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Professional Beauty Therapy, 4th Edition | AU/NZ

Lorraine Nordmann, Andrea Day

  • Copyright 2022
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Professional Beauty Therapy 4th Edition by Lorraine Nordmann/Andrea Day
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Overview

The bestselling Professional Beauty Therapy is a comprehensive print and digital resource addressing the latest training package requirements for the Certificate III in Beauty Services, Certificate IV and Diploma in Beauty Therapy courses.

Designed for learning with latest industry trends, Professional Beauty Therapy 4e provides students with the specialist skills and underpinning knowledge required to successfully practise beauty therapy. Step-by-step procedures clearly demonstrate the practical application of knowledge and techniques. The competency-based structure matches the streamlined training package.

Professional Beauty Therapy has an associated workbook available containing underpinning knowledge for each printed chapter in the Student Book. Assessable learning activities are provided for each topic and are mapped to the training package.

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Meet the Authors

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Lorraine Nordmann

Lorraine Nordmann has worked in beauty therapy education for over 40 years as a practitioner, educator and assessor, in quality assurance roles at various colleges for an awarding organisation, Curriculum Leader and Head of Department. She has been involved in developing several awarding organisations’ curricula up to Foundation degree level, creating rigorous assessment materials aligned to the curriculum level of study, related National Occupational Standards (NOS) and current industry commercial protocols, following the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion. In more recent years Lorraine has brought her experience of the education sector and resource development, including remote learning digital resources, to her work with HABIA (the Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy Skills Sector Body) as an assessor for its activities. These are aimed at training providers and those delivering continuing professional development courses. Lorraine is President of the Association of Hairdressers and Therapists (AHT) providing professional updates for education members in collaboration with industry, through webinars and in-person activities. Student competitions are an important part of her work and Lorraine has had the opportunity to develop these, ensuring they comply with industry best practice and challenge learners to reach their potential.

Andrea Day

Andrea Day has more than 21 years of beauty industry experience in both Australia and the UK. Her training and assessing experience span 16 years. Throughout her career, she has kept her hand in the industry, working in beauty salons and spas in Melbourne and Central London. She is currently in her 16th year as head teacher, assessor and coordinator at Victoria University Polytechnic, Melbourne. As a qualified vocational and educational training (VET) practitioner, she is focused on inclusion and adaptability as she connects with industry at all levels with RTO networks, colleagues, industry peers and students for feedback and inspiration.

What's New

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  • NEW chapters: 'Sell to the retail customer', 'Photographic make-up', 'Promoting healthy nutritional options in a beauty therapy context', 'Body structures and systems', 'Skin science', 'Incorporate knowledge of anatomy and physiology into beauty therapy', and cross-sector appendix: The ethics of social media and online platforms
  • Newly designed Workbook that covers the Training Package assessment requirements aligning to the Performance and Knowledge Evidences.
  • NEW instructor version of the workbook with learning objectives, solutions and training.gov assessment requirements for performance evidence and knowledge evidence for instructors who prescribe the text for their course

Features

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  • Designed to reveal the essence of the beauty and spa industries and to reflect the beauty qualification with a holistic blend of practical skills, theory and professional attitudes
  • Engages students with a visually appealing design and with relevant information, hints and tips to encourage the mind to bring together the skills of beauty therapy: images of expert beauty therapists and quality illustrations convey principles; health and safety hints; sustainability reminders to incorporate sustainable practices; activity recommendations to reinforce learning.
  • Organised into three parts to give students a theoretical and practical understanding of beauty therapy: The business of beauty, The practice of beauty, The science of beauty.
  • MindTap - Premium online teaching and learning tools are available on the MindTap platform - the personalised eLearning solution. MindTap is a flexible and easy-to-use platform that helps build student confidence and gives you a clear picture of their progress. We partner with you to ease the transition to digital – we’re with you every step of the way. MindTap is full of innovative resources to support critical thinking, and help your students move from memorisation to mastery! Includes: Nordmann/Day's Professional Beauty Therapy eBook - Additional online chapters; client cards; beauty in practice scenarios; revision quizzes; flashcards and more. MindTap is a premium purchasable eLearning tool. Contact your Cengage learning consultant to find out how MindTap can transform your course.
  • Professional Beauty Therapy Instructor resources pack - Premium resources that provide additional instructor support are available for this text, including PowerPoints, Test Banks, additional online chapters and artwork from the text. These resources save you time and are a convenient way to add more depth to your classes, covering additional content and with an exclusive selection of engaging features aligned with the text. The Instructor Resource Pack is included for institutional adoptions of this text when certain conditions are met. The pack is available to purchase for course-level adoptions of the text or as a standalone resource. Contact your Cengage learning consultant for more information.
  • Cognero Testbank - Cengage Learning Testing, powered by Cognero® for Nordmann/Day's Professional Beauty Therapy Instant Access. A bank of questions has been developed in conjunction with the text for creating quizzes, tests and exams for your students. Create multiple test versions in an instant and deliver tests from your LMS, your classroom, or wherever you want using Cognero. Cognero test generator is a flexible online system that allows you to import, edit, and manipulate content from the text's test bank or elsewhere, including your own favourite test questions.

Table of Contents

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PART 1: THE BUSINESS OF BEAUTY
SECTION 1 THE BEAUTY PROFESSIONAL
1. Comply with organisational requirements within a personal services environment
2. Provide salon services to clients
3. Advise on beauty products and services
4. Sell to the retail customer
5. Research and apply beauty industry information
6. Conduct salon financial transactions
SECTION 2 HEALTH AND SAFETY
7. Apply safe hygiene, health and work practices
8. Maintain infection control standards
PART 2: THE PRACTICE OF BEAUTY
SECTION 3 NAIL TREATMENTS
9. Manicure and pedicure services
10. Nail art and advanced nail art
SECTION 4 HAIR TREATMENT AND REMOVAL
11. Waxing services
12. Lash and brow services
13. Eyelash extensions
SECTION 5 MAKE-UP
14. Design and apply make-up
15. Remedial camouflage make-up
16. Photographic make-up
SECTION 6 BODY TREATMENTS AND SERVICES
17. Cosmetic tanning
18. Provide body massages
19. Aromatherapy massages
20. Aromatic plant oil blends
SECTION 7 FACIAL TREATMENTS
21. Provide facial treatments and skincare recommendations
22. Specialised facial treatments
PART 3: THE SCIENCE OF BEAUTY
SECTION 8 SKIN AND BODY SCIENCE
23. Promoting healthy nutritional options in a beauty therapy context
24. Body structures and systems
25. Skin science
26. Incorporate knowledge of anatomy and physiology into beauty therapy
Appendices
Cross-sector appendix: The ethics of social media and online platforms
Appendix A. Contraindications and restrictions
Appendix B. Referrals to professionals
Appendix C. Treatment area and equipment
PART 4: ONLINE-ONLY CHAPTERS
SECTION 9 SPA SERVICES
On1. Work in a spa therapies framework
On2. Provide spa therapies
On3. Stone therapy massages
On4. Indian head massages for relaxation
SECTION 10 BODY SERVICES
On5. Reflexology
On6. Provide superficial lymph drainage massages
On7. Nail enhancements and electric file equipment
SECTION 11 HAIR REDUCTION
On8. Permanent hair reduction
On9. Provide female intimate waxing services
On10. Provide male intimate waxing services
SECTION 12 SKIN SERVICES
On11. Provide diathermy treatments
On12. Piercing ear lobes
On13. Provide micro-dermabrasion and hydradermabrasion treatments

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This Cengage solution can be seamlessly integrated into most Learning Management Systems (Blackboard, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, Moodle, and more) but does require a different ISBN for access codes. Please work with your Cengage Learning Consultant to ensure the proper course set up and ordering information. For additional information, please visit the LMS Integration site.

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Premium online teaching and learning tools are available on the MindTap platform - the personalised eLearning solution. MindTap is a flexible and easy-to-use platform that helps build student confidence and gives you a clear picture of their progress. We partner with you to ease the transition to digital – we’re with you every step of the way. MindTap is full of innovative resources to support critical thinking, and help your students move from memorisation to mastery! Includes: Nordmann/Day's Professional Beauty Therapy eBook - Additional online chapters; client cards; beauty in practice scenarios; revision quizzes; flashcards and more. MindTap is a premium purchasable eLearning tool. Contact your Cengage learning consultant to find out how MindTap can transform your course.

Professional Beauty Therapy Workbook

ISBN: 9780170446266
Professional Beauty Therapy Workbook, 4th Edition is the companion to Professional Beauty Therapy, 4th Edition. Each chapter in the workbook corresponds to a chapter in the student book, both written to cover the unit of competencies in the SHB Beauty Training Package in their entirety. Developed to confirm the practical knowledge in the student textbook, the workbook for Professional Beauty Therapy enriches student learning across the Beauty Services qualifications. Through a series of activities, your understanding of the theory and concepts will be expanded and enhanced, and will cover the SHB30119 Certificate III in Beauty, the SHB40119 Certificate IV in Beauty and the SHB50119 Diploma of Beauty Therapy in their entirety.