Finding Your Village
Massage Therapists work alone but there’s no reason why Massage Therapists should feel lonely. How do you connect with your massage therapy “village”?
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The Road Less Travelled
AMT CEO Rebecca Barnett delves into the murky world of identity for massage therapists. How have we come to doubt our value to clients? Where do we go to from here? And how can we take heart from a chance encounter in a lift? All this, plus a spot of Robert Frost.
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Update: AMT Mentoring Program
AMT’s pilot mentoring scheme officially opens on Monday 10 October. Here’s a brief update on how the pilot has unfolded to date.
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The Road to a New Career in Massage
For many massage therapists, there was a life and career before massage. There are challenges in making a late move to a new career and many rewards. AMT members Jo Cotterall and Robert Sic share their experience and wisdom of finding their massage careers.
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Chairperson Message – Meet the AMT Board
AMT Chairperson Michelle McKerron takes advantage of her quarterly message to AMT members to introduce us to the current AMT Board of Directors. Who are they? What do they do? Why did they join the Board? What advice do they have for AMT members? And how much do they get paid? We’ll let them tell you in their own words.
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Does That Feel Tight?
“Does that feel tight to you?” A question most Massage Therapists are confronted with. What is “tight” and is what a client perceives as “tight” related to what a MT feels? Brisbane based Massage Therapist, Sam McCracken examines what a sensation of “tight” might mean.
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Mental Health First Aid: Being a Port in the Storm
Content warning: suicide. The one-on-one environment of the treatment room means that massage therapists often find themselves conducting a counselling session but what happens when the matters being discussed become confronting? Should Mental Health First Aid training be mandatory for MTs? Illawarra based massage therapist, Vanessa Hough, shares her experience and thoughts.
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Bringing a Client-Centred Model into the Clinic
US based Physical Therapist and educator, Walt Fritz discusses the move to client-centred model of care and why massage therapists, and manual therapists, should embrace this move. Walt returns to Australia in August 2019 to present his excellent seminars.
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The Challenge of Ethics
How do massage therapists make decisions about their treatments? Are they relying on the policies, procedures, Code of Practice and the governing laws? Or are they going on their gut instinct? Tim Clark guides us through the world of ethics ahead of his appearance at the 2018 AMT National Conference and make sure you WATCH his introduction to his breakout workshop.
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Announcement: Launch of the AMT mentoring scheme
This is it! The announcement you’ve all been waiting for. AMT’s mentoring scheme is set to open in one week, on Wednesday 29 August. It’s the culmination of nearly two years research and development, and we can’t wait to get started. Read on …
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