This past week the Massage Therapy Foundation announced that Gini S. Ohlson will become the new Executive Director of the organization, effective July 1. Ohlson has been the AMTA’s staff director for the MTF since 1998. This is part of the paradigm shift between the two organizations, and I think it’s a good one....
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Tags: AMTA, massage therapy foundation
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This past week I was blessed to attend the International Massage Therapy Research Conference for the first time. This event is only held every three years and it was my first time attending. It was held at the Seaport in Boston, a beautiful hotel right on the harbor and right across the street from...
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Tags: AMTA, International Massage Therapy Research Conference, massage therapy foundation, research
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I have received the following from the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards. I personally think they are far off the mark on what they intend to do with continuing education, and with their refusal to consider any joint effort with the NCBTMB to organize and streamline the approval process for the good of...
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Tags: AMTA, Continuing Education, Ethics, FSMTB, Massage, NCBTMB
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This is the fourth year that I have reported on the financial status of the non-profit organizations that represent the massage therapy profession. I am not an accountant or a financial expert. The information is taken from Guidestar, a clearinghouse where you can look up the financial filings of non-profits. The American Massage Therapy...
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Tags: AMTA, massage therapists, Shelly Johnson
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Would anyone say, “ No, Thank You!” ? It is difficult for me to imagine a time these days when anyone would turn down making additional income. During a time when many Americans are making a list and checking it twice, most of us are plotting presents for friends, colleagues, family and friends for...
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Tags: ABMP, American Massage Conference, AMTA, Angie Patrick, branding, business, business planning, cash, Facebook, massage business, self-promotion, success
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Disclosure: I have agreed to pass along comments, questions and concerns to the NCBTMB on this matter, and the management there reads my blog. They are fully aware that I use this blog to express my own opinion whether it is in line with theirs or not. Your comments here will be seen by...
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Tags: AMTA, Continuing Education, massage therapists, NCBTMB
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The American Massage Therapy Association announced today that the organization is pledging a matching donation of up to $100,000 to help massage therapists who were affected by the storm in NY, NJ, and CT. In the press release issued earlier today, in addition to the matching donation, member therapists will also be given a...
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My husband Champ and I attended the AMTA National Convention in Raleigh this week, and a good time was had by all! Congratulations to all our colleagues in the North Carolina Chapter for pulling off a fabulous event! I’m not going to take any credit because other than teaching and sitting in the House...
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Tags: Allissa Haines, AMTA, Bob Jantsch, FSMTB, Jaime Huffman
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It’s all about me, so here’s my wishlist for the profession. It’s difficult to place these in order of importance, because some of them depend on each other, and in my little corner of massage, they’re all important. It’s election time–aren’t we all just about sick of hearing about it–candidates mudslinging and making campaign...
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Tags: AFMTE, AMTA, COMTA, Continuing Education, FSMTB, LauraAllenMT, Massage, massage therapy foundation, NCBTMB
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If at first you don’t succeed… Try, try again. That’s what the regulatory board in my home state of North Carolina is recommending when it comes to getting the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards to do something about the confusing status of continuing education approvals. Two years ago, the NC Board of Massage...
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Tags: ABMP, AFMTE, AMTA, COMTA, Continuing Education, ELAP, FSMTB, LauraAllenMT, massage therapists, MOCC, NCBTMB, Ralph Stephens
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