We'd like to applaud FSMTB for being one of the first massage agencies to publish COVID-19 considerations for massage therapists and bodyworkers. Please click HERE to view their incredible 45 page manual which was put together almost a year ago from now - and is still relevant! 
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Posts in the COVID-19 category
FSMTB's Guidelines for Practice with COVID-19 Considerations
Spa, Bodywork & Massage Treatment Table Sanitation During COVID-19
Les Nouvelles Esthetiques, Inc. has published CE Institute LLC Founder Selena Belisle's article: Treatment Table Sanitation. Please be safe during COVID-19.
FREE Safety Tips for Practicing Massage During COVID-19 1-hour LIVE Webinar
CE Institute LLC is hosting a FREE 1 hour live webinar this month to make your massage therapy practice SAFER during COVID-19. The webinar is available on a 1st come 1st serve basis with registration limited to 50 students.
In this 1 hour webinar, we will review:
* How to reduce COVID-19 exposure in massage therapy practice
* How to improve your air quality during massage
* How to sanitize your massage therapy equipment
* How to practice socially distant massage and bodywork services
* Where LMTs can obtain a FREE COVID-19 Screening Client Health Intake Form
* How to lookup evidence-based information for COVID-19 for massage and other interests
* Where to find Florida's new Trafficking License Requirements Including Mandatory POSTERS
We will also discuss the Florida Board of Massage 2021 CE RULE CHANGE that allows students to take their CE hours in a different format for their 2021 Florida Massage Therapy License Renewal which is due August 31, 2021.
After this information is presented, we will host a live QUESTION AND ANSWER period with Selena Belisle, an Instructor and the Founder of CE Institute LLC. While it may be years until we have all the answers regarding the practice of massage therapy during COVID-19, this is your chance to ask a renown massage and bodywork industry educator your questions.
Attendees will receive a generic certificate via email one day after their attendance; however, this webinar is NOT eligible for CE credit.
To register, please click HERE to enter your name plus email address. Please check your email after you register for the join link to the webinar. The join link will be resent via email 1-day and 1-hour prior to the webinar.
SPECIAL WEBINAR DISCLAIMER: The safest way to protect yourself during COVID-19 is to self-isolate. Attending or following this webinar's suggestions will NOT guarantee to prevent COVID-19 acquisition or transmission.
7 STEPS FOR PROPER MASSAGE THERAPY TABLE SANITATION DURING COVID-19
Massage Magazine has published CE Institute LLC Founder & Instructor Selena Belisle's article of how to sanitize a massage table and table equipment during COVID-19:
2021 Student Loyalty Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic
CE Institute LLC has installed a student loyalty program in 2021 for our past students who need financial assistance:
- Students who have completed their last 3 license renewals of education with us (in 2015, 2017 and 2019) can take 24 CE hours of FREE education with us in January 2021 (this includes one free 12 CE hour live interactive webinar and one free 12 CE hour online course).
- Students who have completed their last 2 of 3 continuing education renewals with us (between 2015, 2017 or 2019), and are in financial hardship due can contact us for additional class offerings and savings. This program is only available for past students to complete their deeper discounted offerings prior to March 31, 2021.
Past students should check their emails from us for this new loyalty program information and offering. We have several students already signed up for these free and discounted offers. The school is most grateful for these students who have supported us throughout the years.
Past students who qualify for either a free or deeper discounted training at the beginning of 2021 should email us ASAP at info@ceinstitute.com. Please provide your name and license # with any additional applicable information in your email so that we can verify your past business and register you accordingly.
Unfortunately the school is unable to extend free or deeper discounted courses beyond this existing loyalty program after March 2021, which is when the school enters the full-swing of Florida massage therapist license renewal season!
Alternating Face Cradle Cushions for COVID-19
Massage therapists, spa and bodyworkers have stepped up their sanitation habits in our new pandemic of COVID-19; however, there is one additional step that can be taken in addition to sanitizing a treatment table.
If you must work during COVID-19, it is best to work on clients in a prone position/face down to avoid direct airway-to-airway exchange. And for best sanitation practices, it would be wise to sanitize the face cradle cushion then allow it to sit with a proper amount dwell time by using a 2nd cushion for your next client. Swapping 2 cushions back and forth is a little extra effort and expense, but could additionally minimize COVID-19 exposure, especially when proper sanitation and safety measures are exercised.
How to Improve Air Quality in the Treatment Room, published by Massage Magazine
Air quality is an increasing concern for massage therapists given they often work in small, poorly ventilated treatment rooms. The CDC and other government sites are now acknowledging that COVID-19 can aerosol and linger in the air for longer periods of time, even after an infected individual has left the room.
Please click HERE to view Massage Magazines publication of CE Institute LLC founder Selena Belisle's article regarding how you can improve your air quality in massage treatment room if you must practice massage therapy, spa sessions or bodywork during times of COVID-19.
Spa Safety 101 published by Les Nouvelles Esthétiques & Spa Magazine - October 2020 Issue
Les Nouvelles Esthétiques & Spa Magazine has published Selena Belisle's SPA SAFETY 101 article. It includes how to minimize the acquisition and transmission of COVID-19 in a spa or massage workplace. While the best way to avoid COVID-19 is to self-isolate, if you must work, then this article will help estheticians, massage therapists, cosmetologists and other personal care service providers to decrease their exposure while improve both their sanitation and air quality practices.
HOW TO SANITIZE MASSAGE STONES: 7 STEPS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK RELATED TO COVID-19 at Massage Magazine
Selena Belisle, Owner/Founder CE Institute LLC - Author of HOW TO SANITIZE MASSAGE STONES: 7 STEPS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK RELATED TO COVID-19 at Massage Magazine
Social Distancing Massage, Spa & Esthetics During COVID-19 Published by estheticianEDIT
Social distancing and self-isolation are the best methods known today to avoid COVID-19 infection. Unfortunately, some estheticians, spa workers and massage therapists will find themselves back to work before this coronavirus pandemic ends. So, if you find yourself at work, it would be good to also find a way to social distance while working. Please click HERE for an article by Selena Belisle, CE Institute LLC published by Esthetician Edit that tells how you can social distance in your esthetics, spa or massage therapy work setting:
