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Welcome to
Health Options Institute
Pennsylvania State Licensed Massage School
Mission
Health
Options Institute is a professional massage school
dedicated to helping people to connect through the
power of touch to the presence of the Living God
within themselves and within all other living
beings. We strive for the highest degree of
integrity, magnificence, and breadth possible. We
do this through the scope of our program, our
in-depth curriculum, and our very special
instructors. We want to facilitate students to
develop competency by teaching them many diversified
types of bodywork with a holistic perspective and by empowering them through
exposure to a broad base of knowledge from several
different fields. We seek to develop our students’
fullest potentials to become extremely proficient
and professionally successful massage therapists.
We endeavor to have 100% of our students joyfully
employed, doing the work of their dreams, bringing
healing to themselves and to others as they step
forth in fulfillment in their new careers expressing
their talents in massage therapy. We recognize that
through the power of our students' touch that our
school and our students can help to manifest an
awesome world that is filled with True and Perfect
Love in which all people can joyfully and
harmoniously BE.
School
Overview
The school
is highly recognized for its excellent holistic
program, which is comprehensive, thorough, and which
sets a high standard for professional massage
training. It also has exceptional teaching
staff that are extremely
knowledgeable, experienced, and motivating to the
students. Students appreciate and lov e the teaching
staff and the relaxed, yet professional, atmosphere
that the school has. Our teachers know how to make
the educational experience an absolute joy.
The school also has received much recognition from
many well satisfied employers of our students and
their clients. The school was founded in 1984,
being one of the first schools to be licensed by the
Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools
to give massage training. Upon graduation,
students are well equipped to handle a variety of
clinical complaints and to work in a wide variety of
massage settings for a lifetime. The Institute
is unique in that students can begin practicing
massage after completion of their first sixteen
weeks of schooling, whether or not they choose to
complete the full 637 hour Massage Therapy Program.
Deep
Muscle Massage Program Overview
In the 130
hour Deep Muscle Massage Program, the students will
learn one excellent massage routine and stretching
for the entire body, and holistic principles that will enable him or her to
begin a professional career in massage. The student
will additionally study Aromatherapy and get to work
in the student clinic. The Deep Muscle Massage
Program is the first part of the larger program. It
takes five or more months to complete, depending on
whether holidays fall within the program.
Massage
Therapy Program Overview
The school
has a 637 hour training program in Massage Therapy.
Students will receive a diploma on completion of
this program. Additionally, thirteen certificates
of completion are awarded for various subjects taken
within the program. These certificates of
completion are in Deep Muscle Massage, CPR and AED,
Shiatsu, Meridian Dynamics, Reflexology, Nutrition
and Herbs, Scentsational Aromatherapy, Professional
Practice Concepts, Practice Procedures and Policies,
Client Communication Skills, Orthopedic
Neuromuscular Therapy, Sports Massage:
American/European and Sports Massage:
Russian/American. During this program the
student will have the opportunity to gain experience
by working in the supervised student clinic on
members of the general population.
Additionally, the student will learn 8 entirely
different bodywork routines for the body which can
be integrated together and customized for the
individual client. This program is for the
really serious student who would like to have a
lifetime professional career in massage and
excellent employment opportunities as well as a
smorgasbord of techniques and modalities to choose
from. Should a student wish to take the first
130 hours of this program, to see if he/she likes it
before committing further, this is an excellent
option. It takes 12 to 22 months to complete the 637 hour program,
depending on the student’s choice of schedule.
National Certification Exam
Upon
completion of the 637 hour program, students are
well prepared to take the National Certification
Exam. This exam is expected to become mandatory
once licensing comes about. Students are well
prepared to take this exam upon graduation due to
the breadth of our program.
Additional Program Overview Information
Both the
637 hour Massage Therapy Program and the Deep Muscle
Massage Program are offered on weekdays, evenings,
and weekends. The school can customize a flexible
program to meet your personal schedule. If you miss
a class, it is often possible to take the same class
later the same week!
Both as
part of the 637 hour program and in addition to it,
the school offers a number of continuing education
courses in complementing bodywork modalities and
adjunct skills so that the student has a broad
base. The more knowledge the student has the wider
range of clientele she/he will be able to accept.
Presently Seated Chair Massage, Reflexology,
Shiatsu, Meridian Dynamics, Professional Practice
Concepts, Practice Procedures and Policies, Client
Communication Skills, Aromatherapy, Advanced
Aromatherapy, Nutrition and Herbs, CPR and AED, Lomi
Lomi Temple Style Bodywork, Claiming Your Ground,
Polarity, Orthopedic Neuromuscular Therapy (Levels
1-4), Cancer Massage, Spa Basics, Hot Stone Massage,
Lypossage (body contouring massage), and Lymphatic
Drainage Therapy are offered. Note that many of
theses courses are part of the 637 hour curriculum.
Those that are not part of the curriculum may be
taken either concurrently while the student is in
the program or on completion of the 637 hour
program.
Continuing Education Credit for Nurses
The Deep
Muscle Massage program has been approved for 108.5
contact hours for nurses.
This
continuing nursing education activity was approved
by the American Holistic Nurses Association, an
accredited Approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Contact
hours from this program may be applied toward the
continuing education requirements for the Holistic
Nursing Certification examination and
re-certification process.” For more information
call the AHNCC at: 1-877-284-0998 (toll free) or
visit the AHNCC website at:
www.ahncc.org
Disclaimer: “Approval for contact hours through
the AHNA is based on an assessment of the
educational merit of this program and does not
constitute endorsement of the use of any specific
modality in the care of clients.”
Disclosures: Elizabeth Grubb is a
planner/presenter for this activity and
owner/director of Health Options Institute. Diane
Grandstrom RN, presenter for the Aromatherapy
course, discloses ownership of Aromatherapy Plus.
All other presenter/planners claim no financial
relationships exist.
Facilities and Equipment
The
Institute is located in a beautiful and spacious
historic building that has four large classrooms,
two clinic rooms in which students massage clients
from the general public, dressing rooms, a
library/study with computer and internet access, a
kitchen/student lounge, a vending machine, a
bookstore/reception area, an admissions office,
administrative areas, and ample onsite parking. The
library/study is open every Monday through Thursday,
8:30 am to 9 pm, and most Fridays, Saturdays, and
Sundays, 9 am to 4 pm. To facilitate learning, the
school provides all equipment needed such as massage
tables for use during classes. Additionally it has
numerous life size painted skeletons, numerous
smaller skeletons for clay sculpting of muscles,
anatomical and trigger point charts, overhead
projectors, slide projectors, and a VCR/DVD player.
All supplies a student needs for his/her education
can be purchased on the premises in our student
bookstore, including DVD's and videos of many of the
techniques we teach. We carry a wide selection of
Aromatherapy products, massage crèmes, anatomy
charts, and massage tables.
Location
The Institute’s location in Bethlehem Township
is close to Routes 22, 33, and 78. It is an easy
drive from Quakertown, Stroudsburg, Phillipsburg,
and New Hope. There is
ample on-site parking.
Job Placement
The institute has
lifetime job placement services available free of
charge to those students who have a need for these
services. Statistics from our 2007
survey of graduates indicates a 95% rate of
employment for graduates of our Massage Therapy
Program. The institute does not guarantee
employment.
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