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Emotional Intelligence - A Key to Student Success
with Anne Williams

Many students now attending massage training programs were born after 1982 and form part of the generation commonly called Gen Y. Gen Y students have different characteristics than previous generations and present some challenges in the classroom. This presentation takes a closer look at Gen Y students and explains the use of emotional intelligence building as a way enhance learning environments. It is interesting to notice that emotional intelligence skills are very important to professional massage therapists. By taking time to develop these skills through classroom activities, all students, no matter their generation, can benefit.

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Ignite your Students’ Passion for Palpation
with Melissa Wheeler

Palpation is a fundamental skill for a massage therapist. When this vital skill is mastered it allows students to learn their modality skills with confidence and ease and makes the instructor’s job easier. In this presentation educators will learn the importance of palpation in the classroom and beyond, how to present unique ideas for teaching palpatory anatomy to students using different learning styles, Trail Guide to the Body tools and technology and how to use this presentation as a platform for participants to share the exercises or resources that have been successful for them in palpation education.

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ABMP/World Massage Conference Education Roundtable (Pre-Recorded)
with Anne Williams and Round Table Discussion Guests

In the new ABMP [ABMP.com] textbook Teaching Massage: Fundamental Principles in Adult Education for Massage Program Instructors, 17 respected teachers in the massage and bodywork field come together to coach massage instructors in foundation princiles of education and offer their advice on applying those principles in the massage classroom. Five of these educators, Cherie Sohnen-Moe, Mary Ann Foster, Ruth Werner, Whitney Lowe, and Susan Salvo will join ABMP’s Director of Education, Anne Williams, in a roundtable discussion about the joys, challenges, and practicalities of teaching massage.

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The Massage Therapy Profession in the US by the AMTA (Pre-Recorded)
with Elizabeth M. Lucas Co-Presenting with Judy Stahl

Learn about the state of the massage therapy profession in the United States, the effect of the economy on massage therapists there and recent developments in the profession. American Massage Therapy Association® (AMTA®) President Judy Stahl and Executive Director Elizabeth M. Lucas will discuss these and other massage therapy professional issues. Also hear how a massage therapist from another country should approach moving to the U.S.

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Teaching Research Literacy
with Ruth Werner

The past several years have seen an explosion of high-level research into various aspects of massage therapy and bodywork. Yet most massage therapists don’t have the skills to actively analyze and evaluate a typical research article, much less participate in a project or take a leadership role in asking an important research question. One of the obstacles to promoting research literacy among massage therapists is a sense of a lack of expertise in this field among massage school faculty: if teachers don’t feel prepared to discuss this topic, it is not surprising that their students don’t feel called to explore it either. This class focuses on increasing research literacy competence and confidence among all types of massage school faculty. We will provide strategies that will weave research literacy into already-existing massage education programs; we will provide examples of information that is currently available and relevant to students and teachers; we will explore how teachers and students can apply findings to their hands-on work; and we will support educators to promote participation in the Massage Therapy Foundation's Student Case Report Contest.

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Experiential Learning
with Cherie Sohnen-Moe

Learning takes place through all of the senses, thus the learning process is more effective when you incorporate a variety of sensory experiences into your curriculum. Join us as we explore how to develop and implement experiential learning activities, and brainstorm tips for encouraging participation.

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An Introduction to the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards and the Massage and Bodywork Licensure Exam (Pre-Recorded)
with Debra Persinger, Dr.

In this presentation Debra Persinger will provide an over view of the FSMTB, and their flagship program for the massage and bodywork licensing examination. She will talk specifically about exam development and delivery.

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Ethics Education (Pre-Recorded)
with Cidalia Paiva

Ethics education is important because the people massage therapists as health care professionals have been entrusted to care for are important, very important. We have to remember that our clients are very often vulnerable people who need and trust us to be ethical and accountable in serving their health and well-being. We also need to remember that as healthcare professionals we have made a professional commitment which I refer to as a "professional promise" to our clients in particular and to society in general to behave ethically. But how can we keep this commitment or promise to society if we are not educated and informed in ethics? Our dialogue on ethics education will focus on several key questions that ethics educators need to consider and address. These questions include; what should ethics education really be about? What are some of the basic concepts, distinctions and principles we need to teach in ethics education? What is the relationship between law and Ethics? How can we motivate as opposed to inform our students to behave ethically and to make their personal and professional integrity an important part of their ethical development. Finally what should we be doing in ethics education in the future? What are some of our next steps in terms of professional growth in terms of ethics education?

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Integral Anatomy: The Essence of a Layered Approach
with Gil Hedley

Gil will present and discuss the foundations of integral anatomy, supporting this unique perspective using images from the dissection laboratory. Every bodyworker touches the whole body and the whole person, but very few have seen what they are touching under the skin. This presentation offers an anatomical perspective coherent with the experience of massage therapists and other bodyworkers who have felt the whole body and the continuity of layers, but have never seen them presented in anatomy books, which tend to emphasize regions and the rendering of discreet anatomical "parts." In this presentation you can see the whole, and experience the transformative power of that perspective.

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A Blended Model of Massage Education: Online Theory & Face-To-Face Practical
with David McQuillan

With more and more students looking for oniline education opportunities schools and educators need to know how to integrate this emerging technology into their own business models. In this presentation schools and educators will have the oppertunity to discover the vast potential of online learning in massage education. You will learn about the possibilities that integrating online learning with classroom learning provides. In this presentation David will discuss their model of online delivery, and the potential of open-education-resource development by massage educators.

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Teleseminar Secrets For School Owners and Massage Educators (1.5hrs)
with Alex Mandossian

If you’re a school owner or massage educator, find out why my teleseminars are a fast, easy and economical way to enhance your marketing efforts and increase your income. In this special 90 minute event you will: Learn to repeatedly develop world-class teleseminars that sell; Discover 9 teleseminar styles that can motivate and persuade listeners to take action instantly to accelerate your sales; Learn 5 battle-tested teleseminar tactics to build a highly responsive online list, even if you're starting from scratch; Find out the 6 no-nonsense ways to inspire and influence more registrants to show-up on calls; Uncover 3 ultra-quick, easy and hassle-free ways to Create content-rich info products at the speed of sound, even if you struggle with writer's block and Encounter a sure-fire way to create "residual" streams of income via your own teleseminar series and other live events!

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Teaching Pathology From The Heart (Pre-record)
with Ruth Werner

Science teachers in massage and bodywork schools often find that their task is especially daunting: how can we engage and excite students whose primary interests are most likely not to be in the direction we must lead them? In Teaching Pathology from the Heart we identify and analyze obstacles, and discuss strategies to overcome them. We will list some appropriate goals and standards for a pathology curriculum; we will identify obstacles to making science classes work well for massage therapy students; and we will identify strategies to improve effectiveness.

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