A new interstate compact is being developed by the The Council of State Governments (CSG) who is partnering with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) to help people in the military move more easily and practice massage therapy in different states. License Portability has been something that […]
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The Future of the Massage Therapy Profession

If we are not at the table, we are on the menu.
If you are not at the table, you are on the menu is a political saying that supposedly comes out of WA DC in about 2000 with no known origin. I first heard it said that the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education Conference (I think in about 2010) in Tuscon AZ by John Weeks, publisher/editor […]

The CE Conundrum
And now, the end is nearCould this be the final curtain? First of all – it is CE (Continuing Education) NOT CE U. One CE credit is 60 minutes of instruction. One CE hour is 60 minutes of instruction. One clock hour is 60 minutes of instruction. One contact hour is 50 minutes of instruction. […]

The Future of the Massage Profession
In order to start planning for the future of the massage profession, it is important to learn where we have come and where we are currently at. Right now we need more younger massage therapists to step up and become leaders in the profession to direct our future. Most of what happens in the massage […]

NCBTMB – Oh boy
First Letter to NCBTMB (just sent a few minutes ago…awaiting response): To NCBTMB Board of Directors Leena Guptha, Bruce Baltz, Jill Berkana, Veronica Stern, Brenda Jeanne Baker, Teresa M. Matthews, Michael McGillicuddy I just read your announcement on your new specialty certification on your website and I have many questions. How does this help the […]

It is about more than just the research
If you thought the focus of the International Massage Therapy Research Conference would be just about research, you would be missing the whole picture. What the conference (and the Massage Therapy Foundation) is about is more than just the research. It is about the few people who are standing up for the massage profession to […]