Massage Therapy Instructor Course

This online home study course is designed for massage therapy professionals who desire to become effective massage therapy instructors and for massage therapy instructors who desire to enhance and improve their skills.

The focus of this course is centered on learning strategies and theories, the teaching process, classroom activities, lesson planning, technology in the classroom, mindfulness and the learning process, assessments and marketing strategies.

This course is designed for future Massage Therapy Instructors who aspire to offer their CE courses independently, by working for a national company that offers CE courses, and/or by offering CE courses in a formal school environment.

This 30-hour Massage Therapy Instructor Course,Teaching Adult Learners, also fulfills the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) requirement for completing an acceptable Adult Learners Course prior to submitting an application to become a Massage Therapy Instructor.

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SIX QUICK AND EASY STEPS

1. AFTER you read all these six steps, click this: You will be taken to Litmos where you register & pay for this course

2. View the Power Point presentation from beginning to end

3. Read the online course notebook and take the assessment

4. Complete a brief online survey/evaluation of the class

5. Upon completion of your assessment and survey, your Certificate of Completion will be available for downloading from the Achievement area of the home page in the online Litmos testing program. You can download it and print it.

6. Submit your Certificate of Completion to DSHS with your MTI application and DSHS-required documents.

Note: The tuition for this 30-hour course is $295.

DSHS APPROVED TEACHING ADULT LEARNERS COURSE

This 30-hour Teaching Adult Learners continuing education course fulfills the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) requirement for completing an acceptable Adult Learners Course prior to submitting an application to DSHS to become a Massage Therapy Instructor.

CE CREDIT - TEXAS DSHS: Ariana Vincent is approved as a provider for The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) which requires 12 CE hours every 2 year recertification cycle. Upon successful completion of this course, you can apply 12 CE hours (of the 30 completed hours) toward your DSHS massage therapy license renewal requirements.

CE CREDIT - NCBTMB: Ariana Vincent is approved as a provider for The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) which requires 48 CE hours every 4 year recertification cycle. Upon successful completion of this course, you can apply 30 CE hours toward your NCBTMB renewal requirements.

CE CREDIT - AMTA: Ariana Institute's courses fulfill a portion of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Board Recertification Requirements (48 CE hours every 4 years). Upon successful completion of this course, you can apply 30 CE hours toward your AMTA renewal requirements.

COGNITIVE: Ariana Institute continuing education online courses are cognitive in nature. Cognition is generally accepted to mean the process of thought. Cognitive courses do not include the clinical application of theory pertaining to the practice of massage therapy or the manipulation of soft tissue.

DEADLINE: Students must successfully complete their course assessment no later than one year from the date of enrollment.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING: If you wish to deepen your educational experience by participating in a classroom environment utilizing kinesthetic hands-on techniques or additional online CE courses, contact Ariana Institute.

"I have known Ariana for 25 years and have always felt uplifted and appreciated in her company. She has served as both my teacher and my massage therapist and, on occasion, I have been honored to return the favor in kind. In a word, everybody wins when they come to Ariana. Whether it is in her classroom, the treatment room or working through one of her many well designed online educational courses, if you go to Ariana for assistance, in any of those areas, you will receive not only the help you asked for, you will get to experience the warmth of her friendship and the delight of her great sense of humor. (I love to hear her laugh!) Call or email her with a question and she gets right back with you, over and again if necessary, until you get what you need. She is a true, dedicated lifelong learner and she knows she has come here to help. What more could I possibly add? I wholeheartedly recommend her fine work and her good character to anyone who asks. She treats you right." - Jonathan Walker, M.Ed., LMT, Austin, Texas