The following terms and designations apply to the area of Bodywork. These give the viewer an idea of what some of the letters and designations are included behind a person's name and what educational background they have had to achieve the designation. Not all terms are included here.
Term |
Description |
AAHC |
Alliance for Alternative Health Care, helping individuals and groups attain optimal physical, emotinal and spiritual well-being, naturally. |
AAMT |
American Association of Music Therapy provides information for professional therapists. |
ABMP |
American Bodywork & Massage Professionals, provides practitioners with services and information on how to succeed in practice. |
ACAM |
American College for Advancement in Medicine, a non-profit membership, is dedicated to educating physicians on the latest findings and emerging procedures in preventive and nutritional medicine. |
ACRH |
Advanced Certified Rolfer, training course consists of 21 weeks, 731 hours, massage study and some prerequisites. |
AMTA |
American Massage Therapy. Members have alifiation through graduation, licensing, certification, etc. |
AOBTA |
American Orbital Bodywork Therapy. Completion of 500 hours of training in oriental bodywork therapy. |
APMT |
Association of Professional Music Therapists, exists to fulfill the employment needs of qualified music therapists in Great Britian. |
APTA |
American Polarity Therapy Association. Certification as a Registered Polarity Practioner (RPP) requires 615 hours. An Associate Polarity Practioner (APP) completes 160 hours. |
CAMT |
Certified Acupressure Massage Therapist requires 1000 hours of training plus 150 hours of approved school for certification. |
CAR/ACR |
Certified Advanced Rolfer/Advanced Certified Rolfer, at least 3 years plus continuing education credits. |
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