The Professional Massage Therapy Program

The Professional Massage Therapy Program prepares students to become successful practicing bodyworkers. The Program exceeds standards set by national certification, and by most state and municipal governments for licensing.

The Professional Massage Therapy Program teaches the art and science of massage therapy, while also teaching sound business practices which prepare students for success in the marketplace.

In the Professional Massage Therapy Program, students learn light energy work as well as deep-tissue modalities, Eastern as well as Western theory and technique, and how to treat specific pain and dysfunction, along with a holistic approach to health and healing.

Students learn basic massage theory and technique through traditional Swedish massage. Students are taught an Eastern paradigm of body therapies which includes Shiatsu and Acupressure. Students also learn contemporary modalities such as structural bodywork, trigger-point therapy, sports massage, injury massage, and cranial sacral therapy.

Integrated with the massage therapy and bodywork training are remedial exercises, passive stretching, body awareness, relaxation techniques, and body mechanics. To further support good body mechanics, students receive a course in movement for the massage therapist. In all bodywork modality classes, students are coached in the best use of their own bodies while doing the work. It is possible that a therapist can actually be energized and gain vitality as a result of the work. We endeavor to create this experience for our students.

The Nevada School of Massage Therapy teaches Anatomy and Physiology in order for students to have a solid technical, scientific understanding of the body and a way to communicate with other health care professionals.

Due to the fact that we are training health care practitioners we include CPR certification training and First Aid in our Professional Massage Therapy Program curriculum.

The Nevada School of Massage Therapy not only prepares students to become proficient bodyworkers but also trains students to become successful in the marketplace, either as a sole practitioner, an independent contractor, or an employee.

As part of the Professional Massage Therapy Program curriculum, students complete a comprehensive Professional Development course. This course includes techniques of enrollment, starting and operating a massage therapy business, presentation, advertising, résumé writing, job interviewing skills, and the integration of sound business practices with a holistic approach to health care. Students also participate in the Clinical Internship, which provides them with on-the-job training in preparation for working professionally.

Each student graduates with 119 hours of practical, hands-on application. During the Clinical Internship portion of the program, each student works a series of 5.5 hour shifts during which they have the opportunity to give as many as five 50-minute massages. Through the Clinical Internship, our students learn stamina, consistency, and the importance of making the last massage of the day as good as the first.

The Master Bodyworker Program

The Master Bodyworker Program, an advanced training program offered exclusively to UCMT Family of Schools graduates, prepares students to holistically practice massage therapy in a variety of therapeutic environments within the industry.

The Master Bodyworker Program is four full-time quarters in length; the first three quarters are comprised of the Professional Massage Therapy Program. The fourth quarter consists of advanced courses that build on the core concepts learned in the Professional Massage Therapy Program, and presents more in-depth information and new techniques, which allows students to develop a strong, multidisciplinary approach to bodywork.

In this program, students learn various advanced assessment skills. These skills support students in evaluating client structure, function and state of health from different theoretical perspectives, drawing on western, eastern, and energetic philosophies. These modality specific assessments enhance students’ therapeutic effectiveness, as well as their proficiency in identifying specific client needs in professional practice.

The advanced fourth quarter of the Master Bodyworker Program maintains a similar class schedule as the first three quarters consisting of the Professional Massage Therapy program, so students have the opportunity to maintain part-time employment while attending the program. As all attendees of the advanced fourth quarter of the Master Bodyworker Program are graduates of the Professional Massage Therapy Program, students are able to pursue massage therapy licensing and employment while attending the program.

Additionally, the Master Bodyworker Program is 1036 clock hours in length, and can aid graduates in getting licensed in some states and municipalities where 1000 hours of massage therapy education is required.

The Master Bodyworker Program provides advanced training as well as additional hands-on experience, and graduates of this program bring improved technique application, intuition, and professional confidence to their career in massage therapy.

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