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Substance Abuse and Massage Therapy, 4 CE

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Course Description

Substance Abuse and Massage Therapy, 4 CE  is an NCBTMB approved course for massage continuing education

Substance abuse and addiction is a serious problem that affects millions of people. It’s important to know the facts about addiction in order to have a better understanding on how to work with recovering addicts and how substance abuse affects their lives. Statistics on addiction show that if you know someone struggling with addiction, you’re certainly not alone. More than 21 million Americans have at least 1 addiction, yet only 10% seek treatment. Substance Abuse and Massage Therapy, 4 CE. Massage Continuing Education

Course Description

The “Substance Abuse and Massage Therapy, 4 CE” hour course is designed as an introduction for the use of massage therapy and other holistic protocols and treatments as complementary adjunct therapies for individuals who are struggling with addiction.

The “Substance Abuse and Massage Therapy” course will cover:

  • Trauma from childhood into adulthood which may lead to addiction
  • The many reasons one chooses not to seek help
  • Physiological and psychological effects
  • Boundary setting for the massage therapist
  • Client emotional release during the session and emotional first aid
  • An introduction on the various types of massage often used in the addiction recovery field
  • Ideas on how to adjust your own sessions for working with those in recovery
  • Statistics and facts on military PTSD and how they incorporate holistic treatment therapies

Incorporating massage into a substance abuse program is beneficial in all the stages of addiction recovery. Massage decreases pain, enhances the immune response and promotes an overall sense of well-being. Research has shown that massage also has the ability to decrease anxiety, depression, agitation and cravings.

Massage has the unique ability to affect the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being – from the spiritual body to our chemical composition. Soon, all addiction and recovery treatment programs will recognize that massage has the ability to assist in healing the mind-body connection.

When that happens, therapeutic massage will be integrated into many more addiction treatment facilities giving the client more self-help tools to succeed in recovery.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the massage therapist should be able to:

  • Identify why someone who is abusing a substance does not seek help.
  • How the effects of massage increases dopamine and serotonin levels which benefit in addiction recovery.
  • How the massage therapist can set necessary boundaries in sessions and offer emotional first aid to a client that may experience emotional release during the session.

The “Substance Abuse and Massage Therapy, 4 CE” course is offered as massage continuing education and for educational purposes only. It is not intended to give medical or professional advice to therapists or a client in recovery. Massage therapy should not be used instead of a medically licensed recovery facility program, but is intended as an adjunct therapy.

Course Information

  • See the exam before you start your course 
  • Students will have 5 opportunities to test
  • Exam answers are highlighted (BOLD) in red throughout course 
  • Exam answers are multiple choice
  • Certificate of Completion is available immediately when you pass the exam with 70%. Download and save each certificate.
  • Courses are pass/fail. No grades appear on your certification
  • Courses are available immediately
  • All courses are NCBTMB Approved (#450015-06)
  • Massage CE Learning Tree has been a trusted massage continuing education provider for state and NCBTMB courses since 2015
  • Courses are accepted by AMTA, ABMP and other national associations
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Materials

All courses are completely online. Each course exam is graded instantly and, once you pass the multiple choice exam with 70%, your "Certificate of Completion" is immediately available for printing. All course information is available for one year from the date of purchase. The student has an unlimited number of opportunities to pass the exam.

Exams consist of either 5, 10 or 15 multiple choice questions. The exam may be downloaded and printed in advance for easier studying.

Approvals

All of our courses have NCBTMB approval.

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