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Curriculum
Our Professional Massage Therapy
program is a comprehensive course of instruction that bridges intellectual
discipline with technical expertise.
Grounded in the value of client centered care, courses in massage theory and
practice, communication and ethics in therapeutic relationships,
as well as real life clinical experience, are supported and complemented
by studies in structure, function and disease of the human body.
Engaged and competent faculty, supported by relevant text books and
classroom technology, blend scientific foundations and hands-on instruction
to create an experiental learning environment that builds clinical
reasoning skills. Added instruction in the elements that the graduating
student will be a competent massage therapist, prepared to take the
National Certification Exam and state licensing exams.
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Philosophy
Massage is an art and science taking a holistic approach to achieving well
being for both client and therapist. It dates back over 3,000 years and has
been documented in ancient civilizations including, China, Rome, Greece,
Japan, Egypt and India.
Today, a well rounded education in massage therapy means a curriculum
that includes the foundational areas of Science & Research,
Communication and Ethics, and of course, Practical
Hands-On training in the application of massage.
Approach
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Professional Massage Therapy Program |
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Science & Research |
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Professional Communications & Ethics |
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Practical Hands-On |
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Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology |
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Professional Ethics & Communications |
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Massage Therapy Practice |
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- Focus on physiology – how things work
- Pathology survey – focus on pathologies most commonly seen by massage therapists
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- Focus on professionalism in both ethics and communication skills
- Develop skills that support and maintain the therapeutic relationship
- Most overt place to reflect our core values as individuals within our educational community
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- Focus on practice – technique and body mechanics
- Theory based on research and being clear about benefits, purpose and effects of techniques
- Maximizes hands-on instruction community
- Advanced bodywork*
- Elective modalities*
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Musculo-skeletal Anatomy & Kinesiology |
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Business |
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Massage & Clinic |
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- Focus on soft tissue structures primarily treated by massage therapists
- Location and palpation of structures
- Application of specific anatomy through postural assessment, range of motion and stretching
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- Focus on practical necessities and the choices and obligations of the professional massage therapist
- Allow students to investigate either a business or an employment plan
- Career Decisions*
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- Focus on integration of all the skills and knowledge students are gaining
- These are teaching clinics
- Advanced clinic*
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Research & Clinical Reasoning |
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- Focus on clinical reasoning process
- Research literacy basics
- Case Review*
- Research Applications*
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*Courses included in advanced 1,000 hrs. program where available
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