MassageMag.com is reporting that the group charged with developing the body of knowledge (BOK) will be meeting again in November. The group is meeting to develop and define the skills and the knowledge that are required to practice massage therapy.
The group is made up of representatives from Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, American Massage Therapy Association, AMTA Council of Schools, Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, Massage Therapy Research Consortium, Massage Therapy Foundation, and National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork will attend the meeting.
I beleive that the decisions arrived at by this group will have an impact on the curriculum and teaching standards currently in place in massage schools throughout the country. Just as licensing and certification standards are becoming the norm in each state, similar standards will be applied to massage schools seeking various certifications and approvals.
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