Massage: Clinical Massage Practitioner


This certificate, approximately two quarters in length (may take longer to complete), provides advanced study for licensed massage practitioners and students who have completed the Swedish Practitioner portion of the Massage Studies program.


Successful students will graduate with a firm understanding of the injury and disease process, as well as possessing the knowledge and treatment techniques to assess and effectively treat their clients.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of the Swedish Massage Practitioner program, completion of a similar program from another accredited institution, or currently a Washington State licensed massage practitioner.

Admission Dates:

Lakewood campus - Day Class: Begins each Spring Quarter.

Lakewood campus - Evening Class: Begins each Winter Quarter.  Not all classes are offered in the evening.

Program Requirements

Catalog No.

Course Name

Credits

MASST 115

Clinical Massage Techniques

4

MASST 123

Clinical Application of Massage Therapy

4

MASST 131

Assessment and Treatment of the Back

2

MASST 139

Clinical Massage Business and Ethics I

1

MASST 145

Orthopedic Assessment

4

MASST 158

Practicum I

3

MASST 147

Clinical Massage Anatomy and Physiology I

3

MASST 149

Clinical Massage Theory: Special Populations

5

MASST 151DIV

Clinical Massage Practice: Special Populations

3

MASST 153

Assessment and Treatment: Upper Extremity

2

MASST 155

Assessment and Treatment: Lower Extremity

2

MASST 157

Assessment and Treatment: Head and Neck

2

MASST 159

Clinical Massage Business and Ethics II

1

MASST 160CAP

Practicum II

3

MASST 163

Clinical Massage Anatomy and Physiology II

3

Total Credits for Completion

42

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