Note: For the past few years I have done a series of reports on the financial status of the non-profit organizations that represent the massage therapy profession. I obtain this information from Guidestar, a financial information clearinghouse for non-profits. The organizations can provide their Form 990 (Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax) to...
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Tags: Continuing Education, LauraAllenMT, massage therapists, NCBTMB; FSMTB, Paul Lindamood
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Nearly two years ago, the Tennessee Board of Massage Licensure voted to change its rule pertaining to the examinations approved for licensure of massage therapists. They chose to adopt the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination offered by FSMTB as the only approved exam – and sunset the use of the National Certification Examination for...
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Tags: Alexa Zaledonis, FSMTB, LauraAllenMT, MBLEx, NCBTMB, NCBTMB; FSMTB, Rick Rosen
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Any time one of the major organizations in the massage field tries to fire up a project that will “advance the profession”, I get awfully suspicious. When a group of them get together to do something on the big scale, I go on full nuclear alert. That’s the case right now with a dubious...
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Tags: ABMP, AFMTE, AMTA, COMTA, FSMTB, LauraAllenMT, Massage, NCBTMB; FSMTB
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From the title, you might think this blog is about The Client List, the trashy new show on the Lifetime Channel that gives massage therapy a black eye. No such luck; the event I am referring to is the upcoming Leadership Summit #2, set to take place next week in Chicago. The first Leadership...
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Tags: ABMP, AFMTE, AMTA, COMTA, FSMTB, LauraAllenMT, massage therapists, NCBTMB; FSMTB
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Our industry is at a critical juncture. As we move into a “full-fledged” profession with the various stakeholders (AFMTE, AMTA, ABMP, FSMTB, MTF, NCBTMB), actually attempting to play well with each other and work in harmony for the greater good of the profession, now is the time to make sure your voice is heard!...
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Tags: ABMP, Activism, AFMTE, AMTA, business, career longevity, massage therapy foundation, motivational inspiration, NCBTMB, NCBTMB; FSMTB
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As I look back over 2011, it was a very good year. For the 8th year in a row, since I first opened my business, I am going to finish the year with a growth in sales and in my bottom line. That’s rather miraculous, considering the unemployment rate in my county has been...
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Tags: ABMP, AFMTE, Allissa Haines, American Massage Conference, AMTA, COMTA, Facebook, FSMTB, irene diamond, LauraAllenMT, Lynda Solien-Wolfe, Marjorie Brook, Massage, massage therapy foundation, Michael McGillidcuddy, NCBTMB; FSMTB, Scott Dartnall, World Massage Festival
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Rick Rosen, MA, LMBT, Founder and Executive Director of the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education, announced last week that he will be stepping down from that position effective November 30. In his letter to Alliance members, Rosen stated that he is returning to his full-time duties at the Body Therapy Institute in Siler City,...
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Tags: AFMTE, AMTA, COMTA, FSMTB, LauraAllenMT, massage therapists, NCBTMB; FSMTB, Rick Rosen
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The year is winding down; all the award shows have been on television lately, and I’d like to give out a few of my own, along with a thump or two on the head of those who need it. Call me a critic! These are my opinions only and should not be construed as...
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Tags: ABMP, AFMTE, AMTA, COMTA, continuing educatioin, Facebook, LauraAllenMT, marketing, massage therapists, massage therapy foundation, NCBTMB; FSMTB, Paul Lindamood, research, Rick Rosen
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I spent this past weekend in Los Angeles at the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards meeting. It was a great gathering of regulatory board members from all over the US and Puerto Rico. As my own term as a NC Board member ended in June, I was there as an observer, not as...
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In January of this year, I blogged Continuing Education Providers: Sink or Swim, and followed up that one with the report from the meeting convened by the NCBTMB, where profession leaders were invited to give input into the revamping of their Approved Provider program. Last week at the wonderful annual meeting of the AFMTE,...
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Tags: AFMTE, continuing educatioin, Debra Persinger, LauraAllenMT, Massage, NCBTMB, NCBTMB; FSMTB
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