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New
Programs Make it Easier to Recertify!
Editor’s Note:
The NCBTMB has announced that beginning in January 2003, Nationally
Certified Practitioners will have more options for recertification.
Christine D. Niero, Ph.D., executive director of the NCBTMB,
has worked with the NCBTMB Board members and many other volunteers
for more than two years to develop and implement the new Recertification
Program. In addition, the NCBTMB has revised its Approved Provider
Program to allow for new trends in education and increased levels
of competency. Following is a one-on-one discussion with Dr.
Niero about the new Recertification and Approved Provider Programs.
Why did the NCBTMB
make these changes to the Recertification and Approved Provider
Programs now?
Throughout the 10 years that the NCBTMB has been offering
National Certification in therapeutic massage and bodywork,
the preparedness and professionalism of our certificants has
always been a top priority. The recertification and approved
provider programs were revised to stay current with the recent
trend focusing on continued competence versus continued education.
The programs were designed to keep the NCBTMB certification
at the forefront of the therapeutic massage and bodywork field.
The redesign of the approved provider
and recertification programs is also a response to the needs
of the NCBTMB stakeholders, particularly certificants. The
former recertification program wasn’t fitting in with
their lifestyles or resources. Rather than mandating their
recertification process by limiting their learning opportunity
options, the NCBTMB decided to open more options to allow
certificants to fulfill requirements on their own time, budget
and schedule. To be more accommodating and flexible, the NCBTMB
designed 10 recertification options for certificants to choose
from.
In revamping the programs, the NCBTMB
has maintained compliance with the accreditation standards
set forth by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies
(NCCA), an independent organization that helps ensure the
health, welfare and safety of the public through their accreditation
program. To maintain this accreditation, which the NCBTMB
first achieved in 1993, the NCBTMB must comply with the standards
set forth by the NCCA.
What’s different
about the new Recertification Program?
The NCBTMB’s new recertification program was re-engineered
to better serve our certificants, focusing on continued competence
and allowing for greater flexibility through a menu of options
that will accommodate personal and professional needs. There
are now 10 different learning requirement options (see them
listed on page 2) that allow certificants to accommodate travel
and work schedules, budgets, personal goals and interests
over the four-year recertification cycle.
As required by the new recertification
program, certificants must complete a minimum of 48 recertification
credits, 200 hours of hands-on work experience and six hours
of ethics. These new requirements differ in many ways from
the former program. The greater flexibility offered by the
200 hours of hands-on work requirement is the combination
of different work experiences that may be claimed, including
hands-on massage or bodywork sessions, or hands-on teaching/volunteer
work. Certified practitioners who are heavily involved in
teaching may claim up to 100 hours for hands-on teaching in
lieu of massage or bodywork sessions. Certificants are also
able to claim up to 100 hours of hands-on volunteer massage
or bodywork in lieu of sessions.
The ethics requirement was increased
from two to six hours to reinforce the importance of this
component of the certification program and to link ethics
directly to the NCBTMB Standards of Practice. Two hours of
ethics must relate to the “Roles and Boundaries”
standard, while the remaining four hours may address the other
standards.
The 48 required recertification credits may be achieved by
combining components from any of the 10 learning opportunity
options. Some of the options include academic course work,
obtaining a college degree, state and national presentations,
clinical training, serving in a state or national leadership
position and self-assessment/self-study. A maximum number
of credits are allowed for each category, so it is possible
for certificants to work out a combination that fits in with
their needs and interests.
How do all the 10
different options for recertification involve learning?
All of the 10 options for recertification are designed to
raise the certificant’s core competencies beyond the
level of initial certification and allow them to expand their
professional development. Continued competence is a thread
that runs through each of the 10 options, enabling certificants
to enhance their current knowledge, skills and abilities in
the field of therapeutic massage and bodywork. Certificants
earn credits instead of continuing education units (CEUs)
and can combine different professional experiences to enhance
and vary the learning process.
The new recertification program recognizes
academic coursework, college degrees, leadership, research,
as well as other professional national certifications in addition
to NCB certifications and authorship in professional publications.
Many of the options depart from traditional learning methods
and provide the certificants with the resources to enhance
their professional development and competence.
The NCBTMB has also introduced two
new choices within the recertification program following trends
in the certification industry—the clinical training
option and the self-directed learning option. Clinical training
and self-directed learning are two examples of the flexibility
NCBTMB is offering certificants who are interested in working
in a particular environment or to build on a certain set of
skills.
Does this mean that Nationally Certified
Practitioners can create their own recertification program?
Yes, this is exactly the goal of these two new options. Nationally
Certified Practitioners are able to fit their needs into a
customized self-directed learning program based on a self-assessment
instrument. The self-directed learning option must be pre-approved
by the NCBTMB, but is designed entirely by the certificant
according to the skills they are interested in building. With
the clinical training option, certificants may design a hands-on,
“mentoring” type of program to build on a particular
set of skills and knowledge.
What’s different about how certificants
earn continuing education credits?
For those certificants who choose the continuing professional
education option, credits must be obtained through an NCBTMB
Approved Provider. The approved provider program has been
updated to increase the focus on continued competence and
assure that providers deliver quality programs that focus
on the needs of certificants.
How will the new programs
be implemented?
The new recertification and approved provider programs are
available January 2003. The NCBTMB welcomes and encourages
all Nationally Certified Practitioners due to recertify after
January 2003 to participate in the new recertification program.
Copies of the recertification handbook will be available starting
January 2003 online at the NCBTMB web site (www.ncbtmb.com)
or by contacting the NCBTMB at 1-800-296-0664.
With the implementation
of the new recertification program, how will it change the
way certificants practice in their field?
Certificants will be required to concentrate on maintaining
and increasing their level of competence, in addition to their
skills, abilities and knowledge within the therapeutic massage
and bodywork field. Employers are increasingly demanding this.
The competency and professionalism of our Nationally Certified
Practitioners is critical to our consumers, to the profession
and to the certified practitioners themselves. Maintaining
the credential through recertification is a commitment to
a higher level of integrity, quality and professional standards.
Practitioners who pursue recertification are committing to
these values and their own professional development.
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FROMTHECHAIR
 By
Whitney Lowe, NCTMB
Fall is in the air and that signals a time for
change. The NCBTMB has recently announced a number of significant
changes that are on the horizon and, in particular, changes
in the recertification program will be a great benefit for Nationally
Certified Practitioners looking to continue improving the quality
of their practice and enhance the services they can offer to
their clientele. (See related story on this page.)
In the past, maintaining National Certification
status was accomplished mostly through attendance at formal
education events such as continuing education workshops. However,
many practitioners are at a disadvantage with these types of
programs because of their geographic location and the costs
associated with attending these training programs out of town.
The NCBTMB has recognized this as a challenge for numerous practitioners
and has been actively pursuing a new recertification program
that broadens the horizons that are available to the Nationally
Certified Practitioner.
As an educator I am particularly excited to
see these new recertification options becoming available because
it is a reflection of many new developments in our understanding
of learning and professional development. For some time there
has been a great deal of discussion in the educational community
about learning opportunities that are more closely in context
with actual practice than the traditional classroom environment.
While a great deal can always be learned in the face-to-face
classroom environment between teacher and student, increasing
evidence suggests that many non-traditional learning experiences
can help the practitioner have an even better understanding
of concepts related to professional practice. We have utilized
a number of these non-traditional learning experiences in the
new recertification program.
Many of the new recertification options have the
practitioner taking a much more pro-active role in the process
of determining what educational experiences will be most beneficial.
This greater participation—along with a reduction in geographic
limitations for these experiences—is a wonderful opportunity
for all practitioners to enhance their skills even further.
I look forward to hearing from Nationally
Certified Practitioners to see how you like working with this
new recertification program. After all, it is feedback we received
from you that was the stimulus for creating these recertification
options that would be more valuable for you in the long run.
| NCBTMB’s
Recertification Progam |
10
New Types of Learning Opportunities for Recertification:
- NCBTMB Approved Continuing Professional Education
- Certifications outside of NCBTMB
- Academic Course Work
- Obtaining a College Degree
- State and National Presentations
- Holding National and State Leadership Positions
- Clinical Training
- Research
- Publications
- Self-Directed Learning Projects
Plus:
• Six hours of Ethics
• 200 Hours of Hands-on Work |
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NCB
Salutes its Volunteers!
In its 10 years, the NCBTMB has grown to become
the voice for National Certification because of the hard work
and efforts of the volunteers who have donated their time and
energy to the advancement of National Certification. Without
the people who have served on the Board, the committees, task
forces, the people who have reviewed complaints or written test
items, or who have worked on new program initiatives, the NCBTMB
would not be where it is today without the generous help from
its volunteers.
In the Spring of 1996, Margaret Avery Moon,
one of NCB’s former chairs, wrote in her column in the
NCB Connection that “the accomplishments of the NCBTMB
have been the results of the contributions from each individual
Board member, committee member and certificant. These people
are dedicated and have spent many hours sorting out difficult
issues and creating policies while maintaining integrity and
high ethical standards.” Ms. Avery Moon still volunteers
for the NCBTMB!
Current NCB Board Member and Chair-Elect Garnet
Adair has been volunteering her time with the NCB and for the
profession for more than five years. One of her biggest commitments
to the NCB, next to the upcoming challenge of leading this organization
as chair next year, was her leadership role in the development
and implementation of the NCBTMB Standards of Practice document,
which supports the Code of Ethics in a “manner that clearly
spells out what consumers/regulators should expect from each
practitioner.” Adair further explained that the Standards
of Practice document gives “candidates of the massage
and bodywork profession—as well as current practitioners—a
clear understanding of the level of professionalism that’s
expected of them as Nationally Certified Practitioners.”
Nationally Certified Practitioners
who volunteer their time for the advancement of the profession
have fun while working toward the goals and objectives set forth
in the NCBTMB Strategic Plan. They work on committees, task
forces, panels, or as members of the board of directors, as
well as in various other capacities. Pictured are: Ashleigh
Millner, Elliot Greene, Elaine Calenda, Garnet Adair, Ray Moriyasu,
Leena Guptha, Marion Visel, Elizabeth McIntyre, Pam Laubscher,
Susan Scoboria, Bob Lehnberg, Paul Parker, Christine Niero,
Tree Bright
Pam Laubscher, DO, is
currently one of two Public Members serving on the NCBTMB Board
of Directors. Public Members are an important part of the Board
because they represent professions other than massage and bodywork.
Public Members also help to ensure that the focus of the decisions
and activities of the NCB Board of Directors relate to serving
the public’s trust. “The NCBTMB has attracted intelligent,
dedicated, hard working, and fun people for its efforts, and
I enjoy the fruitful and well-organized board meetings, laughter-filled
dinners, and the feeling that what we do really matters.”
As current Chair of the NCBTMB, Whitney Lowe believes
the hard work and dedication of the volunteers are the reasons
for the continued success of the National Certification Program.
“The NCBTMB relies on its volunteers for their expertise,
understanding of the profession, their commitment, and the insights
they offer as professionals. We need their involvement and participation,
and we have been lucky to have them.” Lowe added that
the volunteers are rewarded for their hard work by being able
to work with other “highly skilled, well respected, intelligent,
strategic individuals who strive for a higher level of standard
and who work to make a difference in the profession.”
Why do people volunteer their time for the
NCBTMB? Margaret Avery Moon described her reasons as a way to
“access personal qualities and skills that would have
been left untapped without the challenges of volunteerism.”
She described her most rewarding aspect of volunteering as participating
in helping to shape the future of the profession, and meeting
people from around the United States and Canada who are now
“lifelong friends.”
One of the most important components of the
National Certification Program is the examination. NCB volunteers
work to ensure that the National Certification Examination is
credible, legally defensible, and reflects the knowledge, skills,
and abilities of the profession. Members of the NCB Examination
Committee review test items, exam forms, and test specificaitons,
and are very involved in the work relating to the job analysis
studies. Bob Lehnburg, chair of the NCB Examination Committee,
said that the NCB “wouldn’t be able to do any of
that without the help of the team of volunteers on the committee.”
Lehnberg described the exam committee
members as “very dedicated and committed to keeping the
exam at a high level of standard.” Lehnberg added, “I
feel very fortunate to work with this team of volunteers!”
In 1996, Moon said in her column that
the NCBTMB has many challenges and more opportunities ahead.
Today, Whitney Lowe has piloted the NCB to two new credentials,
and an easier recertification program (see main story on page
1). Adair envisions that in the next 10 years, the NCB will
grow at an even more rapid rate, as will the need for qualified
volunteers, especially for “brainstorming and strategic
planning.”
Laubscher believes the NCB volunteers are valuable
“voices from our stakeholders—especially our certificants.
Volunteers allow the NCBTMB to keep its forward motion in the
profession. These individuals truly have their thumbs on the
pulse of the profession.”
| Many
Thanks to Current NCB Volunteers
While volunteers of some of the components of the National
Certification Program have been featured, there are countless
people who have worked behind the scenes for National
Certification. Listed below are those who are currently
working on an NCBTMB committee, panel, or task force.
NCBTMB Board of Directors
Whitney Lowe, NCTMB, Chair
Garnet Adair, NCTMB, Chair-Elect
William Stoehs, Public Member, Treasurer
Tree Bright, NCTMB
Elaine Calenda, NCTMB
Judy Dean, M.Ed., RN, BC, NCTMB
Leena Guptha, D.O., Ph.D., NCTMB
Pam Laubscher, D.O., Public Member
Elizabeth McIntyre, RN, MAS, NCTMB
Susan Scoboria, NCTMB, Immediate Past Chair
NCBTMB Bylaws Committee
Ray Moriyasu, NCTMB, Chair
Margaret Avery Moon, NCTMB
NCBTMB CE/Recert Panel
Bob Helfrich, NCTMB, Chair
Wanda Beals, NCTMB
Patricia Caufield, NCTMB
Neal Delaporta, NCTMB
Stephanie Manriquez, NCTMB
Bonnie Massey, NCTMB
Michael McCarty, NCTMB
Bill Sherwood, NCTMB
Judy Silcock, NCTMB
NCBTMB Eligibility Panel
Elliot Greene, NCTMB, Chair
Neal Barry, NCTMB
Houston Lebrun, NCTMB
Kay Settles, NCTMB
Eric Wilson, NCTMB
NCBTMB Ethics and Standards
Committee
Marion B. Visel, NCTMB, Chair
Paul Levatino, NCTMB, Co-Chair
Jean Middleswarth, NCTMB
NCBTMB Examination Committee
Robert (Bob) Lehnberg, NCTMB, Chair
Sandra K. Anderson, NCTMB
Cyndi Gillan, NCTMB
Terry Norman, NCTMB
Monica Reno, NCTMB
Paula Schank, NCTMB
Tracy Walton, NCTMB
NCBTMB Leadership Development
Committee
Margaret Avery Moon, NCTMB, Chair
Bud Crouch
Shelly Loewen, NCTMB
Bobbie Rothbaum, R.N., NCTMB
Karen Sparks, R.N., NCTMB
NCBTMB Strategic Planning
Committee
Elliot Greene, NCTMB, Chair
Garnet Adair, NCTMB
Sally Hacking, R.N.
Robert (Bob) Lehnberg, NCTMB
Whitney Lowe, NCTMB
Ray Moriyasu, NCTMB
Susan Scoboria, NCTMB
Marion B. Visel, NCTMB
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NCBNEWS
NCB Visits
AMTA National Convention
 Two
NCB staff members, along with Executive Director Christine Niero,
Ph.D. and several members of the NCBTMB Board of Directors attended
the AMTA National Convention in Portland, Oregon October 3-5.
Christine Niero gave a presentation on the new NCBTMB Recertification
and Approved Provider Programs (see related story on page 1),
scheduled to become effective January 1, 2003. Staff hosted
many questions and comments from Nationally Certified Practitioners
regarding the upcoming changes to recertification, as well as
questions regarding becoming an approved provider for continuing
education and both the Candidate Review and the Portfolio Review
processes. A computer and large plasma screen were set up at
the NCB exhibit booth to allow practitioners to update their
addresses and contact information online.
Stay Current!
Nationally Certified Practitioners can now submit address changes
quickly and easily from the NCB’s web site, www.ncbtmb.com.
Please notify the NCB office when your address and other contact
information changes. Don’t forget to update your phone,
fax, email, and web site information. Submit changes to the
NCB office at 703-610-0238 or by email at www.ncbtmb.com.
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CERTIFICANTSCORNER
Don’t forget to Recertify!
If you took the National Certification Examination (NCE)
for the first time in July, August or September 1998, you should
have already recertified. If you haven’t, there is still
time for you recertifiy and renew your National Certification
for another four years.
For further details, please contact
the NCB office at 703-610-9015. If you did not receive the
Requirements for Recertification Handbook and NCE
Application Form, please call 1-800-296-0664, press
option 2, then press 1 to leave your name and address. The information
you have requested will be mailed to you within 24 hours. You
can also visit the web site at
www.ncbtmb.com to view and download a current version of
the Requirements for Recertification Handbook.
Things
To Remember Concerning the NCBTMB Recertification Program
Once a practitioner becomes Nationally Certified by passing
the NCE, recertification is required every four years to retain
National Certification status. Recertification is a process
whereby the practitioner demonstrates ongoing efforts to maintain
and enhance the ability to perform in a competent manner. Recertification
also assures the public that the practitioner remains committed
to adhering to a code of ethics, and Standards of Practice.
Maintaining your national certification
status sends a message to your clients and employers that you
have a high level of standard for your career. In addition,
Nationally Certified Practitioners who maintain their national
certification status receive national recognition for their
achievements and receive updates on the current events in the
profession through NCB publications and board information. Most
importantly, since many state and local licensure programs require
that massage therapists and bodyworkers attain national certification
status, those who maintain their credential have the ability
to be more flexible in terms of where they practice. The NCBTMB
remains the only National Certification Program that offers
massage therapists and bodyworkers a credential at a national
level.
Reminder: A complete
listing of formal programs including Ethics that are conducted
by NCBTMB Approved Providers can be found on the NCBTMB web
site at www.ncbtmb.com. If you do not have access to the Internet,
then call 1-800-296-0664 (automated line), press option 2, and
then press 2 to leave your name and mailing address. The information
you requested will be mailed to you within 24 hours.
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Newly
Approved Category A Providers
Keith R. Barbour
876 Stewart Road, #D
Monroe, MI 48162
734-241-0560
rehabspe@tdi.net
Manual Medicine I and II Courses
Wilma E. Behm
633 Main Street
P.O. Box 299
Hill City, SD 57745
605-574-2674
wwbehm@earthlink.net
Trigger Point and Pressure Point Therapy with Myofascial Release
Therapy Course
Patricia A. Ceccoli
8014 Longleaf Drive
Villa Rica, GA 30180
770-838-1141
pceccoli@attbi.com
Clinical Modified Movement Course
Linda Daniels Clark
2013 Belvidere Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
757-496-4362
lymphflo@cox.net
Lymphodynamics Course
Dennis A. Curtis
9575 Farewell Road
Columbia, MD 21045
410-740-8134
TonusSetTherapy@yahoo.com
Tonus Set Therapy Course
Jacqueline Landis Ferber
5821 N.W. 83rd Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32653
352-376-7431
corjac612@aol.com
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Course
Patrick McCarty
2807 Wright Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
407-644-4480
pjmacro@aol.com
Macrobiotic / Barefoot Shiatsu Course
Elizabeth C. Miller
3342 East Linwood, #17
Springfield, MO 65804
417-882-4066
hatm@sbcglobal.net
Ethics Course
Oak Street Therapies, Inc.
Joel and Lauren Sheposh
984 South Oak Street
Gilbert, AZ 85233
480-632-0941
Table Thai Course
OMA – Orthopedic Massage Associates
5855 Marble Court
Winter Park, FL 32792
407-696-6962
twinzgz@aol.com
Intro to Orthopedic Massage Course
Robert Pecora
44 Garfield Road
Bristol, CT 06010
860-416-3589
Various Courses
Helen E. Sawyers
75 Westchester Avenue
Rochester, NY 14609
585-967-0009
Halliesaw@aol.com
Reiki Course
John V. Marsella
4209 Woodbine Street
Flower Mound, TX 75028
972-355-5958
jmarsella@hotmail.com
Myofacial Kinetics
Alice Rutkowski
2725 Briarlake Road
Atlanta, GA 30345
404-636-8295
motional@earthlink.net
The Bodypart Method
Peggy Lamb
3505 South Lamar, #2051
Austin, TX 78704
512-447-9640
peggylamb@fgn.net
Homestudy
Stretching Courses
Peggy Scott
3019 Ponce de Leon Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-947-4869
Islandgirl876@aol.com
Foot Reflexology courses
Scott Zamurut
1225 Bear Mountain Drive, #C
Boulder, CO 80305
303-499-4675
onezam@aol.com
303-497-2676
Craniosacral Biodanamics Courses
Henry Roth
62 Maple Avenue
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-219-8851
Muscle Normalization Technique
Nancy Matthews
814 N 7th Street
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
928-639-3164
nmathews@twildapache.net
Structural Integration Course
Steve Capelli
6461 SW 73rd Street
Miami, FL 33143
305-662-6674
steve@royaltreatment.com
Spa Treatment
Patricia Jean Edge
Crystal Light Therapy
594 NW Riverside Blvd
Bend, OR 97701
541-382-4757
pjedge@hotmail.com
Various Courses
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STRATEGICPLANUPDATE
Continuing
Education/Recertification Panel
Chair, Bob Helfrich, NCTMB
Members of the NCBTMB Continuing Education/Recertification
Panel met for a training session in September at the NCB office
in McLean, VA, and have continued their orientation to the Continuing
Education review process via teleconference. They will met by
teleconference again in October. During that teleconference,
Bob Helfrich, NCTMB, of Bridgeport, CT, officially became the
panel’s new Chair. The panel has reviewed 140 new applications
this year.
Ethics
Committee
Chair, Marion Visel, NCTMB
Based on the committee charge written
at the August 2002 meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee,
members of the NCBTMB Ethics Committee will focus their activity
this year on eliciting input from all stakeholders on the NCB
Standards of Practice. After receiving input from a randomized
sample of stakeholders, the Ethics Committee members will make
recommendations to the Board of Directors for any revisions
to the NCB Standards of Practice.
The committee members have conducted
a separate survey on the sections of the Standards of Practice
that address invasive techniques and voluntary consent. Results
from the survey sent with the NCB Connection, in addition to
a survey sent to a random sample of massage therapy and bodywork
schools, have been received. The Ethics Committee members will
review those results when the analysis of the data from those
surveys is completed.
The NCBTMB Board of Directors officially
adopted the NCB Standards of Practice February 6, 2000, and
the standards were implemented on September 1, 2000. One of
the tasks of the Ethics Committee is to monitor the relevance
of the NCB Standards of Practice to the stakeholders it is designed
to serve.
Government
Relations
Consultant, Sally Hacking
The NCB Government Relations Panel has
been monitoring and assisting with local massage ordinance requests
for consideration of implementing NCBTMB/NCE in many cities
nationwide, including: Albany, GA; Ann Arbor, MI; Clifton, NJ;
and Stamford, CT.
NCB will also use a scanning service
to assist with legislative initiatives and changes that impact
the massage and bodywork profession. Consultant Sally Hacking
and Paul Parker, Director of Certification, delivered an informational
presentation about the NCBTMB before the Florida Board of Massage
Therapists at their meeting in October at Ft. Lauderdale. The
purpose of the presentation was to introduce the new credential
options, considerations, and process.
Other NCBTMB Committees:
Bylaws Committee
Ray Moriyasu, NCTMB, Chair
Eligibility Panel
Elliot Greene, NCTMB, Chair
Examination Committee
Bob Lehnberg, NCTMB, Chair
Leadership Development Committee
Margaret Avery Moon, NCTMB, Chair
Strategic Planning Committee
Elliot Greene, NCTMB, Chair
CALENDAROFEVENTS
This list of events is provided for informational
purposes only. For specific information about participation
in the events listed above, please contact the host organization.
| EVENT |
DATE |
LOCATION |
| Federated
Associations of Regulatory Boards (FARB) |
February
7-9, 2003 |
Austin,
TX
|
| California Massage and Bodywork
|
March 20-23, 2003 |
Double Tree Hotel,
Convention San Jose, California |
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FROM THE CHAIR
NCB Salutes Its
Volunteers!
NCB
NEWS
CERTIFICANTS CORNER
Newly Approved Category
A Providers
STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Board of
Directors
Whitney Lowe, NCTMB,
Chair,
Bend, OR-2003
Garnet Adair,
NCTMB,
Chair-Elect,
Tucson, AZ-2004
William Stoehs,
Public Member, Treasurer,
Miramar, FL-2003
Tree Bright,
NCTMB,
Winston-Salem, NC-2004
Elaine Calenda,
NCTMB, Longmont, CO-2004
Judy Dean,
NCTMB,
LaPort, IN-2005
Leena Guptha,
DO, PhD, NCTMB,
Lake Bluff, IL-2003
Pam Laubscher,
DO,
Public Member,
Oro Valley, AZ-2003
Elizabeth
McIntyre, NCTMB,
Lancaster, MD-2005
Susan Scoboria,
NCTMB, Immediate
Past Chair,
Wesport, CT
*Terms end on April 30 of year indicated.
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by the National Certification Board for
Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
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