{"id":581,"date":"2009-06-09T15:06:15","date_gmt":"2009-06-09T21:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/?p=581"},"modified":"2009-06-09T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2009-06-09T21:06:15","slug":"ncbtmb-approves-distance-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/ncbtmb-approves-distance-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"NCBTMB Approves Distance Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Education comes in many forms, from hands-on workshops to books and magazine articles, to DVDs and online courses\u2014and a growing number of massage schools offer portions of curricula through distance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/swedish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-584\" title=\"swedish\" src=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/swedish-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Massage Therapy Techniques\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>education.<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with the changing face of massage education, the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage &amp; Bodywork (NCBTMB) announced on Nov. 16 that it will approve up to 300 hours of distance education from certifiable massage programs for entry-level massage education .<\/p>\n<p>The NCBTMB is a nonprofit organization that developed and maintains a credentialing program used by many states to regulate massage therapists. Therapists in unregulated states may also take the National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage &amp; Bodywork.<\/p>\n<p>The board will consider distance education for theoretical and non-hands-on portions of massage education.<\/p>\n<p>This excerpt was originally published in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massagemag.com\/News\/2007\/November\/NCBTMB-Approved-Distance-Education.php\" target=\"_blank\">Massage Magazine<\/a> and is being reprinted with permission. 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