The recent COVID-19 pandemic has shown that many massage therapists do not know what the major associations do for the profession and do not know the history of our associations. They are NOT just for insurance. If you just want insurance, there are some companies that provide insurance at a reduced rate like www.handsontrade.com and […]
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Cultural Competence Classes
Unconsicous Bias Class from Healwell. We all have it–unconscious bias. Learning about our biases can help us provide better care for all people no matter what their race or sex or sexual orientation. Our brains process information in prediction loops (things such as daydreaming, memory, delusions are in prediction loops.) Our sensory input system provides […]
Making sense of COVID-19
This is my attempt at trying to understand why this is really happening. After 2 1/2 weeks of this COVID-19 being around in the Seattle area, it still does not make any sense to me. I had to set that aside a few weeks ago because so much was happening so fast that I had […]
20 for 2020
20 things to boost your practice Review and update your business plan for 2020. Get your website up and running if you haven’t already…If it is up start learning about Search Engine Optimization and how to get your website to be on the top of the first page of Google. Get your Google Business listed […]
The Year in Review – 2019
2019 was a big year for massage therapy with many exciting advancements for the profession. The Veterans Administration created a job description for massage therapists and started hiring massage therapists! It took them 15-20 years to make this happen. With the VA now recognizing massage therapists, more insurance carriers will start taking note too! Medicare […]
Veterans Administration Recognizes Massage Therapists
The Veterans Administration has recently announced their Qualification Standards for hiring massage therapists (Health Technicians) and created the GS (General Scale) pay scale for massage therapists. This is big news for the massage profession. It has taken over 20 years for the VA to create a category in their system to allow massage therapists to […]