The course is an intensive 135 hour course, meeting the standards set by LANA (Lymphology Association of North America) and leading to full certification as a Casley-Smith Lymphedema Therapist (CSLT).

*It includes pre-course reading and study guide; lectures, labs, and practice with actual patients. (See below for a list of topics covered under theory and a list of the skills that are taught.)

*A highlight of the Atlanta area courses is a trip to a factory that manufactures compression garments.


The Instructor
DeCourcy Squire, PT, CLT-LANA, CI-CS, is a physical therapist who has been treating lymphedema for over 15 years.
*She has studied at the Foldi Clinic in Germany and with Judith and John Casley-Smith in Australia. She is one of two certified instructors in the Casley-Smith method in the US and has been teaching the Casley-Smith method since 1999.
*She has been a workshop leader or moderator at  5 National Lymphedema Network (NLN) Conferences, is active with the Lighthouse Lymphedema Network in Atlanta, is convener of the Lymphedema Roundtable for lymphedema therapists in the Atlanta/Southeast area, and has been a consultant for NLN and the Lymphoedema Association of Australia, answering questions by email from people with lymphedema problems.
*She helped develop lymphedema programs in Nebraska and Minnesota before moving to Atlanta, and has taught community workers in Haiti about recognizing and treating filarial lymphedema.
*She currently works with the Lymphedema Program at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.

Eligibility to Take the Course

*Physical therapists, occupational therapists, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners are eligible to take the course.

*Physical therapy assistants and certified occupational therapy assistants are eligible if they will be working with a supervising therapist who is also fully certified in lymphedema therapy.

*Massage therapists are eligible to take the course if they have completed 500 hours of training as a massage therapist at an accredited school, are certified and/or licensed in the state in which they practice, and have had at least 12 credit hours of course work in human anatomy, physiology, and/or pathophysiology [192 clock hours] from an accredited university or college.

Tuition
Cost of the course: $2500; if paid separately, Part I is $1000 and Part II is $2000.
A $500 deposit will hold your place (of which $200 is refundable if you have to cancel).
Housing information, directions, and the textbook are sent when the initial deposit is sent in.

Suggested Things to Bring to the Course

--Pre-test, which is sent to you in advance, along with the pre-course study guide
--The textbook, which will be sent to you in advance
--Two towels
--Bag to hold bandaging materials
--Optional: Scissors, masking tape, washable markers, eyeliner, flash drive, camera
--Lab clothes that allow full access to whole limb for measuring or bandaging (arm and leg)
--MLD clothes that allow uninterrupted access to the back (suggested: halter top that unhooks or hospital gown)