Telephone: ( 626 ) 288-1199 Fax: ( 626 ) 288-4199 Email: sotcm@sotcm.com
Marketing/Promotional Letter
Dear Massage Therapist/Technician:
You probably know that some cities
request massage therapists/technicians to complete certain hours of continuing
education courses every year or every two years to renew their license. The
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB)
requires that one become recertified every four (4) years to retain Nationally
Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB) status. Individuals who
are applying for recertification are required to have a minimum of 48
Recertification Credits.
America’s Institute of Traditional
Medicine is approved by the National Certification Board for therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider.
Our school offers National Certification Board for therapeutic Massage
and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and Bureau for Private Postsecondary and
Vocational Education (BPPVE) approved continuing
education courses. It is time to complete the continuing education courses.
Please fill out the attached (Please
Download the Attachment) registration
form and fax it back to (626) 288-4199 or call us at (626) 288-1199 to
schedule the courses for you and your colleagues.
Course location:
Dr. Kexin Bao, School Director
National Certification Board for
therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) approves Continuing Education Program
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The Bureau for Private Postsecondary
and Vocational Education approves Continuing Education Program
Continuing Education
Seminar
Educational Objectives: This course is designed to
teach and train students with additional hours of continuing education in
Massage Therapy.
Occupations/Job Title: Upon successful completion,
the student can renew the license as a Massage Therapist /Technician depending
upon each cities ordinance.
Prerequisite: At
least, licensed massage therapy practitioner.
The Length of the Educational Program: The length of the educational program is 6 to 50 hours/ 1 to 4 weeks.
The Sequence and Frequency
of Lessons or Class Sessions: The student has an option to choose from a minimum of 6 to
a maximum of 50 hours to attend class/classes depending upon each cities
ordinance. The course might last for 1 to 4 weeks. There will be a total of 6 to 50 hours
per week at 1 to 8 lessons per week for 2 to 8 hours per class session.
The Complete List of
Textbooks and Other Required Written Materials:
For Class in Chinese:
Self-Compilations by Instructors.
For Class in English:
Self-Compilations by Instructors.
Detailed, Sequential Outline
of Course Names and their Subject Matter:
Recent Trend of Massage
Therapy Techniques
RT-10 Total
6 hours Lecture – 4
hours Practicum
– 2 hours
This course covers an overview of some of
the recent achievements and progresses in the field of massage techniques. This
course also covers some of the unique or special massage techniques, which some
of the therapists have developed. The course also introduces some of the
popular massage techniques, which are being practiced broadly in nowadays.
Updated Regulations and
Policies in the Massage Therapy Field
This course covers some of the important
regulations and policies that have already adjusted or changed lately in the
field of massage therapy.
Recent Progress of
Scientific Research for Massage Therapy
RP-10 Total
6 hours Lecture – 6
hours
This course introduces some of the recent
findings and research that have been done scientifically in the massage therapy
field in recent times.
Literature Review of Massage
Therapy
LR-10 Total
6 hours Lecture – 6 hours
This course covers some of the famous
massage issues and discoveries in the history. This course also introduces some
of the massage manuscripts/publications, which were written by those famous
massage therapists.
Dietary Supplements
DS-10 Total
6 hours Lecture – 6 hours
This course provides the definition,
scope, safety, method of application of dietary supplements; and the course
also informs the special attention that the therapist need to know about if the
patients take dietary supplements while coming to the massage sessions. As
practitioners, it is necessary to understand some basic knowledge of dietary
supplements in order to provide better massage sessions for the patients. The
practitioners should also know how to corporate the dietary supplements with
massage therapy for the patients.
Qi-gong
Exercise
QG-10 Total
6 hours Lecture – 2 hours Practicum – 4 hours
This course studies the way to
incorporate Qi-gong into the current massage therapy
practice. In this course, the instructor will also explain the ways that Qi-gong is able to assist healing for chronic illnesses such
as insomnia, high blood pressure, stress, etc. Whether you are practicing Qi Healing or not, this course will help to provide a
deeper understanding and experience of Qi-gong that
will benefit the therapist and the people for whom the therapist do Qi Healing and give the therapist more insight into
classical Chinese medicine practices, and will find this information helpful in
explaining and educating the clients.
Tai-ji
Quan Exercise
TJ-10 Total
6 hours Lecture – 2 hours Practicum – 4 hours
This course studies the way to
incorporate Tai-ji Quan
into the current massage therapy practice. The simplified 24 movement form is
characterized by slow, relaxed, and evenly paced movement. This particular form
is probably the most widely practiced type of Tai-ji Quan. This course also introduces the relationship
between Tai-ji Quan and
massage (the practice of Tai-ji Quan
affects the quality of massage).
Case Studies
CS-10 Total
8 hours Lecture – 8 hours
This course covers some of the real cases
and actual experiences of the patients have about massage therapy. This course
requires students to participate the class discussions.
The Instructional Mode or
Methods: These include classroom lecture, watching
a videotape or DVD, etc., and clinical observation and internship.
Note: According to requirement of
NCBTMB, the course Dietary Supplements may be replaced by Basic
Knowledge of Chinese Herbal Media for Massage. The course description is:
Chinese herbal media should be used while
massaging to increase the curative effect, moist and protect the skin. The use
of media for massage has a long history in
About the distance
learning
The
rationale for choosing distance learning as the format of our continuing
education courses.
1. Some participants practice/reside out
of our city, so they are unable to attend the live seminar;
2. Modernized educational techniques
using electronic audiovisual aids are reasonable means for continuing
education.
3. We do not offer hands-on technique
courses in continuing education programs at present.
The method of instruction/interaction
used in our distance learning courses.
Electron
communication refers to web camera, webmail, DVD,
etc.; questionnaires before and after each lesson can be used to measure/assess
the participant’s progress and
learning outcomes. The questionnaires should be returned to the instructor
electronically before and after each lesson. For example:
The participant is unable to answer most questions before he/she
takes the lesson, but he/she will be able to answer most questions after he/she
take the lesson.
For distance learning courses, the
participant will take lessons using online chatrooms
and electronic questionnaires.
How we determine that the
participant will have access to the technology needed for your distance
learning courses.
We will use telephone conversation and
internet chat rooms to test and screen participants to be sure that they are
able to access the instructional format (internet) of our course. Because
participants will receive instruction via the internet, we must determine that they
have access to such technology before signing them up. For example, because the
internet is involved, we will assure that the participant’s computer allow him or her full access
to all features of the courses, such as real-time video, or downloading of
files in the formats that we provide. During the lesson, we have a roll call,
and participants will have to sign in, fill out questionnaires, and send them
back to us electronically.
What technical support us
for our distance learning courses?
We will use internet, which has become
popular. The messenger programs are free and easy to use. In case the
participants have difficulty using technology, we will resolve the problem. We
will provide technical support if the participant is having problems with any
necessary programs and/or with access to websites. Yahoo’s internet services
will be used.
How feedback is given to
participants while our distance learning course is in progress.
We require participants to take
questionnaires/quizzes or complete assignments with the internet before and
after each lesson.
How we determine that the
participants are in fact present when our distance learning course instruction
is being held.
Our distance learning courses award a certificate
of completion. During the lesson, we have a roll call; participants have to
sign in and take questionnaires and send them back to us electronically.
How the learning outcomes of
our distance learning course can be met with the delivery format that it
employs.
We employ electron communication means
such as web camera, webmail, etc. to teach the
theories; the participants can communicate with instructors and classmates at
same time; before and after each lesson questionnaires can be used to
measure/assess the participant’s
progress and learning outcomes. Moreover, for practitioners, we do not offer
kinesthetic courses but cognitive courses only. Therefore, it is not difficult
to achieve our aim.
Whatever registration
information or password is needed to access our distance learning courses.
We will use Yahoo’s chatroom, our access address is kexin_bao@yahoo.com
For more information about distance learning, please
contact the school. Add. : 2712 San Gabriel Boulevard, Rosemead, CA 91770
USA. Tel. :
626-288-1199.
Fax:626-288-4199. E-mai: sotcm@sotcm.com
About Professor Dr. Kexin Bao
Dr. Kexin Bao
received his medical degree from the
In recent years, he is appointed as professor of many
acupuncture colleges. Dr. Bao was an assistant professor and an attending
physician of Acupunctology and T.C.M. in the Training Center of Acupunctology
and T.C.M. in the Medical School of Jinan University in Guangzhou, China. Then,
he was an acupunctology teacher and a researcher of behavioral sciences in the
Department of Neurology, and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Bao holds membership
and leading posts in academic societies within both the T.C.M. community and
the medical psychology community.
He has been an editor and writer of numerous texts and
medical papers, which have been published though out the world. His name and
outstanding medical achievements have been rated in the China's book "The
Renowned Traditional Chinese Medical Doctors of China in the Contemporary
Era" and America's book "Nationwide Register's Who's Who in
Executives and Businesses".
He presently holds a professorship of T.C.M. in the United States and China.
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Email: sotcm@sotcm.com
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