Academy of Massage and Bodywork

The American Academy of Massage Therapy (AAMT) is located on the northwest side of Chicago and is an Illinois State Board of Education Approved Private Vocational School offering instruction in recognized professional courses of massage therapy. The academy is a member of two professional orgainizations: (AMTA) American Massage Therapy Association and (ABMP) Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. This is from their page: Want to be a licensed massage therapist? Got weekend mornings free? REGISTER or RESERVE A SPOT NOW -- THE SPRING 2009 classes are approaching fast! Come visit us for a tour of the facility! New weekend classes (600 hours) are starting Late January or early FEBRUARY 2009. Late registration (in 2009) may be possible. Classes will be scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays Please, call (773) 763-4081 or (773) 594 7729 for more information. Note: NEW 2009 MASSAGE THERAPY CERTIFICATE CLASSES START late January or early February of 2009! Students are enrolling. Class size is limited, so hurry. Certified massage therapists: Do you need CE hours? Continuing Education Requirements: Details below ***************** Want to be a licensed massage therapist? Got weekend mornings free? REGISTER or RESERVE A SPOT NOW -- THE SPRING 2009 classes are approaching fast! Come visit us for a tour of the facility! New weekend classes (600 hours) are starting Late January or early FEBRUARY 2009. Late registration (in 2009) may be possible. Classes will be scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays Please, call (773) 763-4081 or (773) 594 7729 for more information. ***************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: NEW 2009 MASSAGE THERAPY CERTIFICATE CLASSES START late January or early February of 2009! Students are enrolling. Class size is limited, so hurry. 2008-2009 CONTINUING EDUCATION classes are described below. Call today and register! Illinois state requires a license to practice massage therapy. Come to school on weekends, and get your diploma and then your license. AAMT has hundreds of graduates and attendees for CE. American Academy of Massage Therapy in Chicago offers 24 CONTINUING EDUCATION HOUR CREDITS at affordable prices. For renewal of an Illinois massage therapy license you must complete 24 hours of continuing education every two years starting in 2007. All courses given by NCBMTB-approved providers or by state approved massage schools/programs will meet this requirement. About a dozen massage therapists took advantage of our spring sessions and earned anywhere from 6 to 24 CE hours. (See tentative dates, below) The successful four 6-hour educational sessions (worth 24 C.E. hours in total ) will be repeated again at the American Academy of Massage Therapy at 5900 Milwaukee Avenue (phone number below) in Chicago on these (tentative) dates: ** ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON ENROLLMENT.** ALL SESSIONS: SUNDAY (rarely Saturday) MORNINGS 8am to 2pm (See dates below) Call if different hours are preferred and we might schedule one for the WINTER of 2008 or SPRING 2009. Massage Therapy Continuing Education Requirements are best fulfilled ASAP. Do not procrastinate when it comes to the state. Get your 24 hours of CE (CMTE) and stay informed. MT=MASSAGE THERAPY or MASSAGE THERAPIST ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON ENROLLMENT: PLEASE CALL BEFORE ATTENDING. Call the school www.aamt.us or the instructor at 847 910 1517 January 10th, SATURDAY 2009 DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS: PART 1. From ACNE to ECZEMA to MALIGNANT MELANOMA to PSORIASIS to TANNING SPRAYS: WHAT EVERY MASSAGE THERAPIST SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE HUMAN SKIN. VISUAL SURVEY OF SKIN DISORDERS. HEALTH, PHYSIOLOGY AND SKIN SAFETY AND DISEASE PREVENTON IS EMPHASIZED. AN AMAZINGLY EDUCATIONAL TOUR OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM, LAYER BY LAYER, AND DOZENS OF SKIN ISSUES. INDICATION AND CONTRAINDICATIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED. A short multiple choice quiz is done altogether to assess knowledge. This has been the most popular of the four. Sat JANUARY 17th 2009 SKIN: DERMATOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS: PART 2. From BURNS to IMPETIGO to SUN TANNING to VITILIGO to ZINC DEFICIENCY: WHAT EVERY MASSAGE THERAPIST SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SKIN, AND PROTECTING YOURSELF AND YOUR CLIENTS. DISEASE, PATHOLOGY AND PREVENTION IS EMPHASIZED. LOTS OF VISUALS. INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED. A short multiple choice quiz is done altogether to assess knowledge. This and part 1 have been the most popular of the four. Sunday January 18th 2009 The PATHOPHYSIOLOGY of STRESS and MASSAGE THERAPY: DOES MASSAGE REDUCE STRESS? IF SO, HOW? WHERE IS THE PROOF? A CRITICAL APPROACH. Includes discussion of recent research, endocrinology and the impact of the nervous and immune - lymphatic systems). WE ALSO DEFINE STRESS, INCLUDING CAUSES LIKE HUNGER, THIRST, SALT DEFIECIEN