Staff Training for Your Team

Support your staff to confidently guide parents in using infant and child massage within your service

Suitable for health, early childhood and community services
Delivered onsite or at a venue near you
Tailored to your team and service context

The Infant Massage Information Service (IMIS) provides tailored staff training for teams working with infants, children and families across health, early childhood and community settings.

This training supports staff to confidently guide and support parents to use infant and child massage within everyday interactions, group programs and early relational work.

With over 26 years of experience delivering infant and paediatric massage training, IMIS has supported professionals across health, early childhood and community settings.

Who this training is for

We work with organisations including:

Child and Family Health Services
Hospitals and maternity units
Early childhood education and care services
Community and family support programs
Perinatal and infant mental health services
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations
Not-for-profit and government services

A safe, family-centred approach

IMIS training is grounded in cue-based, family-centred practice.

Staff are not trained to massage infants directly.

Staff are supported to:

Guide and support parents to massage their own baby
Demonstrate techniques using a doll
Read and respond to infant cues and engagement
Work within safe, appropriate professional boundaries

This approach supports best practice while reducing risk and maintaining clear scope of practice.

How this can be used in practice

Following training, staff are able to integrate this work into:

Parent education sessions and group programs
Early parenting and family support services
Home visiting and individual support
Perinatal and early relational work
Programs supporting bonding, regulation and connection

Example in practice

An example of this work in practice can be seen through the Baby & Me program delivered by the Rev. Bill Crews Foundation in Sydney.

This program integrates infant massage into a supportive group setting for parents and babies, alongside early relational and developmental support. Staff guide and support parents to use massage with their own baby, creating opportunities for connection, co-regulation and confidence building.

👉 Read more about this program

What this supports

This training can strengthen your service by supporting:

Parent confidence in responding to their baby
Opportunities for co-regulation and connection
A structured, consistent approach across staff
Practical, relationship-focused support for families

Training format

Training is flexible and can be delivered as a 1 or 2-day program, depending on the range of topics covered and how your team will be using the training in practice.

Programs are tailored to your organisation, with content and delivery adapted to suit your service context, team roles and intended outcomes.