Level 4 Award in Skin Health Assessment for Aesthetic Practice
An essential diagnostic study for all clinical skin care professionals
This course will provide you with superior understanding and skill in the practice of advanced skin health evaluation. As a key route to safe and effective clinical skin treatment, advanced assessment of the aesthetic client can be achieved through the interpretation of intrinsic and extrinsic medical, environmental and lifestyle influences combined with a superior knowledge of cosmetic dermatology to enable the full recognition of skin dysfunction, disorder and disease.
This understanding will lead to more extensive treatment programmes, higher retail sales, better results and consequently greater client satisfaction and retention.
This understanding will lead to more extensive treatment programmes, higher retail sales, better results and consequently greater client satisfaction and retention.
Course format
This course is made up of one unit of study:
Unit 3 - Investigative Consultation & Advanced Skin Assessment
Course Unit Format - 7 Modules
Module 1 - Initial Client Review
Module 2 - Lifestyle & Environmental Analysis
Module 3 - Medical Influences On Skin Health And Condition
Module 4 - The Primary & Secondary Skin Types
Module 5 - Advanced Observational Analysis
Module 6 - Skin Diagnostic Tools & Equipment
Module 7 - Defining Treatment Plans, Consolidation & Case Studies
Course Delivery (Theory Element)- Online audio visual presentations, digital portfolio & case study workbook
Course Assessment - Online multiple choice questions, written assessment booklet, portfolio compilation, case study workbook and final theory exam.
Course Duration- This is completely flexible but, on average , you need to allow 25 guided learning hours plus private study time
Tutor Support- Email
Unit 3 - Investigative Consultation & Advanced Skin Assessment
Course Unit Format - 7 Modules
Module 1 - Initial Client Review
Module 2 - Lifestyle & Environmental Analysis
Module 3 - Medical Influences On Skin Health And Condition
Module 4 - The Primary & Secondary Skin Types
Module 5 - Advanced Observational Analysis
Module 6 - Skin Diagnostic Tools & Equipment
Module 7 - Defining Treatment Plans, Consolidation & Case Studies
Course Delivery (Theory Element)- Online audio visual presentations, digital portfolio & case study workbook
Course Assessment - Online multiple choice questions, written assessment booklet, portfolio compilation, case study workbook and final theory exam.
Course Duration- This is completely flexible but, on average , you need to allow 25 guided learning hours plus private study time
Tutor Support- Email
Certification - The OFQUAL accredited CIBTAC | SALLY DURANT Level 4 Award in Skin Health Assessment for Aesthetic Practice - graded at pass, merit or distinction
Enrolment - For further information or to enrol on this course please call EMAIL
A course price list is available on request with a number of payment options.
You can pay by any major credit or debit card or by BACS transfer.
Enrolment - For further information or to enrol on this course please call EMAIL
A course price list is available on request with a number of payment options.
You can pay by any major credit or debit card or by BACS transfer.
Who is this course for?
- Qualified beauty therapists working, or wanting to work, in the medispa environment
- Medical aesthetic practitioners looking to extend their practice into skin health care
- Skin clinic management or front of house personnel requiring deeper understanding of the skin
- Beauty therapy students wanting to get ahead in the jobs market
What makes this course different?
This course offers you the first qualification of its kind, providing advanced skin therapists and aesthetic practitioners with a superior level of diagnostic expertise – a skill which is essential to anyone working within the medispa environment. You will learn to interpret in-depth information regarding a client’s general health and medical condition, environment or lifestyle all of which impact significantly on skin health and dysfunction. Such issues can be identified as the underlying causes of the majority of adverse skin conditions and an understanding of such influences is crucial to your accurate assessment.
In addition the course teaches you how to recognise the more intricate visual indications of skin disorders, damage and disease. We teach you how to perform a thorough zonal analysis of the skin including interpretation of key dermatological lesions and how to translate your analysis into effective and safe treatment planning.
In addition the course teaches you how to recognise the more intricate visual indications of skin disorders, damage and disease. We teach you how to perform a thorough zonal analysis of the skin including interpretation of key dermatological lesions and how to translate your analysis into effective and safe treatment planning.
