|
Birmingham School of Massage
"Education That Touches Everyone"
Student Loans now Available
Click here for more info
| The
Birmingham School of Massage certificate program is
designed to prepare the student for employment as a massage
therapist and/or to enter private practice. The technical
portion of the program introduces a variety of massage therapy
techniques to enable the graduate to address specific problem
areas and concerns presented by the client. Anatomy and
physiology, interpersonal communication skills, and clinic
experience are added to provide a complete approach to learning
the skills necessary in a professional massage practice.
Business, marketing, advertising, and presentation skills as
well as professional boundaries and ethics also are covered.
Employment opportunities include positions in massage offices
and private practice, physicians' offices, hospitals and medical
centers, chiropractic offices, nursing facilities, outpatient
clinics, health clubs and fitness centers, spas and resorts,
hotels, cruise ships, beauty and hair salons, pain management
centers, and sports team facilities.
Program Objectives
- To prepare students to enter the work force as massage
therapists.
- To prepare students to use the principles and techniques
of massage to assess and treat disorders of the human body
which may benefit from massage.
- To provide students with adequate information,
demonstration, and practice to perform massage procedures
capably and safely.
- To provide students with the necessary information and
knowledge to understand the business, marketing, budgeting,
insurance, advertising, ethical, and legal principles, issues,
and concerns of the profession.
- To enable students to communicate effectively with
clients, other health care providers, and the community at
large as to the benefits and advisability of massage.
- To provide students with the knowledge and skills
necessary to open and manage a private practice.
|
|
|
|
