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

Congratulations!

You've entered an exciting new world of massage and bodywork training. You're probably a little overwhelmed—new friends, anatomy and physiology, and so much more. You're entering an exciting profession at an exciting time—massage and bodywork have never been more popular, and this work continues to gain widespread acceptance.

Here's some help to get you started on the right foot: Student membership from Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP).

Student membership combines the protection of liability insurance, outstanding academic resources, business development tools, and the many benefits of belonging to an organization with 64,000+ members.

ABMP Student members receive:

Student Success Guide	The Student Success Guide uses goal setting exercises, charts, graphic organizers, and personal assessments to help students learn the skills they need to achieve their academic goals.
Massage Year Planner	The Massage Year Planner provides students with a tool to arrange their schedule, plan assignments, arrange study sessions, and organize their life. Throughout the colorful pages, goal setting exercises, tips for success, and positive affirmations keep the process of staying organized interesting.
ABMP Student Resources	As part of their membership, students have online access to a variety of study tools that promote active learning. Students can download graphic organizers for note taking or use the anatomy and physiology flash cards for review before a test. Materials on how to write a research paper and links to massage research and resume and cover letter samples help students in more advanced stages of their training program.
ABMP Member Benefits	ABMP members receive a wide variety of benefits. These include business development tools, offered through our print publications and online services. Web-based tools include a free e-mail account and a free website, a discussion board to network with other students and professionals, and more. Additional benefits are offered through partners who provide discounts on a variety of products, including business cards, legal services, tax preparation services, and more.
Knead to Know	This quarterly newsletter is written just for students. Read it for great tips and insights on making the most of your massage school experience.
Massage & Bodywork Magazine	ABMP’s flagship publication, this bimonthly journal is written for a national audience of massage, bodywork, and somatic professionals. Each issue offers in-depth articles on subjects including the latest research, historical perspectives, massage techniques, business information, professionals trends, and a variety of regularly featured columns created to keep reader in touch with their work, their clients, and their health.
Liability insurance	This comprehensive coverage protects you from liability claims in and out of the classroom for all school-sanctioned activities. Additional details are provided below.

Understanding Insurance: FAQs

What does my student insurance cover?
The student level insurance provides liability coverage for both on/off premises activities that are approved by the school and are permitted under applicable state and local regulations. It does not cover any student working on his or her own (without school approval) and charging clients. A student may receive compensation if it is allowed by the state as long as it is a school-approved activity.

Why is insurance so important?
You insure your car, even though you don't expect to be in an accident. You cover your home too, even though the odds are it won't burn down. Why? Because without insurance, it would be a financial catastrophe if your unlucky number came up.

That's the same reason why liability insurance offers essential protection and peace of mind for professional massage and bodywork practitioners. You may be fortunate and never get sued or be named in a damage claim. But in this age of lawsuit-happy, get-rich-quick opportunists, and with many people uncomfortable about someone else touching their body, wise massage professionals acquire and maintain solid insurance protection at all stages of their careers.

Liability protection not only covers you if you're found to be at fault, but also provides for your legal defense. Without it, you could be out tens of thousands of dollars just to defend yourself against a frivolous or false claim or even as the result of fallout from a misunderstanding.

We proudly present the broadest insurance coverage offered by any association serving the massage and bodywork professions: $2 million per incident with an annual limit of $3 million in three different categories.

	Per Occurrence	Aggregate (annual limit)
Professional Liability	$2 Million	$3 Million
General Liability	$2 Million	$3 Million
Products Liability	$2 Million	$3 Million

The liability insurance included with ABMP membership is an occurrence form policy, and provides coverage for your massage operations for Bodily Injury, Personal Injury, and Property Damage up to the above limits, plus $100,000 for fire damage to premises you rent. "Occurrence form" means coverage continues if a claim is filed at a later date for an incident that occurred while you were an insured member. Coverage includes liability arising out of your premises and operations, your professional liability, and manufactured products you resell. The insurer will also defend you if someone sues you alleging your wrongdoing in one of these areas; those legal expenses are covered in addition to the above policy limits. The policy contains a number of terms, conditions, and exclusions.



Join Now!
Apply online, download the application, or call us at 800-458-2267 if you have any questions.

Schools, Sign Up Students!
Visit the Massage School Alliance section to sign up your students now and for additional information on ABMP’s tools for your school and your students.



After You Graduate
Now it's time to put all you've learned into practice, to create a successful career for yourself. And ABMP wants to help you do just that. That's why, when you upgrade your membership to the Certified, Professional, or Practitioner level following graduation (or receipt of your state license, where applicable), we’re offering you a special Student Upgrade discounted rate for your first year of membership.

Why upgrade? Because now more than ever it's imperative to protect yourself and your career against liability claims—a fact of life in real world practice. Plus, ABMP provides you with business and educational support to get your career off the ground. With your upgraded membership, you’ll maintain the excellent liability coverage provided by ABMP, you’ll continue to receive your a subscription to Massage & Bodywork magazine, and you’ll keep getting all those great benefits you first found as a Student member—free e-mail and website, client communication tools, and much more. You’ll also receive the Successful Business Handbook, a publication packed full of valuable business resources, including information on how to create a business plan, set up your own business, structure a marketing campaign, plan your finances, prevent burnout, and more.

To upgrade your student membership, log in to the ABMP Members section and click on "Student Upgrade."