The NCBTMB has been recently adding a few specialty certifications. The thing is no one really knows why they are doing this or what they are trying to do. My complaint when I first saw the specialty certifications was why is it only one school program that is allowed to have the title : Specialty […]
Not to high, not too low…geting your fees just right!
One of the many challenges of setting your fees for your massage business is getting them to be just right. They need to be low enough to get people in the door but also need to be high enough so that you can stay in business and have your business be profitable! People buy things […]
Massage Licensing: Moving to other states could get easier and more expensive.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Creating Your Policies and Procedures
One of the biggest acts of self care is setting your policies and procedures and learning to enforce them in a way that supports your values. It also helps create the framework for the therapeutic relationship. When clients/potential clients know where you stand and what they are responsible for it shows them where your boundaries […]