I'm sure it is possible to get a good quality education through reading or online if one is self motivated. Certainly, courses abound for those massage therapists who can't get to classes for one reason or another. Travel expenses, time off of work, babysitting issues, etc. can make it difficult (if not nearly impossible) to take a CEU class.
Because I am licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, I am required to have 3 hours of ethics every 2 years. My first time, I took a "book" class. This year it's an AMTA online course. In my humble opinion, ethics, law, CPT codes and such are perfectly appropriate venues for non-class education.
But as a hands-on (or feet-on, if you do barefoot massage) professional, are other courses appropriate to take without the steady eye of an in class educator? For me, no. I need the feedback of someone who can point out my weaknesses and give suggestions to improving myself as well as a knoweledgeable teacher who can answer questions.
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