Spa Therapy and Wellness
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Presentation
This Higher Technical Professional Course is designed to equip individuals with the expertise to administer thermal and spa treatments across various applications. These treatments are provided under the guidance of senior healthcare professionals, all with the overarching goal of promoting health and well-being.
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Access conditions
Who can apply:
- Candidates with a secondary education qualification or a legally equivalent qualification
- Holders of a Technological Specialisation Diploma or a Higher Professional Technical Diploma
- Holders of a higher education degree who wish to seek professional requalification
Candidates over the age of 23 who have passed the exams designed to assess their capacity for higher education attendance can also apply.
Special access contest
International applicants (applicants who do not hold Portuguese citizenship, are not citizens of a EU member state and are not family members of Portuguese or citizens of a EU member state, have not lived in Portugal continuously for more than two years as of 1 January of the application year, are not beneficiaries of equal rights and duties status granted under an international treaty as of 1 January of the application year and who are not applying for higher education admission through special admissions and special entry routes).
All foreign applicants must request the equivalence of their secondary education qualifications from their home country from a Portuguese secondary school. The equivalence of your certificate to Portuguese secondary education is a mandatory requirement for the application.
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Goals
Aims
- To manage appropriate treatment and massage techniques, tailored to each individual’s needs.
- To handle information regarding healthy eating and lifestyle habits.
- To manage professional relationships with customers and team members.
- To oversee prescribed treatments using the right technical means and equipment.
- To monitor patient reactions and symptoms to treatments.
- To document activities, track patient-reported events or observations and monitor their therapeutic journey.
- To properly manage specific balneotherapy and spa machinery and equipment.
- To oversee facilities, ensuring the upkeep, maintenance and hygiene of spas and balneotherapy facilities.
- To manage first aid techniques and procedures.
Graduate profile
A qualified professional adept at performing thermal and spa techniques and treatments across various applications, under the guidance of senior health professionals, with an emphasis on promoting health and well-being.
Professional outcomes
Prospects for integration into the job market include:
- Spas;
- Thermal baths;
- Health offices/clinics;
- Thermal spas;
- Medical centres;
- Integrated home care;
- Thalassotherapy centres;
- Beauty and wellness centres.
Continuing Studies
Graduates of the CTeSP in Spa Therapy and Wellness can apply for the Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (ESS) and for the Bachelor’s Degree in Sport and Leisure (ESDL).
Study Plan
| Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biologia (CTeSP Formação Complementar) | CB | A | TP:54.00 | 5.00 | |
| Sociologia (CTeSP Formação Complementar) | CPS | A | TP:54.00 | 5.00 | |
| Biology and Biochemistry | CB | S1 | T:16.00 | P:49.00 | 6.00 | |
| Communication and Team Work | ENF | S1 | TP:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Saúde e Promoção da Saúde | ENF | S1 | TP:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Técnicas de Expressão Oral e Escrita | ADH | S1 | TP:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Anatomy and Physiology | ENF | S1 | TP:32.00 | P:33.00 | 6.00 | |
| Patologia Geral | ENF | S1 | TP:39.00 | P:26.00 | 6.00 | |
| Quimica (CTeSP Formação Complementar) | FEQ | S1 | TP:54.00 | 5.00 | |
| Inglês Técnico I | ADH | S1 | T:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho | OLM | S2 | TP:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Qualidade de Vida e Bem-estar | ENF | S2 | TP:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Introdução ao Termalismo e SPA | ENF | S2 | TP:22.00 | P:10.00 | 3.00 | |
| Relaxamento, Saúde e Bem-estar | ENF | S2 | TP:13.00 | P:52.00 | 6.00 | |
| Técnicas de Massagem I | ENF | S2 | TP:15.00 | P:82.00 | 9.00 | |
| Hidroterapia e Saúde | ENF | S2 | TP:13.00 | P:19.00 | 6.00 | |
| Inglês Técnico II | ADH | S2 | T:32.00 | 3.00 |
| Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balneoterapia e Saúde | ENF | S1 | TP:19.00 | P:46.00 | 3.00 | |
| Cuidados Imediatos de Saúde e Suporte Básico de Vida | ENF | S1 | TP:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Controlo da Qualidade em Estâncias Termais e SPA´s | CB | S1 | TP:19.00 | P:13.00 | 3.00 | |
| Nutrição e Dietética | ENF | S1 | TP:19.00 | P:13.00 | 3.00 | |
| Técnicas de Massagem II | ENF | S1 | TP:10.00 | P:87.00 | 9.00 | |
| Oficina | ENF | S1 | P:97.00 | 9.00 | |
| Estágio Final | ENF | S2 | E:595.00 | 30.00 |
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Partnerships and internships
- Axis Welness Fitness Spa Ponte de Lima;
Axis Welness Fitness Spa Viana do Castelo;
Empresa das Águas M. M. de Caldelas;
Advancesfera, Unipessoal, LDA.;
Mountain Park- Emp. Turísticos e Imobiliários, LDA.;
Empresa das Águas do Gerês, SA;
Estalagem S. Paio Vila Meã, LDA.;
Melsport – Melgaço – Desporto e Lazer E.M.;
Município de Melgaço;
Tesal Explotación SL – Representação Permanente;
Termas de Vizela – Centro Tesal;
Taipas – Turitermas – Cooperativa de Interesse Público RL.