AMTA New Jersey Chapter Calendar
CPR and Ethics |
The AMTA-NJ Chapter Board will be hosting our next continuing education event for CPR and Ethics this September 9, 2018 . Both events will be held at the Bordentown Elks,11 Amboy Road, Bordentown, NJ. The first session of CPR will be a 9 o’clock am – 12 o’clock. Then second session will run from1 pm until 3pm.
The cost for the CPR session is $55.00. Ethics will count fort three continuing education credits (CEUs) and Ethics will be provided free of charge to New Jersey Chapter members.. A free buffet lunch will be included at no cost to our members.
Registration for CPR session is mandatory. Please click the link to register for CPR. CPR will be offered in two sessions. Depending on class size you may be require to switch to accommodate the instructor and other participants. Click here https://www.regonline.com/cprandethics2018
If you are only taking Ethics please send an email to: President.amtanj@gmail.com. Please include in the subject line “Ethics” You can also register for CPR via the AMTA NJ website.
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May Hoboken Meet Up
Tuesday, May 14th
10:30-11:30am
Panera Bread
310 Washington St., Hoboken, NJ 07030
Meeting Topics:
- Sharing details and logistics for more CEUs in NJ, plus the National Convention is now posted for Oct. Who’s Going?
- Spring is here and now there are no more excuses for getting active outside. What are your self care goals for the summer and how will you make time for them as business picks up?
- Discussing local networking and referral opportunities. What networking events are you going to? What experts do you have to refer out when your client is in need of something beyond your scope of practice?
We will be in the back booths with an AMTA sign on the table.
ALL LMTs and Students are Welcome!
RSVP
April 2019 Highlights
- Request for Sales Tax to be a future topic -> Hoboken June Meet Up
- Future Week-day Jersey City meet ups are targeted to be in the downtown JC area around Grove Street, focusing on business development. Currently seeking a location for July.
Topic: How to utilize your community to build your practice and integrate yourself into an existing network. This is important for an employee, sole practitioner, and employers alike.
- Make your purpose of Networking be to learn something important
- You don’t have to recreate the wheel, research existing resources to help you along the way, or to jump off from
- When networking, consider collaboration versus simply trading business cards
- Widen your sources, who are you getting feedback from?
- We learn from dialogue
- When we don’t ask for help or delegate, it can communicate distrust or a lack of respect
- Know when you are actively rejecting relevant and purposeful information <- Why?
- Realize when you can let go of control in order to increase your quality of life, or overall quality of work
- Become an expert in what you do, which translates into confidence
- AMTA-NJ State Conference May 3-5th
- MTF fundraiser has been postponed until the Fall
- Interested in helping with the planning process?
Contact Robin @ robinmiccio@gmail.com
- Interested in helping with the planning process?
- Interested in participating in the Hands-on Practice Group? Contact Us!
What are we hoping for with these Meet Ups:
- We would like to increase engagement! Please use our Facebook Group to post about job openings, rooms for rent, research you found interesting, etc.
- If you prefer to stay up to date via email, please subscribe to our Blog.
- If you are not in the Hoboken/Jersey City area, please reach out and let us know if you would like to get started with your own local meet up!
NJ LAWS (1.5 CEUs)
May 15, 2022
Join us for this FREE virtual NJ Laws Continuing Education Course. Register here: https://cvent.me/e24r9D
All attendees will receive 1.5 CEUs.
This event will take place VIRTUALLY over Zoom.
Note: The New Jersey State Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy is requiring NJ Licensed Massage Therapists to take 1 Law CEU as part of their 2022 Licensure Renewal. The AMTA NJ Chapter is offering this NJ Laws CEU free of charge in service to all members and non-members in need of fulfilling this 2022 Licensure Renewal requirement.
AMTA NJ Annual Meeting
Register Here: https://cvent.me/e2zgmD
Join us for our AMTA NJ Chapter Annual Meeting. This event will take place VIRTUALLY over Zoom.
Note: AMTA NJ Chapter 2022 Election results will be announced during this meeting. A brief year-in-review and AMTA NJ Chapter 2022-23 budget overview will also be presented. Please join us!
The AMTA NJ Chapter will be hosting a 2nd LIVE Fall Education Convention on Sunday, November 20th at the American Institute for Alternative Medicine for AMTA NJ Chapter members and non-members.
The AMTA NJ Chapter Board has worked diligently to secure Mark Carangelo, LMT and Cherie Garrison as CE Providers for this Fall Educational Convention.
You will be able to register for:
Renewal Bundle which includes CPR, Ethics and NJ Law
OR
A single Ethics and NJ Law class
Mark Carangelo will be presenting:
- 2 hour Ethics – This course is designed to identify the roles, responsibilities and rights expected and accepted for a Massage Therapy professional. It includes understanding important concepts such as: transference/counter-transference, boundaries, dual relationships, and consent.
- 1 hour NJ Law – This course will review massage therapy laws and provide valuable information for the legality of massage in New Jersey.
Cherie Garrison will be presenting:
- CPR/First Aid/AED – This course is provided under the guidelines of the American Heart Association
Spots will fill up quickly!
Register for this in person Renewal CE Bundle today!
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