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Those that have been donating
their own time and expense to get the massage schools ready for the new law September
1st have submitted their curriculum request to the DSHS. A special “thank
you” to Page Asten, Hugh Bofenkamp, Raul Flores,
I am posting this
proposal to the Central Texas Massage group. (If you can receive attachments,
the .pdf file is attached to this e-mail.) If you agree with what you see in
this document, please send an e-mail of support to the Department through Stephen.Mills@...
Here is a brief
history (quoting some from Caroline Scott-Naile): We took
the present curriculum, changed the student objectives to competencies and
removed all the lesson planning data [and added competencies
for the newly required curriculum for pathology, first aid/CPR and kinesiology]. One of
our main goals was to not change existing curriculum too much as there are so
many other changes the schools are having to deal with in a short time frame.
Everyone I have talked
to so far agrees that this is a workable solution as it gives the schools the
ability to create their own curriculums and gives DSHS more clear knowledge on
what to test for (when they get around to actually changing the test!). While
it is not perfect, it was done within the timeframe necessary and the agreement
is to review the curriculum on a yearly basis and make suggestions to DSHS
after each review.
For those of us who
wish to keep our profession in the wellness-minded category and hold it from the
race to become part and parcel of the disease focused community (medically
based), it is the goal of many to include competencies for ways to recognize
good health along with the current ways to recognize pathologies. Because of
the need to get things done quickly and not “rock too many boats”, this
was not achieved for this pass. Efforts will be made to get a majority in
alignment with that idea for the first review next year. All involved want to
continue to work together (therapists, instructors and schools) to create a
united front that will serve the profession as well as the public at large.
I did not see anything
in the document proposing a maximum number of internship hours. Does anyone
know how that is going to shake out? At the meeting on July 13th,
the discussion was to suggest the national average - giving schools the option
of a 675 hour program with a 225 hour internship. Many think a 100 hour
intership would be very useful and that 225 hours would be detrimental to
working therapists.
I look forward to a
group discussion.
In service,
S τΏτ
~
Stacey Lemire, LMT,
LMTI, CE
Group moderator
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