May 2012 in Chicago Posted by: Kate Zulaski    |    Wednesday, May 9, 2012 COMTA Executive Director, Kate Zulaski, and newly selected Chair, Dr. Randy Swenson, met again with the leaders of the other six major massage organizations. The meeting continued the discussion on what the current issues are facing the massage profession and how our...

Give Your Input NOW Posted by: Kate Zulaski    |    Monday, May 7, 2012 The Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge (MTBOK) project was started around 2007. The intent of the project was to establish the essential ingredients for practicing massage therapy. The second draft of the Phase I document was released in January 2010. There has...

Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn    |    Monday, May 7, 2012 April 23-25, 2012 Commission Meeting Commission Actions To view PDF, click here The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) has concluded its April 23-25, 2012 Commission Meeting. By action of the Commission, the following schools have received renewal or initial of accreditation, placed on show cause,...

Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn    |    Monday, May 7, 2012 Alerts April 23-25, 2012 Commission Meeting To view PDF, click here The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) would like to bring your attention to the following announcements discussed at the April 23-25, 2012 meeting: 1) Bylaws Commissioner Positions – Length of Terms, Categories for Meeting...

Recommendations for the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Posted by: Kate Zulaski    |    Friday, April 13, 2012 The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) met by conference call today. The NACIQI advises the Secretary of Education regarding which accrediting agencies meet the Secretary’s criteria for recognition and other related matters. The...

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...

Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn    |    Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:00 am February 1, 2012 Commission MeetingCommission Actions To view PDF, click here The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) has concluded its February 1, 2012 Commission Meeting. By action of the Commission, the following schools have received renewal of accreditation, withdrawn, placed on show cause,...

Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn    |    Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:00 am AlertsFebruary 1, 2012 To view PDF, click here The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) would like to bring your attention to the following announcements: 1) The Appendix A.3: Fee Schedule was revised at the February 2012 meeting.  A couple of changes to Appendix...