One of the best things a spa owner, manager or aesthetician can do for their career and their business is LEARN. Treatments and techniques are continually changing, especially as new technologies enter the market, and sciences continue to perfect and evolve. The Pamela Hill Institute has spent many years dedicated to the education of specialists, technicians and professionals in the spa and beauty industries.
For busy professionals who want to learn at home, or in their spare time, Pamela Hill Institute is now offering DVD modules that address a specific topic and includes audio and video as well as interactive learning processes.
These modules are targeted to the professional esthetician working in the medical office, medical spa or spa environment.
Some of the module titles include:
- Fitzpatrick Skin Typing and Aging Analysis
- Product Ingredients and Home Care Programs
- Professional Ethics, Customer Service and Retaining Clients
- Chemical Exfoliation and Peeling Agents, Fitzpatrick Skin Typing and Wound Healing
- Injecting Botox
- Microdermabrasion
Pamela Hill Institute Educational Modules
1. How to Work with Doctors
Learn how to polish your communication skills and work with the medical team. This module covers how to resolve conflict and how to use active listening skills.
2. How to Develop a Winning Resume and Negotiate your Salary
Get the job you want and deserve. Learn the best methods for creating a resume that speaks to the reader. Practice interview questions and learn to negotiate your salary.
3. Microdermabrasion and Fitzpatrick Skin Typing
Microdermabrasion is among the hottest skin care treatments in the medical spa and day spa. Begin with the basics and then progress to the advanced techniques of microdermabrasion. Included in this module are client selection and Fitzpatrick Skin Typing. See actual microdermabrasion techniques and the before and after results.
4. Chemical Exfoliation and Peeling Agents, Fitzpatrick Skin Typing and Wound Healing
This three disc package is a must that is loaded with invaluable information. Begin with Fitzpatrick Skin Typing to understand skin types and how they might respond to the peeling agents. Then progress to the process of client selection. Skin anatomy and wound healing are important and relevant to chemical peeling and are covered in depth. The peels techniques included in this module are: glycolic, Jessner, TCA, Obagi blue, and salicylic acid peeling.
5. Fitzpatrick Skin Typing and Aging Analysis
This two disc set is important for any professional. Skin typing and aging analysis unlock the secrets to successfully treating all skin types. Understanding and applying Fitzpatrick Skin Typing and aging analysis techniques are basic information for those working in the medical spa as well as other spa environments. This module teaches both of these processes and uses multiple case studies to apply the knowledge.
6. Product Ingredients and Home Care Programs
Understanding home care programs and educating your client are imperative to the success of a medically directed skin care program. This module delves into products, product ingredients and how to develop a home program for your client.
7. Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin and Skin Analysis Theories
This module starts at the beginning with a study of the skin. Once the anatomy of the skin has been covered, the module then moves into how the skin functions. Finally basic skin analysis theories are covered allowing the student to have full understanding of the skin.
8. Light Theory and IPL Light Treatment
One of the newest treatments available is IPL (intense pulsed light) with or without“ radio frequency” (RF).. This “must have” module covers the theories of light and RF and why they are often the treatment choice for wrinkle reduction.
9. Facials and Facial Massage
This module is a terrific follow up for the entry level aesthetician. The material contained will advance the basic skills of the aesthetician who performs facials. It covers both basic and advanced facials.
10. Starting a medical spa business
This group of modules is an absolute necessity for the spa owner. The information contained includes how to read financials, creating key indicators, managing inventory and much, much more.
11. Professional Ethics, Customer Service and Retaining Clients
Whether you are in medical skin care, the day spa or anywhere in between this module is for you. Discussed are the important concepts of retaining clients and implementing processes that will work for you.
12. Marketing and Sales Techniques
Your client has a problem and has come to you for a solution. You have the skills. Put together, this is called an “opportunity for a sale”. This module creates a foolproof method of improving sales and teaches professional and ethical methods of marketing.
13. Hair Growth and Hair Removal
According to many surveys, hair removal is among the top treatments requested today. Whether by laser hair removal or waxing, it is important to understand what can and cannot be accomplished. This module helps the aesthetician to understand proper client selection and education as well as techniques.
14. Medical Terminology
Working in a doctor's office and not knowing medical terminology is like traveling to France and trying to communicate only in English; it's difficult, prone to misunderstandings and it annoys the natives. This module will help you to learn the necessary medical terminology in a simple step-by-step process.
15. Skin Care by Skin Type
Have you ever created a skin care program for a client and it really worked? Did you ever wonder why? Was it the product line or were you just lucky? In fact, there is a science to creating skin care programs and it has to do with Fitzpatrick skin type.This important module will take you through the land mines and help you to become the expert in home care programs.
16. Charting and Recording Keeping in the Medical Office
Working in a medical office can be intimidating. But understanding the processes used in the medical office can make your job easier. This module discusses the necessary process of charting and patient record keeping before, during and after treatments.
17. Skin Injury and Wound Healing
No matter how careful you are, no matter how you follow the rules, sometimes a treatment will cause more tissue injury than you anticipated. This module discusses how skin injuries occur and how best to manage them once they do occur.
18. Injecting Botox
Botox is the number one treatment in the medical spa. A simple procedure that prohibits the muscles from moving, it reduces lines and wrinkles in areas of treatment. This module covers the science behind Botox, the injection techniques, client selection and complications.
19. Injecting Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers are the immediate gratification of the medical spa. Come in with wrinkles, go home with smooth skin. This module discusses the process of injection, the material selection, patient selection and much, much more.
For More Information or to Purchase an educational DVD, please contact:
Pamela Hill Institute
Phone: 303-807-3379
Email: phinstitute@earthlink.net