Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn | Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Summary of Revocation: Mississippi School of Therapeutic Massage At its September 2011 meeting, the Commission acted to revoke accreditation for one of our COMTA accredited schools, the Mississippi School of Therapeutic Massage in Jackson, MS based on failure to comply with Commission deadlines and requirements of...
How does the massage profession benefit? Posted by: Kate Zulaski | Monday, March 12, 2012 COMTA is one of five accrediting agencies which actively participate in membership with the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC). In addition to our Executive Director, Kate Zulaski and Commissioner Dr. Dale Healey participating in conference calls...
Your feedback is needed on our Competencies for Esthetics! Posted by: Kate Zulaski | Wednesday, February 15, 2012 As part of our 2011 Validity Study, COMTA has asked for feedback about all of our Standards for Accreditation. While analyzing the responses to the initial survey, we determined we need more input about the Competencies for...
Reducing Expenses, Improving Processes and Keeping Fees Level Posted by: Kate Zulaski | Tuesday, February 7, 2012 7:00 am Accounting Update COMTA is supported by the fees for the accreditation process, Substantive Changes, and annual Sustaining Fees. The staff members of COMTA take our responsibility as stewards of those fees very seriously and have been...
Posted by: Kate Zulaski | Tuesday, February 7, 2012 7:00 am The Commission has selected a new Vice-Chair and Member for the COMTA Executive Committee. Congratulations to Dr. Randy Swenson as the new Vice-Chair and Beverly Giroud as the Member of the Executive Committee! Dr. Swenson is an Educator representative and has been a member...
Posted by: Kate Zulaski | Thursday, January 26, 2012 7:00 am Nominations for Commissioner positions for the 2012 Election are now being accepted! COMTA Commissioners are volunteers from all over the country who meet certain criteria for representing different viewpoints within our community. The terms are staggered and three are scheduled for election in 2012:...
Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn | Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:00 am October 13, 2011 To view as PDF, please click here. Dear School Owners and/or Directors, As part of a recent review of our standards, policies and procedures we have made some changes to the Annual Report form. COMTA’s new database has been updated to...
Leaders Meet to Discuss the Future of the Massage Therapy Profession Posted by: Kate Zulaski | Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:00 am Representatives of the seven primary organizations that comprise the massage therapy profession gathered on September 13-14 for a Leadership Summit in St. Louis, Missouri. The purpose of the meeting was twofold: to identify...
Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn | Wednesday, September 21, 2011 7:00 am To view as PDF click here September 6, 2011 Dear School Owners, Directors and COMTA Community Members, As many of you may or may not be aware, there have been several changes that have taken effect July 1, 2011 regarding new U.S. Department of...
Commissioners Needed to Represent Practitioners Posted by: Kate Zulaski | Thursday, September 8, 2011 7:00 am The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation is seeking volunteers with experience practicing either massage or aesthetics to represent the Practitioner viewpoint in accreditation matters. There are two positions open for immediate consideration. Candidates should be currently practicing either massage/bodywork...
