| Many people are confused about massage
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| | continuing education per year. By taking
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| therapy licensing in California. Much of
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| | one or both of our certification programs
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| this confusion comes from massage
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| | plus some of our continuing education
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| therapists that advertise their state
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| | classes, graduates are able to get enough
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| certification. This is simply not true;
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| | hours to satisfy the licensing
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| There is no such thing as state licensing
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| | requirements of Auburn or Sacramento.One
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| or state certification for massage
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| | strategy some Sacramento students pursue
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| therapists in California.First of all,
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| | is to take our 126 hour massage
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| some terms:Licensing versus
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| | certification program and then get
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| Certification. Students obtain a
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| | licensed to do massage in Sacramento
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| certificate when they complete a Massage
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| | County (Orangevale, Citrus Heights, Fair
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| Training program from a state approved
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| | Oaks, etc.). Then they can practice
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| school and then use the title of
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| | outside Sacramento city limits until they
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| "Certified Massage Therapist." Licensed
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| | complete enough training to qualify for a
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| means the massage therapist holds a
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| | Sacramento city license. Once they are
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| business license in the local entity
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| | working in the field any continuing
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| (city or county) that they do business
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| | education may be tax deductible.Future
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| in.Another area of confusion is the
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| | licensing requirements may change in
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| different titles and abbreviations used
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| | California though. Currently there is
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| by massage therapists.CMT - Certified
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| | legislation (SB 412) under discussion
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| Massage Therapist - it means you have a
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| | that would license massage therapists at
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| certificate as a massage therapistLMT -
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| | the state level and require 500 hours of
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| Licensed Massage Therapist - used in some
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| | initial education. There is a provision
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| states where there is state licensing of
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| | for a 250 hour level of certification
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| massage therapistsRMT - Registered
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| | that will be phased out by 2013. In
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| Massage Therapist - used in some Canadian
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| | another article "Shorter Training Can Be
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| provinces where therapists are registered
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| | Better", I outline why I believe the high
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| with the provinceAll licensing of massage
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| | initial hours aren't necessarily better
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| therapists in California is done by the
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| | and have a chilling effect on many who
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| city or the county due to the fact that
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| | are just starting out and cannot afford
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| California currently has no state
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| | the increased time and cost to start a
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| certification. The majority of cities and
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| | new business. The outcome of the
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| or counties in California require that
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| | legislation is uncertain and the earliest
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| you graduate from an approved program in
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| | it would take effect is Jan. 1, 2009. The
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| massage therapy. Hence why some
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| | legislation also has grandfathering
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| therapists advertise being a "state
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| | provisions to protect therapists that are
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| certified massage therapist."Licensing
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| | licensed or certified before the law
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| requirements vary greatly from city to
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| | would take effect.Now you are an expert
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| city and county to county. In Southern
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| | on licensing and certification in the
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| California, various communities require
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| | state of California!Dr. James Mally runs
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| 500 hours of training. Here in Northern
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| | the Healing Arts Institute, a Sacramento
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| California most municipalities require a
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| | massage therapy school that offers a
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| minimum of 100 hours of training so that
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| | Massage Certification Program and
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| our 126 hour massage certification
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| | Acupressure Certification Program plus
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| program or our 120 hour acupressure
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| | continuing education classes in subjects
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| certification program will satisfy their
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| | such as Deep Tissue Massage, and Sports
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| requirements. Two main exceptions in our
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| | Massage. The website offers massage
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| area are the city of Auburn, which
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| | continuing education training videos or
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| requires 200 hours of training, and the
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| | DVDs for sale in Swedish massage, sport
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| city of Sacramento which requires 250
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| | massage techniques, deep tissue massage
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| hours of training, plus 12 hours of
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| | and a musculoskeletal anatomy audio CD.
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