Massage Therapy Now

We have a new shorter format.  3 Questions, 3 Answers in around 15 minutes.  Nice and short and sweet, fun and informative.  In this episode Margaret Behr and I explore being a long time Registered Massage Therapist and some of the insights she has mined from her years of experience.  NOTE - there is a reasonable amount of distortion between the 4 minute and 10 minute mark.  Stick with it, it clears up and is worth listening to.

Music by Broke For Free - Night Owl

Andrew Nemeth is a BC Registered Massage Therapist who works in Elder Care Facilities doing massage therapy.  Over 15 years of experience working in care homes gives him a unique and expert perspective in this style of massage.  He has also recently taken the lead position for the Advanced Practice Group - Gerontology and speaks to this unique position

0:58  intro

1:56  proper term for advanced practice for working with the aged

3:28  RMTBC'sadvanced practice groups defined

5:18  How has massage therapy grown when working with the elderly, especially as the baby boomers age?

7:18  Are the elderly underserviced by RMT's?

8:09  Building a brand when working with the niche that is geriatric massage

9:09  Lots of opportunity for work with the elderly as either a new or long term therapist 

10:08  Numbers working with the elderly as far as number of RMT's go is unknown

10:45  Loving working with the elderly 

12:40  Staying interested in your work and how the elderly help you do this!

14:10  How the aged can appreciate your work as a massage therapist

15:05  is the work interdisciplinary?

15:55  Developing rapport with existing medical teams

17:05  Jumpstarting an rmt’s work with the elderly

18:30  How the advanced practice groups are already helping therapists develop particular skills

19:37  Advanced practice group gerontology current lead duties 

20:49  The lead as an information filter and educational advocate

21:25  The symposium 

22:31  Who should come

23:23  RMTBC symposiums rock

24:14  What Andrew will be doing at the symposium 

25:44  Getting in touch with Andrew 

26:55  Where will advanced practice gerontology be in 10 years as it relates to massage therapy 

28:00  The unique problem of you clients aging and dying when you focus on work with the elderly

30:20  The specialness of the work with the elderly

31:12  End of show comments

Music by Broke For Free - Night Owl - Directionless EP

In our first episode ever (hurray) Gordon and I explore the idea of Scope of Pracitice 

0:00    Who and what does the associate director of the rmtbc do? 0 mins to 6:18

6:18    Mediation services for Massage Therapists

8:15    Scope of practice definition, scope of practice as a box

13:42  Why is the idea of a list of should and should nots for scope of practice problematic? 

15:45. Can scope of practice be a living document?

19:07. How does a therapist be a part of defining scope and who do they dialogue with about scope of practice?

21:50. The players in scope of practice and their roles

24:03  How does evidence based massage therapy influence scope

26:45  Advocating for something to be part of scope

31:20  Baseline definition of scope 

36:01  Re-educating or educating oneself about scope of practice

37:38  The College of Massage Therapists  implements scope regulations, whats in place to ensure they do a good job?

41:27  Advocating for a particular modality through evidence informed practice

42:36  Scope of practice meeting takeaways

49:34  Scope of practice helping to move towards a more robust profession

55:35  RMTBC highlights for the next year

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