Jul 07
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One of my pet peeves or rather passions is writing about the licensing and legislation issues that are occurring in the massage profession.
The problem is that we as a profession have not defined ourselves so now there are insurance companies and legislators who are doing it for us.
I have been collecting information from the government websites on massage licensing and have found such a discrepancy in how massage is licensed. Some states regulate schools, some don’t. Some still require fingerprinting and STD testing. Massage is generally defined using terms that imply Swedish Massage is being done. Some include modalities like Reiki, Reflexology, Structural Integration. Why does someone who does the energetic work of Reiki have to know about Swedish Massage?
On my website www.massage-career-guides.com and on this blog I am attempting to gather information on just what it means for each different kind of massage therapist to practice in each state – not just what the laws are but what are the implications and how does licensing or the lack of licensing influence the ability to be a successful massage therapist where you live?
By collecting this information,I hope that we can learn as a profession just what we need to do to define ourselves in a professional matter. I actually think if we did that for ourselves we wouldn’t need licensing at all. (Yes I know that is only my opinion and it is very different from everyone else thinking that we need more education and more laws to protect the public. It is the massage schools and associations creating this idea without anything to back up their theories.
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