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I-N Touch School of Massage Therapy

We, at the I-N Touch School of Massage Therapy will offer our students the opportunity to explore their own inner being; while training to become a massage therapist. We aspire to the individual as a whole, mind/body & spirit. We introduce the concept of having an open, flexible mindset and a desire to go through change in our non-traditional classroom environment. This teaching concept is designed to introduce our students as well as their future clients to healing through awareness, movement, vocalization; thus facilitating another’s healing process once understanding their own. The underlying principle of our curriculum is taught in a way to encourage our students to grow as an individual, as well as develop skills to become an aware, caring, thorough and knowledgeable therapist. All classes are based on a 50 minute instructional hour.

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Draft 785 Clock Hour Massage therapy Program

Course Distribution By Content Area

Curriculum Content Areas	Lec. Hrs.	Lab. Hrs.	Clk. Hrs.	Ohio Req.

BIOSCIENCES
Anatomy & Physiology I	60	0	60
Anatomy & Physiology II	60	0	60
Palpation and Muscle Anatomy I	30	15	45	x
Palpation and Muscle Anatomy II	30	15	45	x
Kinesiology	30	30	60
Pathology	60	0	60	x

Total Clock Hours	270	60	330	325

MASSAGE & BODYWORK TECHNIQUE/THEORY
Essentials of Touch and Swedish Massage	30	60	90
Integrated Deep Tissue & Neuromuscular Therapy	20	40	60
Shiatsu	20	40	60
Intro. to Eastern Theory	45	0	45
Spa Therapy - Management, Techniques & Modalities	40	20	60

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Clinical Internship	0	80	80

Total Hours	155	240	395	325

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional Development, Ethics & Business for MT’s	60	0	60

Other (for Ohio covered in the 70 extra hours above 325 massage and theory			-----	50

Total Hours			60	50

TOTAL CLOCK HOURS & QUARTER CREDITS	485	300	785	750

CPR and First Aid: Current certification in CPR & First Aid is required for Graduation

(Completed through Continuing Education offered at the Institution or by the AHA or ARC)
SAMPLE FULL-TIME COURSE SEQUENCE

Three - 12 Week Semesters (36 Weeks) 9 Months

SEMESTER I - 240 Hrs.	Clk. Hrs.

Anatomy & Physiology I	60
Palpation and Muscle Anatomy II	45
Essentials of Touch and Swedish Massage	90
Intro. to Eastern Theory	45

TOTAL	240
	20 hrs./wk

SEMESTER II - 240 Hrs.

Shiatsu	60
Anatomy & Physiology II	60
Palpation and Muscle Anatomy II	45
Kinesiology	60
Clinical Internship I	40

TOTAL	265
	22.08 hrs./wk

SEMESTER III - 300 Hrs.

Pathology	60
Integrated Deep Tissue & Neuromuscular Therapy	60
Professional Development, Ethics & Business for MT’s	60
Spa Therapy - Management, Techniques & Modalities	60
Clinical Internship II	40

TOTAL	280
	23.33 hrs./wk


TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS	785 hrs.

Ohio State Minimum Educational Requirements as of 9/31/2005
Beginning December 31, 2005, the course of instruction for classes enrolling on or after that date shall include a minimum of seven hundred and fifty (750) clock hours covering a period of not less than nine months.

Beginning with classes enrolling on or after December 31, 2005, teach at least the minimum required hours in the following subjects in dedicated clock hours, as appropriate to massage therapy:

(a) Anatomy and physiology; pathology: three hundred and twenty-five (325) clock hours;
(b) Massage theory and practical, including hygiene: three hundred and twenty-five (325) clock hours;
(c) Ethics: twenty-five (25) clock hours, at least ten (10) of which shall be in a class dedicated exclusively to ethics. For purposes of this rule, "ethics" shall be defined to include sexual boundary issues and impairment and chemical dependency issues;
(d) Business and law: twenty-five (25) clock hours; and
(e) Such other subjects as the board deems necessary and appropriate to massage therapy: fifty (50) clock hours; and
(f) Require that each student, prior to completing the course of instruction, perform, on a licensed massage therapist, at least one therapeutic massage. The school shall ensure that the student massage is evaluated as to whether the student demonstrates at least minimally acceptable competency.