Kick off the day with an overview of this insightful AMTA resource, designed to provide valuable information for enhancing your school, addressing student needs, and adapting to changes in the massage profession. This session will be a great opportunity to engage in discussions with fellow attendees about how to implement the report's findings once you return home.
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss value and contents of the massage profession report.
- Identify key trends in the massage therapy profession that impact schools.
- Discuss application of research findings to schools and students.
- Describe tactics for use in schools from the research report findings.
Dave French is the Vice President of Market Research and Insurance for AMTA, and has been conducting and overseeing research on the massage profession for over 20 years. He and his team have also developed and managed many of the benefits schools and students receive such as the anatomy app, the MBLEx test prep app, and the school insurance program. Previously, Dave led research efforts in the occupational safety and health industry and conducted research projects for many Fortune 500 companies.
Alyssa Jaksa is the Market Research Manager at AMTA, and has been conducting research on the massage therapy industry for over 10 years. She has previous experience working in market research for the airline and consumer packaged goods industries, as well as performing arts and theatre companies in Chicago.
Dolly Wallace's journey into massage therapy began when she helped her husband study in chiropractic college, sparking a deep fascination with anatomy and physiology. This passion led her to pursue massage therapy as a complement to her husband's work in chiropractic care, in which she has built a successful career. She has held numerous leadership roles, including serving as AMTA National President, on the Massage Therapy Foundation Board of Trustees, and as President of the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Her commitment to education, volunteering, and advancing the massage profession earned her the 2022 Humanitarian of the Year award from the Massage Therapy Foundation.
Course Expiration
Please note that you must complete each AMTA online learning course and pass the exam one year from the date of purchase. If you do not complete the course and pass the exam within one year, you will be required to re-purchase the course.
Online courses expire one year from the date of purchase. When a course expires, you will no longer have access to the course materials and will be required to re-purchase the course.
Copyright
This course contains information that is proprietary. None of the material contained within this course may be used without the express written permission
of AMTA unless otherwise indicated in the course. As a reminder, before practicing any new modalities or techniques, check with your state’s massage therapy
regulatory authority to ensure they are within the state’s defined scope of practice for massage therapy.
Refunds
Online courses are non-refundable. AMTA will not cover fees incurred from duplicate payments, insufficient funds, stopped payments or credit/debit cards over
credit limits.