Burr Ridge, Ill. (May 21, 2020)—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 four webinar in the series, Part IV: Case Reports, took place on May 21, 2020 @ 1pmCT / 2pm ET. The broadcast…

Updated: May 21, 2020 Test Center Openings NCBTMB has been in constant communication with our testing provider, Prometric, to determine next steps to resume testing at nationwide testing centers. Presently, Prometric intends to resume in-center testing, wherever possible, in the U.S. and Canada for all client programs, starting June 1st. Prometric has listed NCBTMB as…

Burr Ridge, Ill. / Evanston, Ill. (May 8, 2020)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and the Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) announced today Part IV of their Free Research Webinar Series to further define research, its impact on the profession, and resources for engagement. The fourth webinar is scheduled for Thursday, May…

Over the last several weeks, our massage community has come together in amazing ways to offer support and guidance to practitioners, educators, students, and clients. If you are curious what resources are available to you, or what our professional organizations are doing during this time to support massage therapy, we encourage you to read the…

Keep up with all of the exciting things happening at NCBTMB and around the profession with our Q1 2020 Catch-Up lists. Your must-see news, tools, and events from NCBTMB: NCBTMB Announces 2020 Certification Board Election Results NCBTMB Hires Shelly Johnson as Chief Executive Officer NCBTMB COVID-19 Updates & Official Statement BCTMB Spotlight: Jennifer Houle An…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (March 24, 2020)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork released the following recommendations to Approved Providers today: — COVID-19: Teaching Live Courses as Webinars Be sure to complete the required NCBTMB documentation should you elect to update course types amid the pandemic During these difficult times, many NCBTMB Approved Providers…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (March 23, 2020)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) released the following announcement to all NCBTMB Assigned Schools today: — Supporting Your School Amid COVID-19 Please read for important announcements regarding e-learning and NCBTMB Assigned School curriculum requirements NCBTMB has heard from several of its accredited and non-accredited Assigned…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (March 20, 2020) As a valued member of the NCBTMB community, we are writing to make you aware of how you can further support the work our professional organizations are doing on the state and federal levels to help minimize the short and long-term impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. American Massage…

Burr Ridge, Ill. (March 10, 2020)—The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) announced the following system maintenance update today: We are writing to make you aware that the Initial Board Certification and Board Certification Renewal Applications via NCBTMB’s Online System will be unavailable beginning on Friday, March 13, 2020 at 9:00pm CT through Saturday,…

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…