Spring 2006 www.ProEdResourceGuide.com PERG • Spring 2006 1 PERG is published by Dynamic Equilibrium 309 Oakwood Court Youngsville, NC 27596 919-562-1548 Design by Killer Creative Group, Raleigh, NC 919.832.5073 www.killercreative.net September 16-18, 2006, Raleigh, NC Cover Photo: Hanging Rock State Park, NC. Photo by David Kilian. Tuition: $385 24 CE contact hours for RNs and massage therapists awarded by the US Trager Association. Understanding the Gamma System is one of the primary keys to understanding how any form of bodywork is effective in changing patterns and habits and how any form of organized movement is possible. This workshop will examine the anatomy of the gamma sensory and motor system and discuss the details of its operations and their Dear Colleagues, significance for all forms of bodywork and performance. We will use slides, lecture and discussion, movement exercises, tablework demonstrations, and supervised practice to It is my pleasure to bring you the premier edition of the Professional Education & Resource Guide. build our knowledge and experience of this vital and necessary part of our organisms. No matter what the nature of your practice may be, it will be dramatically enhanced Please enjoy this easy reference to continuing education opportunities for LMBTs across North Carolina. by this deeper understanding of how your and your clients’ patterns are formed, and I hope to keep pace with the needs of the community with a fall update you can expect to receive in the how they can be changed. mail by July. For your convenience, you can also view the current edition of the Professional Education & Resource Guide in PDF format at www.ProEdResourceGuide.com. Instructor: Deane Juhan has been a professional bodyworker since 1974. Originally trained at Esalen Institute, he was a member of the massage crew and workshop leader staff there for seventeen I’ve been a member of the professional community of massage therapists and bodyworkers since 1975- years. In 1977 at Esalen he met Dr. Milton Trager, and began more than 30 years. How did I find my way to this profession? In the same way so many of us have- I had training with him, a pursuit that lasted until Dr. Trager’s death in 1998. He is currently a Trager® practitioner with a private practice a massage and it changed me- for the better. Then I had another. And another. You know the rest. In those in Mill Valley, California, and a Trager® instructor who teaches 30-plus years I have looked forward every day, in every way, professionally. Never back, except in awe and across the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan. He is the author of gratitude that I somehow managed to get myself on this path and consequently became a member of a Job’s Body: A Handbook for Bodywork, and has developed a wide variety of seminars for bodyworkers and interested health professionals of all kinds community of people who have tremendous heart, who, in all their struggles to be accepted by mainstream concerning the anatomy and physiology of touch and the increasing role of hands-on care health professionals, have never wavered from their conviction that touch is the great healer. And it’s not in the health care system. about the modality we use; it’s about our willingness to be with that client who shows up in our practice- to care, to be patient, to be present, to touch competently, and to be in process ourselves. This course is sponsored by Dynamic Equilibrium. Continuing education nourishes and replenishes us. We explore and master exciting new hands-on skills. Register on-line at www.dynamicequilibrium.com, or call Nancy Toner Weinberger at 919-562-1548. We spend time with our colleagues in a structured environment where we can learn from each other. As our experience and mastery of the profession grows, we never stop needing teachers to guide us and encourage us as we take the next step in our professional and personal development. Historically, the massage and bodywork profession has defined the cutting edge of the healing arts. Being a proud part of that ongoing evolution is both a joy and a challenge. To that end, I hope you will have a satisfying year exploring the awesome cornucopia of educational opportunities available to you within these pages or through other prestigious venues. In meeting your licensure renewal requirements, you might like to know that there have been some significant changes in our board rules this past September. For your convenience, the new rules directly applicable to continuing education are reproduced here. Be sure to check the NC Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy website (www.bmbt.org) for updates to the guidelines, as well. Namasté, Nancy Toner Weinberger (Revised September 2, 2005) (d) Licensees shall document that they have completed at least three contact one clock hour during which the student participates in a learning activity in the NORTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE hours of continuing education in professional ethics as defined in Rule .0702 of physical presence of an instructor, or in a distance learning activity designed by an TITLE 21 this Section, out of the minimum of 25 hours of approved continuing education approved provider. One semester credit hour at a post-secondary institution shall OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS required for license renewal. This may be obtained through supervised classroom be equivalent to 16 contact hours. instruction or distance learning. (4) Professional ethics. – A system of conduct guided by principles which are CHAPTER 30 (e) Business management, as defined in Rule .0702 of this Section, shall not intended to ensure the safe and effective practice of massage and bodywork BOARD OF MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPY comprise more than three hours of the minimum 25 hours of approved continu- therapy. Acceptable subject matter for required professional ethics courses may ing education required for license renewal. include: compliance with Practice Act and Rules of the Board, management of SECTION .0700 - CONTINUING EDUCATION (f) Licensees shall ensure that each continuing education course for which they the client/therapist relationship, boundary functions, professional communication claim credit on their application for renewal of licensure is consistent with the skills, conflict resolution, cultural diversity issues, and standards of practice. .0701 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS definitions and requirements set forth in this Section. (5) Business management. – Courses that enable the licensee to learn and apply (a) Pursuant to G.S. 90-632, a licensee, when renewing a license, shall document (g) The Board may audit licensees at random to assure compliance with these business skills to create a successful professional practice. that they have completed at least 25 contact hours of approved continuing edu- requirements. (6) Post secondary institution of higher learning – A degree granting institution cation during the immediately preceding licensure period, provided the licensure accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department period is two years or more. If the licensure period is less than two years, but .0702 CONTINUING EDUCATION DEFINITIONS of Education. more than one year, the licensee shall document that they have completed at The following definitions apply to this Section: (7) Approved provider. – One that has been granted the designation of “Ap- least 12 contact hours of approved continuing education. (1) Continuing education. – Learning experiences that enhance and expand the proved Provider for Continuing Education” by the National Certification Board (b) For the purposes of this Section, “approved continuing education” means a skills, knowledge, and attitudes of massage and bodywork therapists that enable for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). The provider shall have this course offered as follows: them to render competent professional service to clients, the profession and the designation when the course begins and shall maintain this designation continu- (1) by an approved provider as defined in Rule .0702; public. ously until the course is completed. The Board does not recognize any retroactive (2) or a course approved by the National Certification Commission for (2) Distance learning. – Courses taken by home study that are produced by an designation of provider approval. Except as herein stated, the provider shall follow Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM); or approved provider, whether delivered by videotape, audiotape, printed materi- all regulations set forth by its accrediting agency. The Board may also recognize 35 continuing education (3) a course in anatomy, physiology, pathology or business management als, or computer-based means. The licensee shall demonstrate achievement of a verifiable continuing education provider outside the United States or its ter- taken at a post secondary institution of higher learning. learning objectives and completion of course requirements to the provider before ritories that is a post-secondary institution of higher learning approved by the contact hours (c) Distance learning, as defined in Rule .0702 of this Section, shall not comprise credit is given. educational regulation authority of that foreign country. more than 12 hours of the required continuing education hours per licensure (3) One “contact hour” of continuing education. – At least 50 minutes of any period. 2 PERG • Spring 2006 PERG • Spring 2006 3 Carolina Emergency Response Massage Team Advanced Myofascial Techniques Karen Romenchek LMBT #1543 Advanced Trainings Two Thumbs Up Tranquil Spaces, Beautiful Faces February 5 Various Dates Joel Tull LMBT #719 Eileen Conti Weklar Carolina Emergency Response Massage Team is a chair massage based Co- Sponsored by the Rolf institute®. 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