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Massage Institute of Maryland

Welcome to the Massage Institute of Maryland, Inc.,
founded in 1999 by Dr. Michael Slater Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D.

Our mission is to promote knowledge and practical skills of Massage Therapy, leading towards the professional certification of highly skilled practitioners. Each course at the Massage Institute adheres to the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork's (NCBTMB) philosophy and definition of continuing education.

Interested students who meet the admission and enrollment requirements may begin the admissions process. The Massage Institute of Maryland also offers a wide variety of other Continuing Education Classes taught by qualified local and national instructors.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The 500 hour training program consists of 3 levels: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. Initial courses provide a firm foundation of massage theory and techniques. Subsequent courses build upon this foundation, to enhance and expand the skills, knowledge, and attitude of the massage therapy/bodywork student.

Students who graduate from the Massage Institute of Maryland, Inc.'s 500 Hour Professional Training Program are skilled bodyworkers, capable of manipulating muscle and tissues to promote the individual client's relaxation, health, wellness and recovery. In addition to having a vast array of massage skills to pull from, they have a wealth of theoretic knowledge about their profession. Students learn massage therapy from a historical, anatomical, physiological and therapeutic perspective. Students also obtain a strong background in the clinical aspects of massage therapy including: Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, Pathology, History Taking & Physical Assessment and Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy (herbs).

Description of Classroom (Lecture and Skills)
Students learn the theory of massage and bodywork in the classroom setting. Instructors utilize a variety of teaching techniques including: lecture, discussion, interactive games, and hands-on bodywork to demonstrate specific massage techniques in the classroom setting.
After each lesson plan is taught, students are allotted time in the classroom lab to practice the specific skill. The instructor provides immediate feedback providing correction, coaching students and critiquing techniques to improve student performance. Reinforcement and redemonstration is provided to students as needed.
** It is the student's responsibility to come prepared for class by completing the pre-assigned readings (and computer based learning tools where applicable).

Supervised Bodywork Skills Practice Lab
Having demonstrated the newly learned skills initially in the classroom under the direct supervision of the instructor, students then obtain further practice on their newly learned massage/bodywork skills in the Supervised Bodywork Skills Practice Lab.
In the skills lab, students complete preassigned work relating to specific skills learned in the classroom.
Instructors are available for guidance and reinforcement as students pair up and practice the skills and sequences.

In addition to self evaluation, students receive feedback from their instructors and their peers.
Students must have the instructor document their hours spent in the skills practice lab. Each level of instruction will have a required amount of lab hours to be fulfilled.


Clinical Instruction at the Student Clinic
Near the end of the program, after students have gained a strong theoretical and practical understanding and have obtained a wide variety of massage and bodywork skills, students apply their work on actual clients in their clinical experience at the Massage Institute of Maryland's Student Clinic.
The clinic receives its clients from two sources:
(1) Patients referred from The Rehab Team
(2) Self referred individuals from the community
In this monitored setting, students obtain a brief history, assess for any contraindications to massage, plan the best type of massage for the client, and then apply their massage skills. Instructors discretely monitor students and are available at any time for consultation, questions, or difficult situations. Students receive feedback from their instructors in addition to written evaluations completed by the client at the end of each individual session.

Graduation Requirements
Upon successful completion of all components of the 500 Hour Professional Massage Training Program (includes theoretical classroom course work, the Practical Application Lab and the Student Clinic), students will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement from the Massage Institute of Maryland, Inc.

Students must maintain at least an 80% attendance rate, according to Maryland State Law, and a minimum 70% (i.e. 2.0 grade C) in each course of the program. In addition, students must fulfill all obligations, financial and otherwise, before any course related documents such as a certificate, an academic transcript, record of attendance or the like, are issued.


Program Performance
Students and prospective students may obtain from the Maryland Higher Education Commission information regarding the performance of each approved program. This includes, but is not limited to, information regarding enrollment, completion rate, placement rate, and pass rate of any graduates on any licensure examination. Contact the Maryland Higher Education Commission at 839 Bestgate Rd., Suite 400, Annapolis, MD 21401. Their phone number is 1.800.974.0203

National Certification
After completion of the 500 Hour Training Program, students are encouraged to apply for the National Certification Exam administered by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) within one year.

In the State of Maryland, once a student has completed their 500 hour training, passed the NCBTMB exam and can provide transcripts of 60 college credits, they may apply to the Maryland State Chiropractic Board to become a Certified Massage Therapist (if one does not have the 60 college credits, they can still apply but as the status of a Registered Massage Therapist which limits their scope of practice).

To practice massage in any other state besides Maryland, a student should check the state's requirements.

Massage Institute of Maryland, Inc.
816 Frederick Road
Catonsville MD 21228
Phone: 410.744.9130
Fax: 410.788.1452

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