The Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) Certificate Program includes all the coursework required for the Massage Therapy program plus Essentials and an additional 285 clock hours (22.5 units) in course work. This 1005-hour program meets the local city of San Diego educational requirements of training to become a licensed Holistic Health Practitioner. In the HHP program, students begin study in a specialized area of bodywork. The required courses shape communication with clients, develop an analytical method of observing body language, view body structure, and create effective somatic vocabulary.

This upper level massage training grooms the student as a true professional prepared for a wide variety of practice, competent in one or more specialty areas, and able to contribute in a variety of massage settings including clinics, spas and private practice. Many major categories of bodywork are presented along with a selection of specialized certificate courses. The Holistic Health Practitioner certificate is the next step toward the Associate degree.

The Holistic Health Practitioner program is designed to be completed by full-time students within 7 quarters, by three-quarter-time students within 10 quarters, and by half-time students within 14 quarters.
Upon satisfactory completion of the training, graduates will be qualified as self-employed private practice therapists who can open their own massage therapy establishments and employ other massage therapists. Their training also prepares them to be advanced level practitioners in spas, health clinics, medical offices, chiropractic offices, hotels and resorts.

Program Objectives:

• To develop practitioners who can demonstrate competence in a chosen body therapy and possess a breadth of knowledge beyond this major area of study.

• To provide the necessary training to become a licensed Holistic Health Practitioner in the city of San Diego.

• To encourage students to expand their professional involvement in the massage and bodywork field, research, and the community at-large.

• To qualify graduates to become successful self-employed non-medical health practitioners who can open their own establishments and employ other massage therapists.

• To prepare graduates to be advanced level practitioners in a variety of professional settings.

Certificate Course Requirements
1005 Clock Hours / 84.75 Credits