HELPING TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF EXPERT MASSAGE THERAPISTS
The goal of Education Initiatives Canada Inc. is to help advance the profession of Massage Therapy internationally by providing knowledge and skill enhancing seminars for Massage Therapists. The main focus of the continuing education we offer is a "some review and some things new" approach to aid current Massage Therapists in developing, maintaining, and improving primary knowledge and skills. Our mandate is to share information and skills vital to providing the best in massage therapy care from assessment to treatment.
Some things new:
Our workshops provide up to date, evidence-based information to help Massage Therapists make better clinical decisions informed by best practices. We can help Massage Therapists be more effective and communicate the results to others – clients, third-party payers, referrers and other health care professionals.
Some review:
Polish any skills that may be rusty, discard out-dated invalidated tools, patch any holes where clinical skills may be missing.
Donelda Gowan-Moody, RMT, BA(Hons), MSc(Candidate)
Donelda Gowan-Moody graduated from the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy in Sutton Ontario in 1987 and the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in 1997. While maintaining a clinical practice over the last 21 years, she has taught pre-service massage therapy and continuing education for practicing Massage Therapists. Donelda served as Co-chair of the Canadian Massage Therapy Research Network (CMTRN) from 2006-2008 and currently serves on the Best Practices Committee of the Massage Therapy Foundation. Donelda is President of Education Initiatives Canada, a continuing education provider for Massage Therapists and is currently engaged in Massage Therapy research as part of her studies in the Master’s of Science program at the University of Saskatchewan, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine. Donelda co-authored the FOMTRAC Report on Policy Issues Regarding Massage Therapy Regulation in Canada available at http://www.cmto.com/about/fomtrac.htm and the white paper Steps Toward Massage Therapy Guidelines: A First Report to the Profession published in the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork available at http://journals.sfu.ca/ijtmb/index.php/ijtmb/issue/view/1
Contact Donelda at Donelda@EducationInitiatives.ca