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Congratulations to HHI Graduate Kathleen Doherty, a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist.  Doherty has been listed in Westchester Magazine’s July 2010 issue as the Best Spa Treatment:

Our Favorite Spa Treatments Beyond the standard massage

Massage for the Weary Athlete
Kathleen Doherty
The Gym Armonk
(914) 219-1601
Eurolaser Rye
(914) 921-3265

Relax, rejuvenate, and replenish: that’s the mantra of massage therapist Kathleen Doherty. Her hands work magic—whether they’re used to soothe skin or to aggressively knead muscles. You can find the Tarrytown native kneading away at The Gym and at Eurolaser; she also makes house calls (914-552-2856, katt1023@yahoo.com)

 Congratulations Kathleen!

… well done!

As an active AMTA member, I thought the National Massage Therapy Awarness Week was a fantastic opportunity to reach out to the community & show prospective students as well as the common citizen just how beneficial massage therapy is. While I’m not announcing any official events or plans as of yet, I do want to get the word out there.

Anyway, I’m going to go ahead & post it to our calendar but I’d love to hear feedback for event ideas.  Thoughts?

National Massage Therapy Awareness Week was created by the AMTA to raise public awareness of the benefits of therapeutic massage, attract media attention to nationwide activities being carried out by AMTA chapters, practitioner members and schools and to give members an opportunity to demonstrate their professionalism and skill. It is an excellent opportunity for AMTA members across the country to demonstrate the importance of consumers choosing AMTA members because they are highly-qualified professionals who contribute to the heath and well-being of the public through massage.  For more information on the concept & past NMTAW events, go to http://www.amtamassage.org

Graduates-Don’t forget to stop in and view our job bulletin board here at HHI. In addition, there are also some websites advertising positions for massage therapists:

• Indeed – Job Search Engine: http://www.indeed.com
• Day Spa Association: http://www.dayspaassociation.com/employment/employment.htm
• Spa Trends: http://www.spatrends.com/cl-home.cfm
• Craigslist: http://www.craigslist.org
• CareerBuilder.com: http://www.careerbuilder.com
• Monster.Com: http://www.monster.com

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A school/program that decides to become accredited does a comprehensive, in-depth study of the quality of its program, its administrative practices, curriculum, student affairs, faculty competence, and relationship with employers. They document their program’s qualities for conformity to a set of standards set by an accrediting body. COMTA is one such accrediting body.

Only after an on-site visit to verify that the school meets the standards is the program accredited by COMTA, and then for a maximum of 5 years. Schools must periodically demonstrate to themselves and COMTA that they continue to meet COMTA standards by engaging in the same rigorous self-study process described above at least every 5 years.

ABMP has done an amazing job creating an online version of their Massage & Bodywork Magazine and we wanted to share it with everyone. Here’s the link:

http://massagebodywork.idigitaledition.com/

Enjoy!