During my 20 years as a massage therapist, I have been privileged to study craniosacral bodywork and visceral manipulation with excellent instructors in Europe and across the United States. Seven years of teaching experience in five different massage programs has allowed me to explore various bodywork instructional methods.
Over the course of my career, I have observed the acceptance of massage therapy as a valid health-care field, while at the same time witnessing a decline in the quality of education being offered. This alarming trend was a driving force behind my return to school to make a difference in massage therapy education. By returning to obtain my Masters of Science in AHRD at JMU, I sought to gain the skills necessary to make an impact on massage education.
Personal concern for survivors of sex crimes involving human traffickers was re-ignited in 2013 by the Not in My Name Campaign from the Chicago Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association. An awareness of connection not only by association of profession to the crime, but also as a therapist working with victims of sexual crimes, led my pursuit of information available to massage therapists desiring to offer support to the increasing number of survivors. Research explores what therapists should know, instructional programs and materials available, and identifies problems with transfer of knowledge.
Over the course of my career, I have observed the acceptance of massage therapy as a valid health-care field, while at the same time witnessing a decline in the quality of education being offered. This alarming trend was a driving force behind my return to school to make a difference in massage therapy education. By returning to obtain my Masters of Science in AHRD at JMU, I sought to gain the skills necessary to make an impact on massage education.
Personal concern for survivors of sex crimes involving human traffickers was re-ignited in 2013 by the Not in My Name Campaign from the Chicago Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association. An awareness of connection not only by association of profession to the crime, but also as a therapist working with victims of sexual crimes, led my pursuit of information available to massage therapists desiring to offer support to the increasing number of survivors. Research explores what therapists should know, instructional programs and materials available, and identifies problems with transfer of knowledge.