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West Virginia 24 Hour Package 1

West Virginia 24 Hour Package 1
24 CE Hours
$229.00

Cost includes all materials. Shipping, if applicable, is a flat rate.

Complete your 24-hour West Virginia massage therapy continuing education requirement with this convenient, discounted package featuring specialized massage therapy education and professional ethics. This package combines Massage for Pregnancy and Labor, Soft Tissue and Trigger Point Release, and Ethics Refresher to provide a well-rounded continuing education experience focused on working with pregnancy and labor, addressing soft tissue concerns, and maintaining ethical professional practice.

The West Virginia 24 Hour Package 1 includes 24 CE hours, including 3 hours of ethics, and is designed specifically for massage therapists completing their West Virginia continuing education renewal requirements.

Courses Included in This Package

  • Massage for Pregnancy and Labor - 14 CE Hours
    • Explore massage therapy considerations for pregnancy and labor. Learn about appropriate massage techniques, positioning, benefits, precautions, contraindications, and special considerations for working with pregnant clients throughout different stages of pregnancy.
  • Soft Tissue and Trigger Point Release - 7 CE Hours
    • Explore soft tissue techniques and trigger point release approaches used to address muscular tension and soft tissue restrictions. Learn how these techniques may be incorporated into massage therapy sessions to support therapeutic treatment and client care.
  • Ethics Refresher - 3 CE Hours
    • Review important ethical principles and professional responsibilities relevant to massage therapy practice. Explore ethical decision-making, professional boundaries, client relationships, and responsibilities that support safe and professional massage therapy care.

What You Will Learn

After completing this package, you will be able to:

  • Explain important massage therapy considerations when working with pregnant clients.
  • Identify appropriate positioning and techniques for massage during pregnancy.
  • Explore massage therapy applications and considerations related to labor.
  • Recognize precautions, contraindications, and safety considerations when working with pregnant clients.
  • Explain the principles of soft tissue and trigger point release.
  • Identify common muscular tension and soft tissue concerns that may benefit from therapeutic techniques.
  • Explore techniques used to address soft tissue restrictions and trigger points.
  • Review treatment considerations when incorporating trigger point release into massage therapy.
  • Explain fundamental ethical principles relevant to massage therapy practice.
  • Identify professional responsibilities and ethical considerations that may arise in massage therapy.
  • Explore ethical decision-making and appropriate professional boundaries.
  • Recognize the importance of responsible client care and professional conduct.
  • Apply concepts from pregnancy massage, soft tissue and trigger point release, and ethics to professional massage therapy practice.
  • Complete 24 hours of continuing education, including 3 hours of ethics, for West Virginia massage therapy renewal.

Why Choose This Package?

The West Virginia 24 Hour Package 1 combines three complementary areas of massage therapy education. Massage for Pregnancy and Labor provides specialized education for working with pregnant clients, Soft Tissue and Trigger Point Release focuses on therapeutic techniques for muscular tension and soft tissue concerns, and Ethics Refresher provides the required ethics education for West Virginia renewal.

This package provides 24 CE hours for $229, saving you $47 compared with purchasing the courses individually. It includes the 3 ethics hours required for West Virginia renewal, making it a convenient option for completing your continuing education while expanding your clinical knowledge.

The courses can be completed online at your own pace, making this package a convenient choice for massage therapists balancing continuing education with a busy professional schedule.

The Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education is an NCBTMB Approved Provider (#409296-00), and this package is specifically created for West Virginia massage therapy renewal.

3 massage therapy CE courses (click on a course for more information):

The Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education, LLC is an Approved Provider through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB); Approved Provider number 409296-00.

Our continuing education courses are also accepted by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), and most state boards.

For more information on individual state requirements and approvals, please visit our Approvals page and click on your state.

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Course Authors

About the Instructors

Corrine Rubida

Corrine Rubida, BS, LMT

Corrine completed her massage therapy training at Gateway College of Massage Therapy in 1997 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Administration in 2012. She has been practicing and teaching massage therapy since 1997 and currently holds a massage therapy license in South Dakota. She is also a member of the ABMP. In 2002, Corrine founded the Center for Massage Therapy CE to make professional massage continuing education courses available both online and by mail. Since then, she has developed more than 100 home-study massage continuing education courses and has taught live courses for AMTA and the Gateway College of Massage Therapy.

Jane Johnson, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), BA(Hons), CSP, HCPC

Jane Johnson, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), BA(Hons), CSP, HCPC, is a chartered physiotherapist specializing in occupational health and massage. In this role she assesses the posture of clients; performs manual assessments, including that of the soft tissues; and determines whether work, sport, or recreational postures may be contributing to a person’s symptoms. She devises postural correction plans that include both hands-on and hands-off techniques. A key element of her work involves educating each client in how to self-manage their condition.

Meade Steadman

Meade Steadman, LMT

Meade Steadman is an instructor for the Myotherapy College of Utah and the Myotherapy Institute of Massage. In the classroom, he has taught Swedish, Sports, Acutherapy, Tai Chi, Hydrotherapy, Reflexology, Infant Massage, Pregnancy Massage, Contraindications, Chair Massage, Geriatric Massage, Specialized Spa Techniques, and Therapeutic Principles. He is also the featured expert in many award-winning instructional videos (produced by Aesthetic VideoSource) on various massage modalities.
Since 1996, he has owned and managed Tranquil Touch™ LLC in Salt Lake City, UT. He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Utah, and has published in A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology (4th Edition) and Massage and BodyWork Magazine.