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The curriculum for students enrolled in a massage course shall consist of six hundred (600) clock hours of technical instruction and practical operations in skills and requirements to become eligible to make written application to the Massage Therapy Organization for certification as required by California Senate Bill 731, Chapter 384, Massage Therapy, effective September 1, 2009. Prior to September 2009 these hours of instruction will exceed those required for the student to apply for and receive local city massage licensing with subsequent certification by the newly formed Organization when applicable. Practical instruction means the actual performance by the student of a complete massage on another person or on a mannequin. The course of instruction in the practical phases of massage training for a student enrolled in a 600 hour course shall cover not less than 150 hours in basic deep tissue, sports/chair, Swedish, stone and pregnancy massages, reflexology and spa services. Technical instruction means instruction by demonstration, lecture, classroom participation, or examination.

MASSAGE COURSE GOALS:
1. To successfully master training requirements needed to make application to the Massage Therapy Organization for certification.
2. To develop professional skills and attitudes in the interest of safety and sanitation for oneself as well as others, as relative to having a successful career as a Massage Practitioner or Massage Therapist.
3. To graduate from this institution possessing those skills and knowledge necessary to secure employment.

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