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This Substack is a blog and is part of a HUB I am creating to provide all of the resources and information that a massage therapists needs to be successful in their careers and to also advocate for the massage therapy profession. I will be hosting weekly zoom meetings to help educate people on various topics and help people organize in their own city/state. Please join me in this important networking and advocacy work. Other more in depth information can be found on www.massagetherapynexus.com

Advocacy Work

• Practice Framework

• Competencies

• Standards of Practice

• Education Standards

• Licensing and Legislation

• Education Requirements

• Moving from CE to Continuing Competence (CC)

• License Portability
  Interstate Compact

• Board Certification: Specialty Certifications

• Illicit Businesses
  Untangling Massage from Sex Work
  Hands Off Our Name

• Healthcare Integration

• Massage Therapy Research
  Science Literacy Project

History of the Massage Profession

• History of AMTA

• History of ABMP

• History of NCBTMB

• History of FSMTB

• History of MTF

• History of COMTA

• History of AFMTE

• History of Licensing Laws

• History of CE

• 2000-2024 – Timeline History of Massage therapy in healthcare.
  1700-2018 – Timeline History of Massage therapy in healthcare.

• History of the word Medical Massage part One and Part Two 2000-2024.

Massage Therapy Careers

• Massage therapy Schools
  How to choose a massage school
  Start and Run a massage school

• Massage therapy job market
  Salary Data

• Start and run a solo practitioner massage business

• Start and run a multi-therapist massage business

Clinical Supervision

• Start and run your own clinical supervision group

• Participate in a Clinical Supervision Group with Massage Therapy Nexus with a paid subscription.
  

Start and Run a State Massage Therapy Association

Create a local city massage network to organize and work on advocacy in the community brining awareness of the power of massage therapy and the problem of illicit businesses that are hidden in plain sight across the US.

Create a State Network of the smaller local city massage networks to work on state issues of getting more consistent legislation across the US and stronger laws to protect our title and our good name as well as bring awareness about the power of massage therapy.