Where can i go in the Chicago Illinois area (Schaumburg) for a massage therapy continuinuing education course?

Question

I am a certifie dmassage therapist who needs 24 hours every 2 years to maintain my lisence. I have scoured the internet and cannot find a single SATURDAY or SUNDAY continuing education class (educational session) which will satisfy my lisence requirements. any ideas?

Answer 1

Try the American Academy of Massage Therapy!

Continuing Education Requirements (see dates below)



American Academy of Massage Therapy in Chicago offers 24 CONTINUING EDUCATION HOUR CREDITS at an affordable price. For renewal of an Illinois massage therapy license you must complete 24 hours of continuing education every two years starting in 2007.

All courses given by NCBMTB-approved providers or by state approved massage schools/programs will meet this requirement. About a dozen massage therapists took advantage of our spring sessions and earned anywhere

from 6 to 24 CE hours. (See tentative dates, below)



The successful four 6-hour educational sessions (worth 24 C.E. hours in total ) will be repeated again at the American Academy of Massage Therapy at 5900 Milwaukee Avenue (phone number below) in Chicago on these (tentative) dates:

** ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON ENROLLMENT.**

ALL SESSIONS: SATURDAY MORNINGS 9am to 3pm

Call if different hours are preferred and we might schedule

one for the WINTER of 2008 or SPRIN 2009. Massage Therapy Continuing Education Requirements are best fulfilled ASAP. Do not procrastinate when it comes to the state.  Get your 24 hours of CE (CMTE) and stay informed. MT=MASSAGE THERAPY or MASSAGE THERAPIST

SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS: PART 1. From ACNE to ECZEMA to MALIGNANT MELANOMA: WHAT EVERY MASSAGE THERPIST SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE HUMAN SKIN.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 SKIN: DERMATOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS: PART 2. From IMPETIGO to VITILIGO to ZINC DEFICIENCY: WHAT EVERY MASSAGE THERAPIST SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SKIN.

OCTOBER 11, 2008 The PATHOPHYSIOLOGY of STRESS and MASSAGE THERAPY: DOES MASSAGE REDUCE STRESS? IF SO, HOW? WHERE IS THE PROOF? A CRITICAL APPROACH.  Includes discussion of recent research, endocrinology and the impact of the nervous and immune - lymphatic systems).

OCTOBER 18, 2008: ETHICS AND MASSAGE THERAPY: WHAT EVERY MASSAGE THERAPIST SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BOUNDARIES, BUSINESS ETHICS, DIFFICULT CLIENTS.  (Appropriate topic for any touch professionals).

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All four together will be worth 24 hours continuing education.

Each one is worth 6 hours continuing education for MT's.

All four are state-approved and taught by a local college instructor with a medical degree (MD) and in the English language. Partial translation into Polish is available upon request. Translator may be available at no additional cost. Call AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MASSAGE THERAPY for DETAILS. Please, call [phone] or  [phone] for more information.

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Educational programs used to fulfill this requirement must be and are an organized education experience directly related to massage therapy, which is offered under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction. These may be experiential learning, theoretical or research in nature, according to the amta-il.org education page.

The purpose of this continuing education requirement is to encourage continued professional growth and the evolution of our profession.

Answer 2

Check your local massage schools.

Check AMTA and ABMP's sites.