Council of Schools Mission, Goals & Code of Ethics

Mission

The mission of the American Massage Therapy Association Council of Schools is: To promote excellence in massage therapy education. The Council of Schools is guided by the values of respect, compassion, cooperation and professionalism.

Goals

The goals of the AMTA Council of Schools are to:

  1. Promote excellence and innovation in massage therapy education.

  2. Provide education to massage therapy educators, school owners and administrators.

  3. Provide forums for networking and exchanging of ideas and information.

  4. Education and encourage members to access, interpret, utilize and participate in massage therapy research.

  5. Foster effective communication with stakeholders.

  6. Identify and respond to members' needs.

  7. Be the leading massage therapy school organization.

  8. Support growth and development of the massage therapy profession.

  9. Serve as a resource regarding legislative issues affecting massage therapy education.

Code of Ethics

This code of ethics for School members is a summary statement by which a massage education institution agrees to conduct itself and is a declaration of the general principles of acceptable, ethical, professional behavior.

School members shall:

  1. Behave with integrity, honesty, and competence in all professional relationships with other schools, faculty, staff, students, society and the massage therapy profession.

  2. Honestly represent the school and programs in all forms of communication.

  3. Educate students to represent themselves honestly and to provide only those services for which they are qualified to provide.

  4. Provide a positive focused learning environment that addresses a variety of learning styles and includes a physical space conducive to learning, including but not limited to appropriate lighting, heat/air, cleanliness, and equipment.

  5. Conduct the program/school in a manner which respects and teaches the students boundaries and privacy on all levels, including appropriate draping, physical privacy and matters of confidentiality. Any sexual misconduct will be considered a violation of this code of ethics.

  6. Uphold principles and standards which value the dignity and worth of all persons regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, general disability and/or health status.