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CE Requirements
Attention Saskatchewan massage therapists! You can now received continuing education credits with Jumozy online courses incorporating footage from award-winning videos.
The Massage Therapist Association of Saskatchewan, Inc. requires 40 hours of continuing education credits every 3 years.
As an approved provider, we offer 16 courses courses on massage and reflexology, learning new approaches and techniques. Courses range from two to 7.5 hours of CE credits. All content is online, available 24/7, with printable certificates of achievements upon completion.
E-learning course titles include “Cellulite Massage,†“Lymphatic Massage,†“Craniosacral Therapy,†“Myofascial Release,†“Full Body Stone Massage,†“Full Body Chair Massage,†“Comprehensive Reflexology,†and a variety of shorter reflexology courses addressing specific health complaints. The variety allows therapists to choose courses that most interest them and benefit their careers. For a full list of offerings, visit www.jumozy.com.
Craniosacral therapy is based on concepts that date back thousands of years and are buttressed by 20th century medical research.
An American osteopathic physician named William Sutherland is credited with being the father of what is known as craniosacral therapy. While he is credited with being the founder of this work, some of the concepts predate him by thousands of years.
Earlier Applications and Understandings
There is a Chinese text from four thousand years ago which makes reference to the art of “listening†and “calming†the heart through touching the body very lightly. Cranial manipulation is also thought to have been practiced by the ancient Egyptians and members of the Paracus culture in Peru around 2000 BC- 200 AD. This concept of listening to the body acknowledged that the vitality of the body is connected to the neural network.
More recently in the Middle Ages, European practitioners known as “bone setters†utilized light manipulations of bony structures to basically reset fractures and dislocations and to even treat headaches.
The studies of 18th century, European philosopher and scientist, Emmanuel Swedenborg, noted the regular cycle of expansion and contraction of the brain.
Dr. William Sutherland
While the concepts at the foundation of craniosacral therapy have existed through history, Dr. Sutherland created a system of research that gave us the ideas and observations that demonstrated a physiological basis. His study into the work of the cranial bones and the craniosacral system started in the early 1900s.
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If you're a massage therapist interested in new modalities, the go-to instructor is Meade Steadman. A professional instructor and practicing LMT, Meade is the instructor of many Jumozy courses. He provides clear, engaging instruction and easy-to-follow steps in all his courses.
Meade Steadman is an instructor for the Myotherapy College of Utah and the Myotherapy Institute of Massage. In the classroom, he has taught Swedish, Sports, Acutherapy, Tai Chi, Hydrotherapy, Reflexology, Infant Massage, Pregnancy Massage, Contraindications, Chair Massage, Geriatric Massage, Specialized Spa Techniques, and Therapeutic Principles. He is also the featured expert in many award-winning instructional videos (produced by Aesthetic VideoSource) on various massage modalities.
Since 1996, he has owned and managed Tranquil Touch™ LLC in Salt Lake City, UT. He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Utah, and has published in A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology (4th Edition) and Massage and BodyWork Magazine.
Meade instructs and provides video demonstrations in the following Jumozy courses:
• Comprehensive Reflexology: The Foot
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Most individual state regulatory boards require continuing education for massage therapists to renew licensing. CE requirements vary by state.
Our massage therapy courses are valid in most states, either as an NCBTMB Approved Provider or as approved by the state board. You can check the licensing requirements for your state here, but always double check with your state regulatory board for information (in case there have been any changes) and city and county authorities as to local regulations. You are responsible for knowing the laws that apply to you.
The list of states requiring is growing. As of July 1, 2013, new Idaho requirements for licensing and continuing education go into effect.
For the few “hold outs,†the local legislatures periodically consider regulation. For example, in February, the Kansas legislature debated House Bill 2186 that would have set minimum training requirements and mandated licensing. However, it appears that bill did not pass.
Click on your state below to learn more about its CE requirements, if any:
Increasingly, more states and Canadian provinces are requiring massage therapists to take a minimum number of continuing education (CE) hours to maintain licensure. Professional organizations, such as the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) and American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), often require CE’s to maintain membership standing and organizational endorsement.
On one level, these requirements may seem yet another item on the ever-growing “to do†list: more hoops to jump, when you’re already busy with your practice and personal life. Are CE requirements just another bureaucratic layer, complicating your life? Or is continuing education important?
According to the 2012 data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, there is a correlation with education to income. The more education you have, the more money you’re likely to make. That’s good motivation right there.
But I already graduated from a massage training program, you say. True, but education doesn’t stop there. There are good reasons why.
Continuing education allows you to:
- Learn new modalities and techniques
- Expand your menu of service offerings
- Attract more clients and grow your business
- Grow your career opportunities
- Be more valuable to employers
- Stand out from the competition
- Customize your techniques to meet a client’s needs
- Stay current with the latest developments in massage therapy
- Fill in gaps in basic massage therapy training
- Provide clients with the best possible experience
- Increase your income
- Maintain licensure
Requirements vary for different state/province accrediting agencies and professional organizations. Requirements usually allow for learning new modalities and techniques. They may also cover business practices (such as record keeping and business management) for starting and maintain your practice, ethics and CPR, to aromatherapy, if incorporated into your practice.
Jumozy proudly announces its accreditation by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). As an Approved Provider, our clients can now receive continuing education (CE) credits for online courses incorporating footage from our award-winning videos.
Everyone agrees continuing education is critical. Jumozy, a division of Salon Channel, Inc. provides working professionals the means to learn new and advanced techniques, grow business opportunities, and tailor treatments to their clients’ needs. “Our mission since 1994 is to bring the classroom to our clients, on their schedule, at their convenience,†says Shirley Erickson Gorospe, president of Salon Channel, Inc. “With NCBTMB certification, our clients can now earn continuing education credits as well as learn new approaches and techniques.â€
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