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Who's Who in the Reflexology Forum?
Independent Chair - Carol Baily
Carol comes to this role having left the Higher Education sector in August 2005, to follow up freelance opportunities. Previously she was Head of Community Health at the University of Wolverhampton , and had management responsibility for Complementary Therapies; Primary Care and Health Studies. As part of that role she contributed to raising the profile of Complementary Therapies within the NHS and many of the students successfully completing the degree in Reflexology are now employed within the public sector.
She has a particular interest in quality assurance having been involved in the development and monitoring of programmes at a local and national level. This has involved working with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Health Professionals Council (HPC) and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).Earlier in her career Carol worked as a health visitor with a specialist interest in children with multiple disabilities and observed the value of massage in children with disabilities resulting in contractures. Ever the innovator she encouraged the formation of playgroups for mothers and children with special needs.
This interest is maintained in a voluntary capacity today, raising funds and supporting a project in Wolverhampton that offers respite care for children with profound disabilities.
Carol brings to the role of Lay Chair a wealth of experience in preparing groups for the formalisation of existing practice. Committed to high standards, she has extensive experience of producing comprehensive documents that meet rigorous quality standards. She has a reputation of managing meetings with fairness and brings these attributes to her role as Independent Lay Chair.
Secretary - Renee Tanner
Following a nursing career Renée's reflexology experience began in the
1960's, when she first studied Chinese Foot Therapy. She went on to
study beauty therapy and a variety of complementary therapies, including
reflexology, through a number of avenues both here and overseas. Renée
qualified as a teacher and opened the first school of Beauty and
Complementary Therapy in the UK where she remained as principal and
course leader for reflexology for thirty years.
Renée has always worked with organisations striving for standardisation
including the parliamentary therapy group on complementary therapy.
Her expertise as a reflexologist has lead to her lecturing and training
therapists on all over the world. She has worked as a volunteer in a
number of countries including India and South Africa, where she helped
set up training centres and treatment clinic in villages and townships.
Renée has retired from full time teaching; she now offers CPD courses
and runs a busy private practice.
She gives her time to the Reflexology Forum because she believes this is
the way forward to standardisation of training, education, regulation,
and registration for the therapistwhich will, rightfully, identify
reflexology as a profession and protect the general public who seek a
professional treatment.
Renée works along side a dedicated group of colleagues lead by an
Independent Lay chair supported by the Prince of Wales's Foundation for
Integrated Health (PoWFIH)
Treasurer - Edith Maskell
Edith qualified in reflexology and made a late lifestyle change after a
high profile and successful administrative career spanning 30 years. She
now spends her time between working as a reflexologist and managing her
Clinic in complementary and alternative medicine in Kent.
