienced practitioner Lisa Tate, this course draws on her 14 years of working with cancer patients in both hospice environments and private practice. Lisa brings a wealth of practical insight and clinical understanding to guide you through this specialist area of bodywork.
Why This Course Matters
Despite growing awareness, the myth that massage can spread cancer is still far too common. At the School of Bodywork, our mission is to empower therapists with the education and confidence to offer safe, effective treatment to everyone—including people with cancer.
Massage can bring incredible physical and emotional relief for those undergoing treatment or living with the aftereffects of cancer. But it's vital to adapt your approach with informed care, and that’s exactly what this Diploma offers you.
What Makes This Course Different
Unlike many oncology massage courses that teach only a simple light-touch, full-body routine, we focus on truly understanding the individual and their unique needs. This course enables you to tailor every treatment to suit each client—wherever they are on their cancer journey—rather than offering a one-size-fits-all approach. You will develop the clinical reasoning and sensitivity required to treat each person holistically, with care, skill, and confidence.
Dates:
Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th and Monday 30th November 2026
Friday 21st, Saturday 22nd, Sunday 23rd May 2027The online component of this course MUST be completed before the practical sessions to be able to fully understand and discuss the content in which to build upon throughout the 3 days.
Time:
10am to 5pm each day
Venue:
Exeter, Devon. UK
Course Fees:
Early Bird Offer: Save £30!
Pay just £195 for the Early Bird Deposit when you pay before the 28th September 2026 with the remaining balance due 2 weeks (14th November 2026) before the start of the course.
Early Bird Offer: Save £30!
Pay just £195 for the Early Bird Deposit when you pay before the 21st March 2027 with the remaining balance due 2 weeks (7th May 2027) before the start of the course.
Full Course fee: £495
Please note: Total course fee due (no deposit option) if booking your place within 2 weeks of the start of the course.
Tutor:
Pre-requisite:
Minimum level 3 Massage qualification, with minimum level 3 Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology qualification.
Important - please read:
Upon booking your place on any of our courses, you will automatically receive a receipt and an email containing course information. Please ensure that you check your spam folder as this email contains vital information about attending your course, what to bring and how to access online course material that may form part of your course. Please inform us if you haven't receive anything within 24 hours of booking.
Please ensure that you read our Terms & Conditions prior to booking onto this course.
What you will learn:
Online Theory Modules (Accessed Upon Enrolment)
In-Person Practical Training (3 Days)
This Diploma will leave you fully prepared to include cancer patients in your practice, no longer having to turn people away through fear or lack of knowledge. Join us in creating a world where everyone has access to the power of healing touch—safely, compassionately, and confidently.
