Beauty Therapy
National Occupational Standard
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD)
Mapping Toolkit
SKABT19 Provide stone therapy
treatments
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Mapping CPD Courses to National Occupational Standards (NOS)
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NOS or ‘standards’ establish the benchmark of competence required in different industry
roles/skills. Each NOS consists of a detailed breakdown of the minimum skills and knowledge
needed to be competent.
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Developed in conjunction with technical experts and employers, NOS act to ensure
employability skills are reflected in qualifications and CPD.
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Training providers are required to part-map CPD Courses to demonstrate occupational
relevance (e.g. to the learner and employer). NB There is no requirement to fully-map CPD
to the NOS.
How to Complete this Mapping Toolkit
1. Review the content of your Course (including learning outcomes and assessment criteria) in
relation to the NOS contained within this mapping toolkit.
2. Demonstrate how and where your CPD Course covers the NOS by completing the relevant
sections within the ‘Mapping Evidence’ column throughout this mapping toolkit.
3. Mapping need only be completed for elements of the NOS where there is a clear link to
content and/or assessment covered by the CPD Course. All areas that are not covered
by the CPD should be left blank or denoted as not applicable (N/A). You will not
be penalised for leaving mapping blank where it is irrelevant to your Course.
4. The information you add to the ‘Mapping Evidence’ column can include any aspect of Course
delivery/resources/assessment etc., such as PowerPoint presentations, Course manuals,
handouts, assessments, lesson plans. It is, however, important that you are able to submit
anything you have mapped as evidence for the endorsement process.
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SKABT19 Provide stone therapy treatments
This standard is about the skills involved in providing hot and cold stone therapy treatments. It
covers both massage and the placing of stones on the head, face and body. The ability to adapt stone
therapy treatments to suit an individual client's needs is a crucial requirement.
To carry out this standard you will need to maintain effective health, safety and hygiene throughout
your work. You will also need to maintain your personal appearance and demonstrate effective
communication and consultation skills.
The main outcomes of this standard are:
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maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing stone therapy treatments
consult, plan and prepare for stone therapy treatments
perform stone therapy treatments
Maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing stone therapy
treatments
Competencies
Mapping Evidence
1. maintain your responsibilities for health and safety
throughout the treatment
2. prepare your client and yourself to meet legal and
organisational requirements
3. maintain your client's modesty and privacy at all times
4. position your client to meet the needs of the treatment
5. ensure your own posture and working methods minimise
fatigue and the risk of injury to yourself and others
6. provide support and cushioning to the required areas of
the body during the treatment
7. ensure environmental conditions are suitable for the
client and the treatment
8. use working methods that minimise the risk of crossinfection
9. ensure the use of clean equipment and materials
10. promote environmental and sustainable working
practices
11. follow workplace and suppliers' or manufacturers'
instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and
products
12. dispose of waste materials to meet legal requirements
13. complete the treatment within a commercially viable
time
Consult, plan and prepare for stone therapy treatments
Competencies
Mapping Evidence
14. use consultation techniques to determine the client's
treatment plan
15. ensure that informed and signed parental or guardian
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consent is obtained for minors prior to any treatment
ensure that a parent or guardian is present throughout
the treatment for minors under the age of 16
recognise any contra-indications and take the necessary
action
carry out a skin sensitivity test and thermal test patch on
relevant skin areas
agree the treatment objectives and outcomes with the
client that meet their needs
obtain signed, informed consent from the client prior to
carrying out the treatment
assess the client's physical characteristics and select
treatment stones to meet the treatment objectives
check the water is at the required temperature prior to
stone placement
Consult, plan and prepare for stone therapy treatments
Competencies
Mapping Evidence
provide information about the sensation created by the
treatment stones to the client, at each stage of the
process
protect the client's skin against extremes of temperature
during front and back stone placement
place treatment stones on the chakra points, to meet the
agreed treatment objectives
place treatment stones under the body, ensuring client
comfort
select and apply a treatment oil to meet the treatment
objectives
manage treatment techniques to prevent overexposure
of heat to the skin
adapt your stone therapy techniques and sequence to
meet the client's physical characteristics, treatment
area(s) and treatment objectives
vary the depth, rhythm and pressure of treatment
techniques to meet treatment objectives and client's
physical characteristics and preferences
take remedial action if contra-actions or discomfort
occur during the course of treatment
check the client's wellbeing throughout the treatments
and allow the client sufficient post-treatment recovery
time
ensure the finished result is to the client's satisfaction
and meets the agreed treatment objectives
give your client advice and recommendations on the
treatment provided
ensure your client's records are completed and signed by
you and the client
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