LibGuides: Massage Therapy Program Guide: Career Info

Professional Associations

Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation: Massage Therapy Massage license and regulation information for Texas massage therapists.
Louisiana Board of Massage Threrapy The Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy is a regulatory agency whose members are appointed by the Office of the Governor with a mission to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public as well as the integrity of the profession by regulating the practice of massage therapy. The Board seeks to ensure that massage therapists meet certain educational levels, comply with ethical and legal standards applicable to the profession, and that massage therapy establishments conform to sanitary and record-keeping requirements. The Board issues and renews licenses, collects fees, receives and investigates complaints, performs inspections, conducts hearings on disciplinary matters, and otherwise addresses issues that are relevant to the massage industry.
American Massage Therapy Organization AMTA is the largest nonprofit, professional association serving massage therapists, massage students and massage schools.
American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia Asian Bodywork Therapy (ABT) promotes, maintains, and restores physical, emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual health by treating the individual within the "Qi and Meridian" principles of Chinese Medicine, through various assessments, treatment strategies, and bodywork techniques.
The Association for Soft Tissue Therapists The SMA holds two main aims: Upholding high standards for the training and further education of soft tissue therapists Representing as wide a cross-section of our industry as possible

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