The Financial Health of Our Organizations: FSMTB
Note: For the past few years I have done a series of reports on the financial status of the non-profit organizations that represent the massage therapy profession. I obtain this information from...
View ArticleCE Providers React to NCBTMB’s New Approval Plan
In the past couple of weeks since the NCBTMB unveiled their new plan for CE providers, which includes doing away with organizational approval, the reaction of providers has for the most part been very...
View ArticleCaught Between Hubris and The Grudge
All the talk in recent weeks of the “fiscal cliff” and the refusal of the Republicans and the Democrats to play nice together in the interest of the highest common good reminds me of the current...
View ArticleAn Alternative to CE Regulation (just in the nick of time)
As I’ve written about on this blog, the NCBTMB has been trying to roll out an “upgraded” scheme to regulate the entire world of continuing education. After all, their stated mission is “To define and...
View ArticleBlowin’ in the Wind
Whether you prefer the Bob Dylan original version, or the popular treatment by Peter, Paul & Mary, we have our own version of Blowin’ in the Wind being sung by the leaders of FSMTB and NCBTMB. My...
View ArticleMOCC-ERY Redux
I have received the following from the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards. I personally think they are far off the mark on what they intend to do with continuing education, and with their...
View ArticleNCBTMB Call for Comments: 911 for Approved Providers
The NCBTMB has decided to call for comments on their latest revisions for the CE/Approved Provider program–something they should have done before they ever unrolled the plan to start with–and I can...
View ArticleConfusion Reigns
I’d like to just steal Sandy Fritz’s blog this week, but instead I’ll post the link to it. She expressed many of the same things I have been feeling in “Beyond Frustration.” Confusion reigns. I get at...
View ArticleReport from the International Massage Therapy Research Conference
This past week I was blessed to attend the International Massage Therapy Research Conference. This event is only held every three years and it was my first time attending. It was held at the Seaport in...
View ArticleELAP First Draft and Call for Comments Released
The first draft of the ELAP (Entry-Level Analysis Project) has finally been released. It’s been more than a year since I first blogged about it. This research project proposal was introduced by ABMP...
View ArticleELAP: Stop Insulting Our Intelligence!
I spent a big part of last week responding to the first draft of the Entry Level Analysis Project (ELAP). I shared it on my social media several times and encouraged everyone in the massage profession...
View ArticleAMTA: Supporting Massage Therapists for the Affordable Care Act (or Not?)
The Affordable Care Act goes into effect on January 1, 2014. This stands to have a major impact on the ability of massage therapists to be reimbursed by insurance. The 1300+ page document includes...
View ArticleReport from the AFMTE 2013 Annual Meeting
I just returned from attending the fourth annual meeting of the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education, held this year in St. Charles, MO. I’m a founding member of this organization, and once again, it...
View ArticleAn Interview with Steve Kirin, New CEO of the NCBTMB
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Steve Kirin, the new CEO of the NCBTMB. This is the interview I did with him. 1. You were just appointed CEO in May, but you’ve been on board for a year and...
View ArticleReport from the World Massage Festival
Champ and I attended the World Massage Festival this past week, held on the Queen Mary. This grand old boat is permanently docked in Long Beach, CA. On our last day there, we got a glimpse of the...
View ArticleReport from the AMTA National Convention
I arrived in Ft. Worth on Wednesday in time to attend the House of Delegates preliminary meeting, which was quite exciting. I was only an alternate this year so I did not get to participate in several...
View ArticleCalling All Massage Organizations: 911
I’ve seen some ups and downs since joining the massage profession about 15 years ago, but never, in all that time, have I been as disgusted and dismayed with one of our organizations as I am today. I...
View ArticleAn Interview with Dr. Leena Guptha, New Chair of the NCBTMB
From Laura Allen: I have skewered the NCBTMB in my blog several times over the years, including very recently. It has been a tradition with me for several years to interview the executives and chairs...
View ArticleCE: No Approval is Better than Faux Approval
This is hardly the first time I’ve had gripes about the state of continuing education for massage therapists in the US. I’m not happy, and I haven’t been happy for a long time. I’m a CE provider...
View ArticleELAP Final Report and Entry-Level Education Blueprint Released
The Entry-Level Analysis Project Final Report and the Entry-Level Education Blueprint were released today, and it’s a whopper…266 pages in the Report, and 527 pages in the blueprint. Obviously, I...
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