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Action for Happiness jump back this July
This month Action for Happiness urges us to take a step back by learning how to be resilient and cope with life’s ups and downs. The movement publishes monthly calendars, offering daily affirmations on the theme of the respective month. ‘Jump Back July’ follows ‘Joyful June’, ‘Meaningful May’, ‘Active April’, ‘Mindful March’, ‘Friendly February’ and…
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Three top tips for charging what you’re worth
2018 FHT Training Congress Speaker, Emma Hague, shares her top three tips for therapists to charge what they’re worth.
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Quote of the week
In International Therapist issue 121 Nicolle Mitchell, MFHT, outlines how a combination of complementary therapy approaches, including aromatherapy, has helped a client living with dementia http://ow.ly/TDcY30ko7Nn
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NHS celebrates 70th birthday
On 5 July 1948 Aneurin Bevan, UK Health Secretary of the post-War Labour government, launched the National Health Service (NHS). He saw his vision realised, to have an overarching healthcare system that linked hospitals, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, opticians and dentists, and was free for all at the point of delivery. Today the NHS celebrates its 70th…
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Public attitudes towards ageing can be harmful for our health and wellbeing
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has recently published a new report highlighting how negative attitudes towards ageing can harm our health and wellbeing. The report says that attitudes towards ageing are generated and reinforced with negative newspaper headlines, pressure from the beauty industry to use ‘anti-ageing’ products, prejudice in the workplace and lack…
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Three top tips for postural analysis
2018 FHT Training Congress Speaker, James Earls, shares his top three tips for postural analysis.
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Quote of the week
We interviewed Dr Katerina Steventon In issue 122 of International Therapist. Katerina told us how she feels when raising client self-esteem:
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Advice, exercises and treatments for low back pain – a free webinar
We’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Human Kinetics to host a free webinar on low back pain on Wednesday 19 September at 3pm. The session will give you the opportunity to learn safe and effective treatment options for those with acute and chronic low back pain, and help you to gain a deeper understanding…
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Sensory-based food education in early childhood leads to healthy eating habits
Sensory-based food education given to 3–5 year-old children increases their willingness to choose vegetables, berries and fruit, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Sensory-based food education offers new tools for promoting healthy dietary habits in early childhood education and care. The findings were published in Public Health Nutrition. The researchers…
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FHT local support group coordinators offer invaluable support and community spirit
Do you attend an FHT local support group with a particularly enthusiastic and inspiring coordinator? Our local support groups (LSGs) are an invaluable resource in what can be a demanding and often lonely industry, especially for self-employed therapists. Without the dedication and commitment shown by our LSG coordinators, this much-needed local support would simply vanish.…
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Quote of the week
In issue 123 of International Therapist we spoke to Dr Rangan Chatterjee, who said that FHT members can be incredibly helpful in taking pressure off the NHS, caused by lifestyle-driven illness. Read the full interview
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Excellence in education
Have you helped a student therapist reach their full potential? Perhaps, you taught a student lacking in confidence, who didn’t feel very capable in a classroom, but was transformed into a high achiever when they discovered their passion for therapies? Are you a student therapist who has overcome seemingly impossible odds to excel in education?…
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