Choosing a Professional Massage Association
There are
3 major associations: American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated
Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP)and International Massage Association (IMA).
Which should you join?
All three groups have their different
views and provide different sources of information. The
ABMP and AMTA both have their own magazines which I highly recommend.
If all three would join and work together, there would be a much more powerful
group to stand up for the massage/bodywork profession which is really needed at
this time with all of the issues surrounding licensing and legislation, defining
our profession and being able to bill insurance companies for massage services.
I also highly recommend subscribing to
Massage
Magazine, as it is not affiliated with any group. The articles
are very informative and they have a section to keep you updated as to
what is going on in the licensing and legislation debate nationwide.
You may think that the cost of joining
all three would be expensive. You can join one association to provide your
liability insurance and join the other two as associate members to receive
their magazines and newsletters and have access to the members only section
of their website.
Associated
Bodywork and Massage Professionals
American
Massage Therapy Association
Massage Associations
Here are some lists of massage therapy associations provided by other
organizations:
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