Competences – International Shiatsu Network

The national Shiatsu associations define the professional profile of Shiatsu and the competences, which have to be gained in the training. They support and guarantee the quality of their members by demanding adequate standards, particularly the respect of the code of ethics. They coordinate the development of Shiatsu as a profession on an international level.

In Switzerland, SGS is responsible for the method Shiatsu and OdA KT for all the rest.

Shiatsu as a profession demands specific abilities. Practitioners must have competences such as:

to evaluate and describe a person’s energetic state which is the base of the treatment
to use Shiatsu techniques adequately according to the person’s given situation
to be empathic, relaxed, centred, aligned and concentrated during the treatment
to evaluate the effects of the treatment
to consider the person’s process
to use Shiatsu techniques adequately to support the sustainability in the person’s daily life
to support personal developments
to recognize the possibilities and limits of Shiatsu
to be aware of their own personal processes
to develop their professional quality
to plan and run their own practice
to cooperate with other professionals

These are based on the competences OdA KT -> www.oda-kt.ch