massage therapy – The Best Massage Therapy Education
March 3rd, 2010 | 
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If you are considering a career into massage therapy, you need to make sure that you are going to purse the best education possible. This choice will set the stage for years to come, so choose wisely. After all, the best massage therapy education won’t be cheap or easy, but it will set you up for future success as a massage professional if you decide to go for it.
Here are some quick tips on how to choose the best education possible:
- Get to know the regulations in your state or province concerning the practice of massage therapy. Does the school in which you are interested comply with the standards? Is the college or education program recognized by these regulatory bodies?
- How successful are previous graduates? Do they own their own businesses, or are they working in the type of field in which you’re interested? For example, sports, rehabilitation, spa etc.
- How interested are potential employers in the school’s graduates? For example, how many students have jobs before graduation, and where are the jobs located? (hint: graduates who are going to well-established and reputable clinics are an indication of the quality of the massage training program. )
- Is there a job board at the school? What types of employers are actively seeking the graduates?
- Are the students and graduates generally happy with the program?
- Do students have the opportunity to treat members of the public at a clinic, and do they have opportunities to network with professionals in the industry?
- What do current massage therapists think of the program you want to pursue? No school is perfect, but if you get an overall thumbs up for the program then it will in all likelihood be worth your while.
There are several great options for massage therapy education, so sometimes it may just come down to how a college “feels” to you. If you get good feedback from students and professionals alike, and the school “feels” right to you, you can be quite confident that you are pursuing the best massage therapy education for your needs.
Ok so you might find the next few links interesting. These are from around the web, just random snippets that I’ve picked up in my reading, but I found some very cool information in them. You might too. Here goes…
2009 Massage Therapy Survey Available from AMTA
The American Massage Therapy Association has just released the 2009 results of their annual consumer survey on the state of massage therapy in the US.
Massage Therapy Programs: Career Training Opportunities Today
Find Massage Therapy Programs in the United States and Canada. Presently, students have many diverse massage therapy programs from which to choose. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are about 1300 massage therapy …
Find Massage Therapy Schools and Massage Schools in the United States and Canada. Massage therapy schools are the fastest growing elements in healthcare training and there are nearly a thousand massage therapy schools and training …
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