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Massage Therapy Certification Schedule

Part Time Program

Full Time Program

Fall

Spring

September 17, 2008 - July 31, 2009

September 15, 2008 - March 27, 2009

March 2009 Dates TBA

Program Hours

680 hours
(with ability to attend
up to 100 more during FT hours)

780 hours

Class Schedule

Every Mon. & Wed. 6-9 pm

Every other weekend, 9am-6pm

Mon. thru Thurs. 9am-5pm

Some additional Fri. 9am-5pm

Practice Labs at School

3-5 hrs/week sometime within:

Tues/Thurs 5:30 – 9:00 pm

Friday 9am-5pm

3-5 hrs/week  sometime within:

Tues/Thurs 5:30 – 9:00 pm

Friday 9am-5pm

Cost of Tuition

$6,800

Includes:
all in-class massage supplies;
two professional massages; and
all hands-on practical exams

$7,800

Includes:
all in-class massage supplies;
two professional massages;
all hands-on practical exams

Taxes

$450.50

$516.75

Books (approximate) $475 (including taxes),
if purchased through Scherer
$475 (including taxes),
if purchased through Scherer

Financial Assistance

SLM Career Training Loans
to students who qualify
(As of 7/1/08 students must apply online)

Monthly payment plan

SLM Career Training Loans
to students who qualify
(As of 7/1/08 students must apply online)

Monthly payment plan


Continuing Education
2008 Schedule

July 19-20: Healing Presence and Intuition
12 CE hours with Cathy Black, MA

Saturday, July 19 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, July 20 (9am – 1pm)
$180

July 20: Ethics for Intuitive Healing
4 CE Hours with Cathy Black, MA
Sunday,
July 20 (2pm-6pm)
$70

July 18 -21 and September 19 - 22: Oncology Massage Intensive: An Eastern Medical Perspective
50 CE Hours with Sandy Canzone, DOM
(Both parts must be taken)

Part 1: Friday, July 18 - Monday, July, 21 (starts Fri at 1 pm; ends Mon at 2:30 pm)
Part 2: Friday, September 19 - Monday, September 22 (starts Fri at 1 pm; ends Mon at 2:30 pm)
$1080

August 2: Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy: Theory
8 CE Hours with Cathy Hope
Saturday, August 2, 2008 (9am-6pm)
$125

August 3: Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy: Application
8 CE Hours with Cathy Hope
Sunday, August 3, 2008 (9am-6pm)
$125

August 15: Lymphedema and Massage: Clinical Implicationsand Integrative Techniques for Those at Risk
8 CE Hours with Rene Janiece
Friday, August 15, 2008 (9am - 6pm)
$125

August 16-17: Introduction to Watsu and Aquatic Bodywork
12 CE Hours with Har Kaur Khalsa, BA, CMT, NCMMT , WABA Watsu Instructor
Saturday, August 16, 2008 (9am-6pm)
Sunday, August 17, 2008 (9am-1pm)
$280

August 17: Ethics: Applications in Aquatic Bodywork
4 CE Hours with Har Kaur Khalsa, BA, CMT, NCMMT , WABA Watsu Instructor
Sunday, August 17, 2008 (2pm-6pm)
$70 

August 23: Ethics: Therapist and Client Boundaries
4 CE hours with Bear Sahlfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI
Saturday, August 23, 2008 (9am – 1pm)
$70

August 30-31: An Introduction to Flower Essences and In-Depth Flower Essence Therapy
16 CE Hours with Jane Ellen
Saturday, August 30, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, August 31, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
$250

September 20: Ethics of Teaching
4 CE Hours with Bear Sahfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI and Cathy Black, MA
Saturday, September 20, 2008 (9am - 1pm)
$70

September 20-21: Teacher Training (Part 1): Fundamentals of Teaching (open all facilitators and teachers)
16 CE Hours with Bear Sahfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI and Cathy Black, MA
Saturday, September 20, 2008 - (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, September 21, 2008 - (9am – 6pm)
$300  ($700 total with Teacher Training: Part 2 and Teacher Training: Part 3)

September 26-29: Braun Method of Advanced Bodywork
Multi-Layered Releasing: Integrating and Deepening Cranio-Sacral/ Neuromuscular Therapy

32 Hours with Phyllis A. Braun, LMT, RMTI, CNMT (Certified in Cranio-Sacral Therapy and Neuromuscular Therapy
Course #1  - Head, Neck, TMJ, Upper Trunk (32 hours)
Friday, September 26, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Saturday, September 27, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, September 28, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Monday, September 29, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
$600

October 4-5: Essential Nurturing for the Child Bearing Year
16 CE hours with Elizabeth Rose, BS, LMT, RMTI, DONA Certified Doula
Saturday, October 4, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, October 5, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
$250

October 4-5: MYODYNAMICS ™: The Spine
16 CE hours with Peter Ehlers, RMTI Certified Structural Integrator (SM)
Saturday, October 4, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, October 5, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
$250

October 11-12: Bones of the Earth ™: Heated Stone Massage
16 CE hours with Chris Sherwood, LMT, RMTI
Saturday, October 11, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday,  October 12, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
$300

October 18-19: Teacher Training (Part 2): Instructing in the Health Care Profession (primarily for health care professionals)
16 CE Hours with Bear Sahfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI and Cathy Black, MA
Saturday, October 18, 2008 - (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, October 19, 2008 - (9am – 6pm)
$300  ($700 total with Teacher Training: Part 1 and Teacher Training: Part 3)

October 25: Ethics: Dual Relationships
4 CE Hours with Bear Sahlfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI
Saturday, October 25, 2008 (9am – 1pm)
$70

October 25-26: Thai Massage Introduction
16 CE Hours with James Peckham LMT, RTMI, RTTI (Registered Thai Therapy Instructor)
Saturday, October 25, 2008 - (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, October 26, 2008 - (9am – 6pm)
$250

January 23-26: Teacher Training (Part 3): Facilitation and Presentation (primarily for health care professionals)
18 CE Hours with Bear Sahfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI and Cathy Black, MA
Friday, January 23, 2008 (7pm - 9pm)
Saturday, January 24, 2008 - (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, January 25, 2008 - (9am – 6pm)
$300  ($700 total with Teacher Training: Part 1 and Teacher Training: Part 2)