Description

HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, offers industry-accredited, affordable training in therapeutic massage techniques and education about the human body, while supporting students’ personal growth as they prepare for a role in the healthcare community. All instructors in the program are professional licensed massage therapists. The Massage Therapy Program at HACC is recognized by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) and Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP). HACC is also approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education approved provider.

Course Curriculum

Each student is required to complete a minimum of 50 supervised massages in the student clinic in addition to assigned classroom hours. The student clinic begins following the completion of 1-hour relaxation training and continues until the end of the program. Students are required to work at least 5.25 hours per week for 19 weeks in the clinic. In the clinic, students learn how to interview clients and take their health history. The student and the clinic instructors will then prepare an appropriate massage therapy plan for the client based on the client’s individual health history responses. Following the massage, students learn to document the session using the subjective/objective/ assessment/plan (SOAP) format.

Trainer Expertise

MASSAGE THERAPY 76

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