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Our northwest massage school is proud to have hosted this year’s American ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Therapy Association of Oregon conference! On April 24th and 25th, licensed massage therapists from across the state attended the AMTA-OR conference to earn message therapy continuing education credits, and to polish their skills. An East West College instructor contributed to the conference by facilitating a session on spa modalities.

The American ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Therapy Association (AMTA) is the nation’s largest non-profit organization serving massage schools, massage therapists, and massage students. Among the many roles that the AMTA serves, the organization promotes massage to the general public; lobbies for just massage therapy licensing across all fifty states; and supports massage therapy research.

The Oregon chapter of the AMTA offers additional resources and support for Beaver State LMT’s. The Oregon AMTA wields a professional lobbyist to represent therapists’ interests in Salem. AMTA-OR also maintains a quarterly newsletter and website with useful information for LMTs, among other .

Featured classes at the AMTA-OR conference included Structural Relief Therapy for the Shoulder, Arm & Hand; The Ethics of Client Communication; Sports ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (for those interested in working with professional athletes); Make research Relevant to Me (for those wanting to learn how to apply research to their practice); and finally, Therapeutic Benefits of Spa Modalities in ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Practice—with our very own Sarah B. Davis!

The conference occurred on April 24th from 5-9pm and on April 25th from 7am-6pm.  For more information, including a detailed schedule, please visit the . We enjoyed hosting the Oregon AMTA conference, where Portland massage therapy practitioners and educators gathered for learning, networking, and community support.