Its aim is to ensure that practitioner knowledge, client care, and safety are paramount in all advanced non-medical aesthetic treatments provided by therapists. This qualification comprises four core modules:

1. Principles & Practice of Non-Medical Aesthetic Therapies
• The development of non-medical aesthetic therapies
• The benefits and limitations of commonly offered non-medical aesthetic treatments
• The importance of professional conduct within non-medical aesthetic practice
• Key regulations, legislative requirements, and practitioner responsibilities
• Managing advanced contra-actions, hygiene considerations, and medical emergencies specific to non-medical aesthetic therapies

2. Advanced Consultation for Non-Medical Aesthetic Therapies
• Effective communication and professional behaviours, and how they foster client trust
• Methods and processes for gathering information through consultation
• The importance of conducting thorough consultations
• Legal obligations regarding consultation documentation
• Essential information to include when carrying out a consultation

3. Advanced Skin Care for Non-Medical Aesthetic Therapies
• The physiology of skin ageing
• Conducting advanced skin assessments
• Preparing for advanced skin assessments
• Providing advanced skin assessments

4. Providing Ultrasound Treatments
• Safety considerations when performing ultrasound treatments
• Understanding how to deliver ultrasound treatments effectively
• Relevant anatomy, physiology, and pathologies associated with ultrasound
• Consulting, planning, and preparing for ultrasound treatment
• Performing ultrasound treatments

By completing these modules, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of ultrasound’s role in non-medical aesthetic therapies and develop the skills necessary to practise safely, ethically, and effectively.