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Read more →By Becca Torns-Barker, AMTA-CT President Every so often, a massage therapist will come to me and tell me about a client that had an inappropriate request. You know, the kind we all learned about in massage school, and some of us have experienced in practice. The therapist
Read more →By Amy Waite, Education Chair We’re really excited about our upcoming continuing education class offering, which will take place at AMTA-CT’s Fall Chapter Meeting on Sunday, October 22. Here’s a sneak peek at the class content, developed by Scott Raymond, LMT and Ann Blair Kennedy, LMT, BCTMB,
Read more →By Jennifer Fournier-Dubree I am very excited to welcome Amy Waite, LMT as our new Education Chair. Amy brings an enthusiastic spirit along with dedication to our field and the willingness to assist the chapter with our volunteer needs. She has been a member of the AMTA-CT
Read more →By Rocky Perez, Volunteer Management Chair National Massage Therapy Awareness Week Volunteers Needed: University of Connecticut Join us for the 10-year anniversary of University Day at the University of Connecticut, where we will celebrate National Massage Therapy Awareness Week once again! Volunteers are needed at UConn’s Storrs
Read more →By Bill Gibbs, SMT Chair The Sports Massage Team (SMT) has two remaining events this year: the Hartford Marathon on Saturday, October 14, and the Manchester Road Race on Thursday, November 23 (Thanksgiving). We had some really great, hard-working LMTs at last year’s Hartford Marathon, and we
Read more →By Nikki Arel, Government Relations Chair As summer winds down and Connecticut is still without a budget, there is little else consuming our officials’ time. There was, however, one MAJOR piece of legislation that all LMTs need to know about. This was previously communicated through the AMTA-CT
Read more →By Jody Clouse, CSMT Chair The end of summer is a slow time for Community Service Massage Team (CSMT) events, but that doesn’t mean we stop working and planning. Don’t forget that National Massage Therapy Awareness Week is coming up soon! National Massage Therapy Awareness Week takes
Read more →Hello Members! I sit here writing this while at National Convention in Pasadena, watching weather reports of Hurricane Irma on TV. A week ago, fires threatened the Pasadena area as well. A weather report actually said, “Smokey, with sun and clouds.” We also had a pipe burst
Read more →A new statute passed by the state of Connecticut requires all licensed massage therapists (LMTs) to post a notice related to human trafficking. This statute goes into effect in October 2017. The notice was developed by the Office of Victim Services and mandates that Connecticut LMTs post
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