ABMP Instructors on the Front Lines

At Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), we count it as a privilege to have worked with more than 3,000 massage instructors across the country at our Instructors on the Front Lines workshops (IFL) from 2009–2012. Instructors continue to share the topics they want ABMP to address at upcoming events, and we are listening. Our current topic focuses on instructors’ number one request: building critical and creative thinking skills in massage students! As part of the IFL program, ABMP is also hosting four special events to support the Massage Therapy Foundation’s (MTF) efforts to teach research literacy. Follow the links below to register for all of our free live events in your area, and to access information and resources from past IFL workshops. > Register for NEW Instructors on the Front Lines (IFL) Workshops in Your Area > IFL Topic 5: “Building Communication Skills in Massage Students” > IFL Topic 4: “Building Critical and Creative Thinking Skills in Massage Students” > IFL Special Events: Massage Therapy Foundation’s “Teaching Research Literacy” Workshops > Who Should Attend the Instructors on the Front Lines Workshops? > What Are Participants Saying? > History and Philosophy of Instructors on the Front Lines > Meet ABMP’s Education Team > Questions? More Information > View the Instructors on the Front Lines Video > IFL Topic 3: “From Handholding to Capacity Building”—Information and Resources > IFL Topic 2: “Building Emotional Intelligence in Massage Students”—Information and Resources > IFL Topic 1: “Comprehensive Orientations”—Information and Resources	Instructors on the Front Lines in Phoenix, Arizona.
	ABMP Education Facilitator Kristin Coverly takes part in a lively group discussion at an IFL workshop.
	Instructors at IFL events share topics they want ABMP to address at upcoming workshops. Topic 4, "Building Critical and Creative Thinking Skills in Massage Students," was the number one request in 2011.
	ABMP School Liaison Cindy Williams and ABMP Education Facilitator Taffie Lewis answer questions about ABMP resources for instructors at an IFL workshop.