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This article is from the [alt.backrubs] Frequently Asked Questions, posted to alt.backrubs newsgroup. Maintained by Jamie Blustein with numerous contributions by others.

4.1.2 What are the ABMP and the AMTA?

Before you decide to join any organization you should read part a) above and possibly the relevant archive files. If you want to know what the various abbreviations used in alt.backrubs mean then you should be reading question 1.3.

In the USA and Canada, the AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) and the ABMP (Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals) are major organizations offering malpractice insurance and forms of professional accreditation. It is entirely possible that these organizations also offer these services in other countries, but those are the only ones of which I am aware. If someone from those organizations will supply more information then it will be used to update this document. See question 0.2 for information about whom to contact.

The AMTA and the ABMP are competing organizations with different approaches to massage, massage and bodywork regulation and many other issues near and dear to the hearts of professional MTs. If you are thinking of getting certified (within or without the USA and Canada) then you might find the discussions in the files in the archive's certification category helpful. The archive and its categories are the subject of question 5.1.2.

Please feel free to submit an unbiased summary of the posts in the archive files relevant to this question. If such a summary is received it, or some version of it, will replace this answer.

The AMTA's web page is at <URL:http://www.AMTAmassage.org>.

The ABMP's web page is at <URL:http://www.ABMP.com>.

 

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