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The Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge (MTBOK) Stewards are
pleased to announce the appointment of
Chip Hines, MS, LMT
as the Project Manager for the definition phase of the
project.
Chip
is formerly both a senior federal government project
manager and PMI-certified Project Management
Professional. He brings with him a wealth of experience
managing large scale projects requiring
consensus-building within a diverse community. Chip is
also a Licensed Massage Therapist (Maryland) who is
NCBTMB certified and has taught advanced bodywork at the
Baltimore School of Massage.
As
project manager, Chip will direct and manage efforts of
the Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge Task Force, to
ensure its members successfully produce the desired
outcomes within the time and resource constraints; serve
as a public liaison for the Task Force; and act as a
conduit to MTBOK Stewards. The task force, made up of
subject matter experts in the field—practitioners,
educators and researchers—, will be seated in July 2009
to define, develop and articulate the MTBOK.
Foundational elements of the MTBOK project will consist
of:
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Definition of massage therapy (scope of practice,
terminology, describing the field);
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Definition of the competencies of an entry-level
massage therapist, in terms of knowledge, skills and
abilities (KSAs).
Chip
will serve a twelve-month contract and report directly
to the MTBOK Stewards. The MTBOK Stewards consist of
representatives from the American Massage Therapy
Association, AMTA Council of Schools, Associated
Bodywork & Massage Professionals, Federation of State
Massage Therapy Boards, Massage Therapy Foundation, and
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage &
Bodywork.
For
more information and ongoing updates on the Body of
Knowledge Project, please visit
www.mtbok.org.
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