New Online IFA Aromacare Training for Aromatherapists and Tutors

Aromacare is a beautiful, creative course teaching a very different way of using aromatherapy for vulnerable people within individualised care and in the care sector. The course supports physical and emotional wellness of carers as well as those cared for, using joyful and profound aromatherapy techniques that are easy to slip into the everyday, busy times, or calm places, not only on a therapist's couch. It is useful for all sectors of care and if you decide to join the course you will be supported in producing a portfolio in your particular area of interest. 

Who is the online Aromacare course for?

This online training is adapted for qualified aromatherapists who would wish to specialise in part or all of their aromatherapy practice within care situations, such as in special needs schools, hospice care, care homes, day centres or with individuals.

An online Aromacare Teacher training course has also been developed to enable teachers to deliver the course themselves and open an IFA Aromacare school. Please note that aromatherapists that wish to teach Aromacare in the UK must hold a teaching qualification in order to be eligible to deliver it for insurance reasons. 

This online version means that aromatherapists and tutors will be able to access the training and qualification easily from anywhere in the world.

For those who don’t currently hold an aromatherapy qualification, there are other suitable courses available (to learn from scratch) and you can source an Aromacare course provider here.

How does Online Aromacare Course work?

Your experienced online tutor Lindsay Woodman will be teaching you live via Zoom, be available for questions and support each individual throughout training. Course handouts for easy note taking will be sent by email to each attendee.

The initial training day is completed in one day. During this first day you will discover the ideas, techniques and concepts of Aromacare, be shown examples, and see how to develop this practice within your care-sector. For those who wish to teach carers you will be supported in your teaching practice and be given help in creating a Aromacare Course for carers learning pathway.

Teaching will be quite informal with plenty of time to see artefacts, resources and examples of Aromacare methods, to ask questions and develop your practice and ideas. We will discuss what works in your situation and what needs to be developed further. We will also decide where you will complete your case studies and a suitable date of submission for your portfolio.  

Creating your Portfolio

You will be shown how to create a portfolio containing your ideas and artefacts, relating this information and ways of working into your specific area of interest and will then have up to 6 weeks for you to develop these new methods.

The portfolio will contain information about the specific care sector or person that you choose to work with, theory, examples of your Aromacare practice, evidence of your aromatic artefacts items and resources both made and collected, massage stories, case studies, methods of use and include photographs and illustrations. During this time you can keep in touch with Lindsay via email with any questions or support needed. 

Review, Assessment and Certification

After portfolio submission Lindsay will review your work and organise your final assessment on Zoom, where you will share practical work, massage, stories, artefacts and talk through case studies and experiences. For the assessment you will need to find a volunteer to receive a short treatment. On success you would become a certified IFA Aromacare practitioner and/or Aromacare tutor. 

How much does online training cost?

• £500 per person for training within a group - get in touch for possible dates
• £650 for one-to-one training - get in touch to organise a suitable
• Additional £25 for IFA student membership organised through Lindsay

Other information

• All communication, teaching, your submitted portfolio and assessments will be in the media of English. Those who need a translator will be trained on a one-to-one basis only and will organise a suitable translator to support their learning.  
• Aromacare training counts for IFA CPD points.
• Aromacare Manual to be purchased direct from the IFA London Office for use on the study day.

 Lindsay Woodman Aromatherapy, Aromacare tutor

An IFA aromatherapist and teacher with over 30 years experience.  An IFA Practical Diploma, Essential Oil Therapy and Aromacare Examiner.  She conceived, devised and taught Aromatherapy for Childbirth to midwives, midwifery students and other birth workers.  Previously the Portmeirion Spa owner, her aromatherapy practice is still on going and currently she works as a natural perfumer and formulator for Seed to Skin, Tuscany. Worked with the NHS and other care-sectors such as mental health and hospice care as an aromatherapist and tutor. Experienced in business and in creating guidelines to gain access for Aromatherapy within organisations such as NHS Trusts, Mind and Hospice at Home in Gwynedd, which she utilises to support those who train in Aromacare. Trained in Aromacare by Stephanie Lord, who originally designed and developed the course.​​​​​