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NCTMB Is it really necessary to "RE"-Certify?

I guess it would be advantageous to get put on their website, but it costs $125.00 plus a $75.00 late fee. I suppose it is just like renewing my Florida license every two years, but for some reason it bothers me. What do you think?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on November 16, 2009 at 1:48pm

http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/massage/index.html

Everything is online in Florida!

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Permalink Reply by Darcy Neibaur on November 16, 2009 at 3:05pm

Thanks Micheal

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Wagley on November 16, 2009 at 5:31pm

Hello, Bert. Thank you for reading my comment -- and for your interest in recertification and Advanced Certification. You are absolutely correct, I am the Director of Communications at NCBTMB. I thought you might also want to check out our Advanced Certification blog (http://ncbtmb.typepad.com/advcert/), which is quickly gathering speed (and comments).

Laura Allen said:

Very perceptive, Bert ;-)

Bert Davich said:
Hi Jennifer,
I read your comment supporting re-certification and advocacy of advanced certification.

Are you the Jennifer Wagley who is Director of Communications at NCBTMB ?

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Permalink Reply by Ruth M. Schopper-Hughes on November 17, 2009 at 9:45am

Like you, I have been a therapist a very long time. I love learning more, so even when I lived and practiced in CA (at the time CA had no requirements 86-95), I still continued my education. I have a binder full of certificates, none of which "expire"! I now live in FL. where CE is required, so I comply willingly. Not one client has ever asked me if I am licensed, insured OR nationally certified! I appreciate all your comments out there. I am still on the fence about the RE-Certification.

Julie Onofrio said:

You don't have to be nationally certified to teach. Where did you hear that?

I think it is a waste of time to re-certify really. There isn't any proof that it helps anything. But then again I have never been certified and would rather give up my 20 year career than do so because of the shenanigans of the NCBTMB that have gone on right from the beginning.

It is about whether or not you want to support a group that is so controversial in the profession. It is about whether or not you want to support an advanced certification which is yet to be seen which seems like it would just be another nightmare for the profession. How are they going to put all the different types of massage into an advanced certification. I think they are just coming up with this a 10 years too late just to try to save their company from closing and embarassing all of the people who are certified.

How many times have you been asked if you are certified? Me never in 20 years.

Julie
www.thebodyworker.com
www.massage-career-guides.com

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Permalink Reply by Angela Palmier on November 19, 2009 at 10:18pm

Hi Darcy and Julie---
Just caught your comments about having to be Nationally Certified to teach. There are quite a few schools from my understanding that require certification, however I'm not sure that it is required in Florida. I'm sure there are some Floridians that could chime in on that.

Bert Davich said:

Hi Darcy,
You might want to ask Mike Hinkle about Florida requirements.

Darcy Neibaur BS LMT NCTMB said:
I is my understanding that in order to teach in the State of Florida one has to be NCB.