What Is Advocacy?
Explore Advocacy 101, how and why we advocate, and ways to support our efforts.
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Advocating for the Massage Profession
Learn about AMTA's approach to advocacy, how we promote the profession, and why advocacy is important to our mission.
Advocacy is central to our mission to advance and protect the massage therapy profession. By shaping laws, regulations, and public policy nationwide, we help ensure a safe, credible, and sustainable future for massage therapy. No matter where you are in your career, AMTA’s advocacy efforts support your practice, your clients’ well-being, and the essential role of massage therapy in health care.
How Does AMTA's Advocacy Make an Impact?
Check out this video highlighting our advocacy priorities, how we work with lawmakers, and how you can get involved in protecting your profession.
Key Areas of Impact
- Protecting your right to practice through informed legislative and regulatory action.
- Promoting public safety with strong, consistent professional standards.
- Elevating credibility and professionalism within integrative and preventive health care settings.
- Ensuring fair, consistent licensure and regulations at the local, state, and federal levels.
- Strengthening long-term sustainability by positioning massage therapy as essential to whole-person health and well-being.