2025 Professional Development Courses

 ​January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
The Australian School of Remedial Therapies Continuing Professional Education (CPE) or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses are recognised for CPE Points by professional associations including ANTA, ATMS, AMT,  AAMT and MA.
Health Fund provider agreements and professional massage associations require massage therapy practitioners to complete a minimum of 20 hours / 20 CPE points per year. Please check with your association as some may vary. ​All professional development courses are conducted as face to face training.
Training Venue: Bethany Health Centre - ASRT Training Room, 18A Margaret Street Strathfield NSW 2135

January 2025 Courses

Dry Needling Therapy 
Most comprehensive Dry Needling Therapy course including face to face practical training and clinical application practice with highly qualified trainer over 30 years of teaching and practicing experience on both Western and Eastern therapeutic fields. 
The practical dry needling working manual will be provided. 
Prerequisites:
  • Applicants must hold a Diploma of Massage or higher. 
  • This training requires a solid underpinning knowledge of anatomy and physiology and uses medical terminology.
Course Overview:
  • Learn to treat persistent muscular pain and hypotonic musculature.
  • Learn to safely deactivate Trigger Points with commonly used fine needles to limbs, back and neck regions for quick and effective results. 
  • Clinical practical guide for integrating massage therapies with dry needling technique for neck, shoulder, back, knee, TMJ pains and sport injury management for limbs and joints. 
  • Integration with electro-intramuscular stimulation to treat musculoskeletal pain, dysfunction and promote muscle conditioning.
  • Upon successfully completing the course, the training certificate will be issued.  The certificate will be entitled to apply professional practice insurance of dry needling therapy under your current remedial therapy practice as well as yearly CPE points requirement for your association.
When
18~24 January 2025
Face to face training session:
9am - 6pm
Cost
  • $1300.00
CPE Hours:
  • 100
*Tailoring the course date and time to suit your study schedule available upon pre-arrangement. ​

February 2025 Courses

Pregnancy & Infant Massage
Course Overview:
  • Physiological changes, Benefits and Cautions of pregnancy & Infant massage.
  • Safe positioning for trimester stages of pregnancy.
  • Practical sequence for pregnancy massage.
  • Practical sequence for infant massage.
  • Course theoretic notes and practical working manuals will be provided.
​When
Saturday & Sunday
22-23 February 2025
9:30am - 5:30pm​
​Cost
$300
CPE Hours
15

*Tailoring the course date and time to suit your study schedule available upon pre-arrangement. ​

March 2025 Courses

Functional Fascia Release and Mobilization of Major Joint Restrictions
Course Overview:
  • Understand the myofascial connection path of the body.
  • Learn the effective examination method for the body’s major joint ROM.
  • Effective release techniques for body’s myofascial and ROM restrictions of the neck, lumbar and major joints
  • Course theoretic notes and practical working manuals will be provided.
When
Sunday & Sunday
22-23 March 2025
9:30am - 5:30pm​
​Cost
$300
CPE Hours
15

*Tailoring the course date and time to suit your study schedule available upon pre-arrangement. 

April 2025 Courses

Dry Needling Therapy 
Most comprehensive Dry Needling Therapy course including face to face practical training and clinical application practice with highly qualified trainer over 30 years of teaching and practicing experience on both Western and Eastern therapeutic fields. 
The practical dry needling working manual will be provided. 
Prerequisites:
  • Applicants must hold a Diploma of Massage or higher. 
  • This training requires a solid underpinning knowledge of anatomy and physiology and uses medical terminology.
Course Overview:
  • Learn to treat persistent muscular pain and hypotonic musculature.
  • Learn to safely deactivate Trigger Points with commonly used fine needles to limbs, back and neck regions for quick and effective results. 
  • Clinical practical guide for integrating massage therapies with dry needling technique for neck, shoulder, back, knee, TMJ pains and sport injury management for limbs and joints. 
  • Integration with electro-intramuscular stimulation to treat musculoskeletal pain, dysfunction and promote muscle conditioning.
  • Upon successfully completing the course, the training certificate will be issued.  The certificate will be entitled to apply professional practice insurance of dry needling therapy under your current remedial therapy practice as well as yearly CPE points requirement for your association.
When
11~17 April 2025
Face to face training session:
9am - 6pm
Cost
  • $1300.00
CPE Hours:
  • 100
*Tailoring the course date and time to suit your study schedule available upon pre-arrangement. ​

May 2025 Courses

Integration of Cupping Therapy and Myofascial Release Application Course Overview:
  • Effectively address the back and four limb's myofascial restrictions caused by muscular inner decompression.
  • Safety guidelines for clinical Cupping and myofascial release and practical procedures.
  • Both traditional Fire & Modern Aspiration Cupping applications will be taught.
  • Course theoretic notes and practical working manuals will be provided.
​When
Saturday & Sunday
17-18 May 2025
9:30am - 5:30pm 
​Cost
$300
CPE Hours
15

​*Tailoring the course date and time to suit your study schedule available upon pre-arrangement. 

June 2025 Courses

HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
  • Nationally recognised
  • The certificate is valid for 3 years.
Course Overview:
  • Latest information and development of provide first aid in work and public places.
  • Respond in an emergency situation.
  • Apply appropriate first aid procedures.
  • Communicate details of the incident.
  • Evaluate own performance.
When
Sunday
15 June 2025
​10.00am - 5.00pm
​Cost
$140
CPE Hours
7

Other Options
16 November 2025
Weekly at Toukley
Safe and Effective Muscle Stretching Skill Set in Remedial Practice 
Course Overview:
  • Learn how to position the client and smartly use the therapist’s body mechanics to perform safe and effective stretches to enhance remedial outcomes.
  •  Learn to identify agonist and antagonist muscle action groups to address muscle congestion and restriction via rebalance the muscle’s inhibition and facilitation mechanism. 
  •  Apply the latest Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) developments to safe and effectively stretch and strengthen the muscles and fascia to achieve long lasting outcomes.
  •  The correction of common Posture crossed & short leg syndromes will also be taught.
  •  Course theoretic notes and practical working manuals will be provided.
When
Saturday & Sunday
21-22 June 2025
9:30am - 5:30pm 
​Cost
$300
CPE Hours
15

​*Tailoring the course date and time to suit your study schedule available upon pre-arrangement. 

July 2025 Courses

Head and Foot Zone Therapy to Enhance Remedial Practice Outcomes
Course Overview:
  • Philosophy and principles of Zone therapy.
  • Understand meridian energy paths and reflex points of the head and feet to enhance circulatory, metabolic and mental activities.
  • Practical guide of Head and Foot Reflexology skill set for:
    • Headache
    • Migraine
    • Tinnitus
    • Sinusitis
    • Stress
    • Insomnia
    • Premature aging​
​When
Saturday & Sunday
26-27 July 2025
9:30am - 5:30pm​
​Cost
$300
CPE Hours
15

August 2025 Courses

Application of Thermotherapy to Enhance Clinical Practice Outcomes
Course Overview:
  • Philosophy and principles of thermotherapy.
  • Clinical applications of heat pack and heat lamp, hot stones and moxibustion.
  • Practical guide of integration remedial therapy and thermotherapy for:
    • Neck pain
    • Back pain
    • Shoulder pain
    • Knee pain
    • Indigestion
    • Compromised immunity.
​When
Saturday & Sunday
23-24 August 2025
9:30am - 5:30pm​
​Cost
$300
CPE Hours
15

September 2025 Courses

Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse Examination Skillset and Internal Organ Disharmony Corrections
Course Overview:
  • Understand the principles and methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine radial artery pulse examination
  • Interpret the body’s essential resources, organ condition, Yin Yang energy outlook and physiological and psychological tendencies with the pulse quality indicators.
  • Apply client’s pulse quality indicators to measure and evaluate the progress of remedial treatments.
  • Learn the natural rebalancing and revitalizing methods to address body’s physical and phycological disharmonies with targeted Meridians & Acupoints, Sounds & Mindset, Diet & Exercises.
​When
Saturday & Sunday
20-21 September 2025
9:30am - 5:30pm​
​Cost
$360
CPE Hours
16

October 2025 Courses

November 2024 Courses

Application of Cupping Therapy for Sports Injury and Rehabilitation
Course Overview:
  • Understand the types and categories of sports injury
  • Learn the nature and cause of muscle soreness, spasms, soft tissue damage and myofascial restrictions in sports injury
  • Safety guidelines for clinical Cupping and sport injury rehabilitation principles and practical integrative protocols
  • Both traditional Fire & modern Aspiration cupping applications will be taught.
  • Course theoretic notes and practical working manuals will be provided.​
​When
Saturday & Sunday
8-9 November 2025
9:30am - 5:30pm 
​Cost
$300
CPE Hours
15
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
  • Nationally recognised
  • The certificate is valid for 3 years.
Course Overview:
  • Latest information and development of provide first aid in work and public places.
  • Respond in an emergency situation.
  • Apply appropriate first aid procedures.
  • Communicate details of the incident.
  • Evaluate own performance.
When
Sunday
16 November 2025
​10.00am - 5.00pm
​Cost
$140
CPE Hours
7

Other Options
15 June 2025
Weekly at Toukley

December 2024 Courses

Facial Fascia Needling & Manual Alignment Techniques
Course Overview:
  • Understand the function muscles of the face.
  • Understand the blood supply and energy meridian paths of the face.
  • Understand the lymphatic system of the face & neck
  • Understand the internal organ and emotional map of the face.
  • Learn the facial stress patterns & manual alignment correcting techniques.
  • Learn the facial fascia needling to release JMJD, Sinusitis and enhance facial revitalization.
  • Facial Gua Sha techniques are also taught.
  • Prerequisite requirements– completed a recognised Dry Needling Therapy training course. 
​When
Saturday & Sunday
6-7 December 2025
9:30am - 5:30pm 
​Cost
$360
CPE Hours
16

Contact Us

Campus: 18A Margaret Street Strathfield NSW 2135
Correspondence: PO Box 118, Strathfield NSW 2135
Phone: 02 9763 2388
SMS: 0416 286 899
​Email: [email protected]
Australian School of Remedial Therapies
PO Box 118, Strathfield NSW 2135
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0416 286 899 / 02 9763 2388