Difference between Licensed massage therapist and Certified massage therapist

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Difference between Licensed massage therapist
and Certified massage therapist
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• Massage therapy is a booming profession in the
  past years. The number of people wanting to
  become a massage therapist has increased.
  Graduate from massage schools have doubled in
  number.

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• Like any other allied health courses, massage
  therapist are subject to licensing. Though, there
  are still misunderstanding of the difference
  between licensed massage therapist and certified
  massage therapist.

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• To clarify things here is the following
  difference

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Licensed massage therapist
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• restriction on the use of an occupational title
  requiring license according Wikipedia
• a non-voluntary method or a mandatory process of
  professional regulation

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• a student who graduates massage therapy should
  have a license in order for him or her to
  practice massage therapy
• Licensing requirements vary from state to state
  and by localities within a state

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Certified Massage Therapist
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• Certified means being authorized or officially
  attested in meeting the specified standard needed
  in field of work
• to become a certified massage therapy must take a
  board certification that is administered by the
  National Certification Board for
  Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).

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• Massage therapy certifications are voluntary,
  most but not all are offered by private and
  non-government agency that is accredited.
• This is one of the reasons why clients consider
  certified massage therapists more credible and
  highly regarded than non-certified ones.

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The bottom line is that,

• "Certification is desired,
• License is mandatory"

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• Get your license now! Take the first step
  towards your career.

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Myotherapy College of Utah is accredited by the
National Certification Board for Therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing
education provider and is accredited by the
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and
Colleges (ACCSC)