{"id":396,"date":"2021-10-11T20:57:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/?page_id=396"},"modified":"2022-07-14T20:54:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T19:54:48","slug":"massage-in-schools-programme-misp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/east-team-training-2\/massage-in-schools-programme-misp\/","title":{"rendered":"MASSAGE IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME (MISP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Massage in Schools Programme (MISP) was introduced to the UK in 2000 by co-founders, Mia Elmsater and Sylvie Hetu. The programme is well structured, yet simple, making it easy for teachers to incorporate into the daily routine of the classroom. This is a peer massage programme, in which only children massage children, whilst the adults (teacher\/assistant) observe and facilitate the routine. It intends to give children the chance to experience positive, nurturing touch at school in a safe and creative way.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of MISP are many. Schools throughout the UK who have implemented the Massage in Schools Programme have noticed the following benefits to children and the school in general:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved concentration<\/li>\n<li>Improved co-operation<\/li>\n<li>Increased self-esteem\/ confidence<\/li>\n<li>Reduction in aggressive behaviour and bullying<\/li>\n<li>Calmer classroom environment<\/li>\n<li>Children, especially those with ADHD, develop better motor skills<\/li>\n<li>Greater ability to work independently and in groups<\/li>\n<li>A feeling of being individually acknowledged<\/li>\n<li>Empathy and respect in communicating<\/li>\n<li>Ability to recognise difference between good and bad touch<\/li>\n<li>More relaxed and focused feeling in the school generally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.misascotland.org.uk\">www.misascotland.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If interested in becoming a Massage in Schools Instructor, please contact Dougie Mirfin or Fiona McCallum at <a href=\"mailto:eaEAST@eastyayrshire.org.uk\">eaEAST@eastyayrshire.org.uk<\/a> for more information on the two day training course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Massage in Schools Programme (MISP) was introduced to the UK in 2000 by co-founders, Mia Elmsater and Sylvie Hetu. The programme is well structured, yet simple, making it easy for teachers to incorporate into the daily routine of the classroom. This is a peer massage programme, in which only children massage children, whilst the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/east-team-training-2\/massage-in-schools-programme-misp\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MASSAGE IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME (MISP)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4925,"featured_media":0,"parent":42,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-396","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4925"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=396"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":576,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/396\/revisions\/576"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hwbclplcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}