Description
The Massage Therapy Two-Year Certificate of Completion can be completed in four terms and develops skills that include a variety of massage techniques and modalities, maintaining client and business records, adhering to client/practitioner boundaries and ethics, client communication, and universal sanitation practices. The program integrates sciences related to the human body with massage therapy theory and practice.
The certificate qualifies students for state licensure.
The program is accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the certificate, students will be able to:
- Identify the benefits and physiological effects of techniques that manipulate soft tissue
- Pathology: Recognize and describe medical conditions in which massage therapy is contraindicated and/or hazardous to the client.
- Kinesiology: Define the bones and muscles of the body, where they are located, and their articulations.
- Create an accurate treatment plan that incorporates chart notes reflecting client assessment and reassessment.
- Demonstrate awareness of appropriate ethics, boundaries, laws, and regulations in accordance with national standards.
- Describe professional business practice standards.