Massage A Career At Your Fingertips (4th edition) Both a career manual and a reference directry, this book begins with an exploration of the nature of the massage profession, its recent history, and the realities of making a living in this field. (163 pages.)
Specific Content:
- Introduction to the Fourth Edition
Part I: An Overview of the Profession and What it Takes To Succeed In It
- Chapter 1: Is A Career In Massage For You?
- Chapter 2: The Massage and Bodywork Field: Its Time Has Come What is massage, anyway?
- Chapter 3: Current Professional and Political Issues What is at stake?
Part II: Career Options, Strategies and Tactics
- Chapter 4: Your Career in Massage or Bodywork
- Chapter 5: Career Options in Massage
- Chapter 6: Career Strategies Investigating the field
- Chapter 7: Marketing Yourself as as Massage Therapist
- Chapter 8: Opening A Massage Office Governmental requirements
Part III: Sex, Gender and Touch
- Chapter 9: Sex and Massage
- Chapter 10: For Men Only
- Chapter 11: Working With Survivors of Childhood Sexual or Physical Abuse
Part IV: Business, Practical and Legal Information for the Practitioner
- Chapter 12: Business Basics and Practice Pointers
- Chapter 13: Ethics and Boundaries: Fundamentals of ethics
- Chapter 14: Staying Healthy in a Demanding Field Tips from experienced professionals
- Chapter 15: Laundry and Linens Hire a service vs. do it yourself
- Chapter 16: Professional Associations
- Chapter 17: Insurance Why buy insurance?
- Chapter 18: Laws You Should Know About and State Regulation of Massage
- Chapter 19: Income Taxes
- Chapter 20: Scientific Research on The Benefits of Massage
- Chapter 21: Reimbursement For Your Services by Insurance Companies
- Chapter 22: Keeping Client and Financial Records Tax records
- Chapter 23: Managing Your Money
Part V: Sources of Equipment and Information
Part VI: Bodywork Organizations and Trainings
Part VII: State-by-State Directory
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