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Making connections: Foundational arts and humanities for massage therapists

Submitted by RST on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 12:58

How do we integrate the art of massage with massage knowledge?

 

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This e-Book provides a comprehensive foundation in arts and humanities for massage therapists. Completing the material in this e-Book will prepare the student to access the art of massage in a variety of ways. This material is prerequisite knowledge for massage educational objectives, as outlined by various stakeholders in the following table.

 

Massage educational objectives addressed by this e-Book

Guidelines document Learning objective
College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia (CMTBC) Guidelines for Foundational Knowledge Objective
Inter-Jurisdictional Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile for Massage Therapists (British Columbia, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, and Alberta) Objective
ITEC qualifications: International Objective
ITEC qualifications: UK Objective
Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) Content Outline Objective
Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge (MTBoK) Objective
Massage Therapy Competency Standards (College of Massage Therapists of Ontario) Objective
National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage (NCETM) Content Outline Objective
National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB) Content Outline Objective
National Certification for Advanced Practice (NCAP) test specifications report Objective

 

 

 
 
 

Massage educational objectives addressed by this e-Book

Guidelines document Learning objective
College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia (CMTBC) Guidelines for Foundational Knowledge Objective
ITEC qualifications: International Objective
ITEC qualifications: UK Objective
Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) Content Outline
  • E. Concepts of energetic anatomy
Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge (MTBoK)
  • Identify personal perception of energy.
National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage (NCETM) Content Outline Objective
National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB) Content Outline
  • L. Energetic systems (e.g., chakras; channel [meridians]; primary and extraordinary channels)
  • A. Assessment methods
    • 5. energetic
  • C. Assessment areas
    • 4. energy blockages
  • A. Theory
    • 1. effects/benefits of massage/bodywork
      • c. energetic
National Certification for Advanced Practice (NCAP) test specifications report Objective

 

 

 

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