The Life of a Therapist

Welcome to the September 15, 2008 edition of the life of a therapist.

TherapyDoc presents Therapeutic Boundaries posted at Everyone Needs Therapy, saying, “Maybe the experiences of different kinds of therapists are sometimes the same.”

Sandra Ahten presents The Reasonable Diet posted at Sandra Ahten, saying, “Learn How can we make healthier dieting and weight control a source of pleasure instead of duty? How can we, as Thoreau suggests, take it upon ourselves and bring happiness to this area of our lives?”

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This post is for fellow therapists from New Jersey and the surrounding areas.

I received an email this week from the Healing Hands Institute in Westwood, NJ. They’re offering a 6-hour (and 6 CEU) CE class on Ethics and New Jersey Law on September21st. This is an incredibly important course for any therapist in New Jersey. Not only does it fulfill your NCBTMB requirements, but it also familiarizes therapists with guidelines and regulations within New Jersey.

New Jersey therapists - are you paying attention? The state has passed some new laws regulating the practice of massage therapy.  While the laws have been passed, they have not yet been implemented, but I can guarantee changes are coming soon.

Are you prepared?

Sadly, Westwood is a little far from my home, but I may have to make the trek up there eventually for this class. It simply doesn’t seem like anyone local to my area (South Jersey/Philadelphia) offers much in the way of continuing education, let alone ethics.

Has anyone else had trouble finding CE classes in their own areas? How did you remedy the situation?

I somehow ended up on the mailing list for the World Massage Forum. I’m pretty sure I never asked for their updates, but I get them anyway and am always curious to see what’s going on in the world of massage.

I recently received an email about the World Massage Forum to be held from November 17-22, 2008. The catch? It’s a virtual conference, meaning all of the classes and seminars can be watched online from the comfort of your own home.

I’m not sure how I really feel about this. It might be great for those who can work or watch with groups to apply what they’re learning, but I really wonder how much benefit an individual can get out of an environment like that - especially over the course of 6 days.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’d prefer to try techniques out as I’m learning them. Unless there are other educational classes that don’t focus on technique, I’m not sure this would be worth checking out.

What do you think? Has anyone had any past experience with the World Massage Forum?

Welcome to the August 2008 edition of The Life of a Therapist Blog Carnival. Alright, so we’re a little bit late posting this first edition, but I’m sure you’ll still enjoy the posts that other bloggers have offered for your reading pleasure.

fightingfatigue presents » Massage Therapy for CFS & Fibromyalgia Patients posted at Fighting Fatigue.

Astrid Lee presents Healing Box posted at World Healing, saying, “If your therapeutic practice is like mine, than you have more healing or treatment requests than you have time for in a day.

Well, no more guilt about that. Simply use this powerful healing box to submit all your dreams, worries as well as ‘freeby’ requests plus clients who simply don’t match your schedule and live a healthy, guilt-free life as a therapist.”

Fiona King presents 25 Painless Ways You Can Reduce Your Water Consumption posted at Organicasm.

Fenny presents Latest Beauty Tips posted at Fenny Lopez, saying, “We at Latest Beauty Tips look forward to provide you the best. You will find much more info on health & beauty products & tips to help your skin and health problems. Please feel free to post all feedback, concerns, comments & suggestions here.”

Health Blogger presents Healing My Chronic Shoulder and Neck Pain Through Diet and Exercise posted at Health and Fitness Blog.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the life of a therapist using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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