Burr Ridge, Ill. (February 10, 2020)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) announced a call for volunteers to fill openings on its Approved Provider and Ethics and Standards Committees, effectively immediately. Volunteer applications may be submitted online until 5 pm CT on Friday, February 28, 2020. The NCBTMB Approved Provider Committee is…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (February 4, 2020)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) announced today Cynthia Ribeiro LMT, BCTMB, NMT and Nicole Zeger, M.A., were positively voted through by Certificants to join the NCBTMB Certification Board, effective March 1, 2020. Additionally, Portia B. Resnick, PhD, ATC, BCTMB was named President-Elect and Jesse Boeding,…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (January 28, 2020)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) announced today it has hired Shelly Johnson as its new Chief Executive Officer. Johnson is a proven leader in the non-profit sector with over 25 years of experience in advancing strategic direction and formulating solid infrastructures for various foundations, trade,…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (January 17, 2020) – The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) announced today the launch of its Certification Board elections. Eligible voters have until January 21, 2020 at 5:00 PM Central Time to participate. The two professionals selected to join the NCBTMB Certification Board are Cynthia Ribeiro, LMT, BCTMB,…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (December 3, 2019)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) is proud to partner with the Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) to introduce a FREE Research Webinar Series. The third webinar in the series, Part III: How to Find Quality Resources, took place on December 3, 2019 @ 1pmCT / 2pm…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (November 18, 2019)—Today, NCBTMB announced the following reminder regarding Energy Work courses: In July of 2017, NCBTMB announced it would no longer accept energy courses unless the entire course contained “professional therapeutic hands-on applications.” With this change, and to honor past Approved Providers’ (AP) submissions, NCBTMB agreed to keep previous energy courses…

Burr Ridge, Ill. / Evanston, Ill. (November 18, 2019)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and the Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) announced today Part III of their free 2019 Research Webinar Series to further define research, its impact on the profession, and resources for engagement. The third webinar is scheduled for Tuesday,…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (November 8, 2019)—NCBTMB has issued the below statement regarding Human Trafficking: According to the Department of Homeland Security, human trafficking is modern-day slavery and involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. NCBTMB acknowledges that human trafficking is a very serious and…

Burr Ridge, Ill. / Jacksonville, Fla. (October 15, 2019)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) announced today a partnership with CE Broker, a nationwide Continuing Education tracking system, to provide a voluntary, free account for its members to better report and track CE beginning mid-2020. Such a partnership aims to further streamline…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (July 31, 2019)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) is proud to partner with the Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) to introduce a FREE Research Webinar Series. The second webinar in the series, Part II: What is Research?, took place on July 31, 2019 @ 2pmCT / 3pm ET. A…