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Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals:
Advancing professionalism through practice support,
ethical standards, legislative advocacy, and public education.

Massage School Alliance
The Massage School Alliance was created to formalize the partnership ABMP has fostered with massage and bodywork training programs for the last seven years. ABMP works to support somatic training programs in their unique issues and challenges. To this endeavor, we publish the ABMP School Connection school management newsletter, host the School Issues Forum, collect data to share with schools, offer school liability insurance, and more.

We have also created this resource section of the website, where you will find information on business management, curriculum development, accreditation, publications, referral credits and other resources to help you succeed in providing students with a strong education in their chosen professions.

Featured News Updates

Building Emotional Intelligence – A Key to Student Success
PowerPoint slides that accompanied the 4/17/08 webinar and certificate of completion are available here.

Strategic Planning: Achieving Your School’s Mission & Vision
Download sample and blank worksheets to complement the article in ABMP’s School Connection, Volume 6, Number 1.

Instructor Growth Self-Evaluation Form
Download the form described in the Fall 2007 issue of The Massage Educator.

The Student Success Curriculum (NEW!)
ABMP is pleased to announce the launch of the Student Success Curriculum. This curriculum accompanies the tools for students provided as part of student membership. The curriculum helps schools better prepare their students for the academic nature of massage schools and promotes student resilience and persistence in the program.

ABMP Launches New Benefits for Students and Schools
ABMP has developed new tools to support a positive, dynamic student experience and to help students succeed in massage school and as they launch their professional careers. New materials include:

• Your Massage & Bodywork Career, a guide created to help prospective students prepare for the unique challenges of massage training.
• The Student Success Guide was developed to help students deal with the transition to being a student, develop useful and efficient study skills, prepare for exams, and deal with text anxiety.
• The Massage Year Planner is a massage school-specific organizer that provides students a location to arrange school schedules, plan assignments, set academic goals, and more.

All of these print materials are complemented by an extensive new collection of study aids and resources available to student members online at www.abmp.com.

For additional information about how your school can integrate these new student resources, contact ABMP’s education department staff. Click here to locate the ABMP school liaison for your state.

Effective Recruiting Tools Available to Schools
Your Massage & Bodywork Career
ABMP has developed a recruiting tool as a resource for schools to support their marketing and recruitment efforts.

A Changing Environment: Has the popularity of massage school peaked?
View the Spring 2007 School Connection for results from and analysis of the ABMP 2006 School Enrollment Survey.

Accreditation Agencies Compared
A chart to complement the accreditation article in ABMP’s School Connection, Summer 2006.

Preventing Sexual Harassment in Massage Schools
Policy suggestions to complement the article in ABMP’s School Connection, Spring 2006.

Education Loan Programs Provide Options
Financing alternatives for tuition may increase enrollment and take the heat off of you.

Are Your Students’ Assets Covered?
Ensuring your students have liability coverage is smart business for schools.