National Massage Board needs help
October 10, 2009 by Julie Onofrio
Filed under Licensing and Legislation, News
The National Certification Board for Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) needs some serious help. Their press release (pdf)last month indicates that they are moving ahead with their project to create an advanced credentialing. What I find most interesting is that they are moving ahead without really finding out if the massage profession even wants or needs [...]
Share on FacebookCan the NCBTMB be saved?
September 12, 2009 by Julie Onofrio
Filed under Licensing and Legislation
The NCBTMB just announced their latest project – creating an advanced exam to certify massage therapists. They are doing their job task analysis to determine what is needed but frankly I don’t have much confidence in their company or programs. This is what they should have been doing all along. Is it too late? With [...]
Share on FacebookIs Massage a Profession?
August 18, 2009 by Julie Onofrio
Filed under Licensing and Legislation, News
Is massage a profession? It is in my opinion and view. I have been working in it for over 20 years.
What makes for a profession is part of the question. I started looking for answers on how professions are defined but I haven’t come up with anything concrete.
Wikipedia says this about the history of professions.
Classically, [...]
Massage National Certification Board
July 14, 2009 by Julie Onofrio
Filed under Licensing and Legislation
What is going on with the Massage National Certification Board? A few weeks ago they announced that they are creating a new affiliation – USA Massage Resource Alliance (usaMRA) which is supposed to provide low cost resources for massage therapist to help respond to the failing economy.
The latest news it that they will be offering [...]
Massage Therapists Getting Younger
July 6, 2009 by Julie Onofrio
Filed under Licensing and Legislation
Massage therapists are getting younger or so The AMTA Massage Industry Research Report says:
Nearly sixty percent (57.8 percent) of school administrators responded that the average age of students has declined at their school in the past five years, according to the 2008 AMTA Massage School Survey. School administrators estimate that the average student is 30 [...]
