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Learn Massage Therapy in Oregon - OR
By an allied health world contributing writerPublished: February 19th, 2010
Continuing Education (CE) Requirements in Oregon
To maintain your license over time, state law requires you to take at least 12 hours of continuing education classes that have been approved by the Board in each two-year renewal period. These classes are most often available through institutions offering massage therapy training in Oregon. If a CE opportunity is not pre-approved by the Board, you can request the Board consider approving it, but you take a risk if you attend an unapproved CE credit in that it may ultimately not be accepted.
Your continuing education hours are divided up between contact hours, which include attendance in classes or workshops, serving as a member of the licensing Board or a professional organization or one of its committees, or serving as a license examiner for the state. The non-contact hours you earn may include work done in research for a published massage therapy scholarly article or book, volunteer massage therapy work, self-study courses, teaching massage therapy to someone else or taking online courses.
Professional Organizations for Massage Therapists in Oregon
Oregon Massage Therapists Association (OMTA)
Billing itself as an alternative, grass-roots organization, this Oregon-only organization publishes a professional journal, offers workshops and an annual conference, and provides networking and support for its members.
OMTA
1710 Oakhurst Court
Eugene, OR 97402-8002
omta.net
American Massage Therapy Association Oregon Chapter (AMTA Oregon)
This chapter of the larger national body is a not-for-profit association of massage therapists who seek to promote their healing craft and advocate for their professional nationally and within states like Oregon. The group provides continuing educational opportunities and provides resources (such as insurance) and publications for its members and the public.
AMTA Oregon Chapter
P. O. Box 2142
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
(503) 306-0932
amta-or.org