What's New at WSMT
Message from the Director - Mary McCluskey -7/26/10
WSMT just spent nearly a week at the Washington County Fair. We provided massages to many weary fairgoers with quite a variety of aches and pains.
The weather proved to be quite challenging with several severe thunderstorms, one of which evacuated our building for several hours! There were some cars stuck in the mud and delays getting in or out, but overall we are very pleased with all the contacts we made.
Our staff recruited potential students while supervising our current students as they provided massage work. We enjoyed getting out of the school and getting to interact with the public.
The Washington County Fair is a yearly event for WSMT and new and future students can look forward to participating next year!
Courtney (left) and Chelsey (above) enjoy using excellent body mechanics while working on massage chairs. Look at those smiles....massage is fun!
New Night Class for September, 2010
New Day Class for September, 2010!
We are planning new Night and Day classes for September. If you have been thinking about massage school now is the time to join us! The specific calendar for this class will be available in spring. Click here for the tentative calendar: September, 2010. For more information and call Mary, the Director, for a personal tour of the school
at 262-250-1276.
Why Choose a Small School?
Wsmt is a small school providing training for 2 classes per year with a maximum of 12 students per class. This affords the students enormous benefits such as:
- Greater Teacher Attention. In the beginning, especially when new therapists are developing their skills, focused teacher attention is essential.
- Teacher Retention. Our teachers have such pleasant teaching conditions that we have an incredible teacher retention rate. Our staff has been with us for years. These teaching conditions are created by small class sizes, a consistent and consecutive curriculum which is easy to follow, and freedom in teaching decisions. These aspects of teaching at WSMT are conducive to learning and are of intentional design.
- No Teacher Assistants. Our classes are so small we do not need inexperienced volunteer assistants (recent graduates) for our teachers. When classes near the size limit of 10 or 12 we employ another full-fledged teacher to come and assist as needed. We value your education that much that we happily invest dollars in more expert people to help the primary teacher when needed.
- Flexibility for Problems and Personal Attention. We find that being small lets us respond flexibly to individual students’ needs. We don’t need to herd big groups through our program. We have the luxury of really caring for our students and helping them in any way we can to fulfill their dreams. We take pride in our extremely low drop-out rate which is a direct result of our desire to make every student successful.
- We will Remain Small even as we Grow. We have made a commitment to small class sizes even as we grow because we know how important this aspect is to student success. We will always choose quality over quantity because we are passionate about graduating new people into the field who are competent and who contribute positively to the field of massage therapy.
- Your tuition Stays in the Local Economy. We are a locally-owned company. Your tuition does not go to support a huge corporate conglomerate with little stake in your individual education nor your community. We believe in the small local company serving the community in which it is housed.
These are some very important considerations when comparing offerings of different types of massage therapy schools. Feel free to ask us to explain more about any of these concepts!
WSMT Offers Professional Massage Therapists' Work
Robin Wenninger, WCMT, is one of our instructors, professional massage therapists, and our office manager. She provides therapeutic work for people with painful musculoskeletal conditions as well as relaxation massage customized to each clients' pressure preferences. Robin also does hot stone massage, a truly luxurious 90 minute treatment ($90.) Getting on Robin's schedule for a standing appointment would be a good idea right now, because she is getting busy. Call the school and leave us a message if you are interested in an appointment with Robin. If you call during the week from noon to 2:00, Robin is managing the office so she can take your phone call to get your massage scheduled (262-250-1276) She is offering a one hour session for $35 as an introduction to new clients for a very limited time! (Hot stone massage and gift certificates not included in $35 offer.)
Rhonda Gray, WCMT, is another excellent professional massage therapist on staff. Rhonda enjoys working with clients to provide relaxation massage, a very healthful reprieve in this stressful world in which we live. She also excels at helping people through painful conditions into wellness. Rhonda enjoys providing hot stone therapy and Thai Massage as well. Thai massage is new to us in the west, but it is an ancient form of bodywork. (See photo below.) Clients stay clothed in comfortable clothes while Rhonda moves the joints and stretches the muscles. It's fabulous! Do yourself a favor and book an appointment with Rhonda, your body will really reward you by being calm and collected! Call the school and leave us a message if you are interested in an appointment with Rhonda. She is offering a one hour session for $35 as an introduction to new clients for a very limited time! (Hot stone massage and gift certificates not included in $35 offer.)
Chair Massage Available to Businesses through WSMT
WSMT has massage therapists on staff as well as many contacts with massage therapists in the area to provide chair massage at your business as needed. Chair massage is a great way to increase worker productivity and care for workers with neuromuscular conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome or to prevent these conditions altogether. Therapists come into your workplace with specially designed massage chairs which allow workers to step away from their work for 5-20 minutes and receive a massage while remaining fully clothed. We can come one time for a special event (worker thank you events, wellness fests, secretaries' day, etc.) or on an ongoing basis. Fees can be paid by the workers, the company, or as a combination. Call the school and leave us your contact information for further details!
WSMT Offering Continuing Education Classes
WSMT gained approval by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider in February, 2007. Check out the Continuing Education page for more information.
WSMT Offering Consulting Services
Staff at WSMT are available to local massage therapists and others in the bodywork field for business advice. Does your business need a boost? Are you considering buying a massage therapy franchise, or starting your own spa or clinic? Having the advice of a massage professional could be very valuable. Here are some ways we can help you:
- Where to start, what’s the list of jobs, which jobs do you have to do and which do you delegate
- Office set up – what will you need and where does it go, what arrangement of rooms would work best?
- Forms – intake forms, feedback forms, employee assessment forms, application forms
- Application/Interview process – questions and predictable answers, what to look for in the massage work
- Staff development – growing the skills of the therapists, making them more proficient with pain complaints, how to increase job satisfaction, evaluating their work
- Ethics – policies for preventing problems with employees/clients
- Therapists’ certification, insurance, state laws pertaining to massage
- Expectations – spelling out the job to the therapists: what components are expected in every massage experience for the client?
- Current market trends – publications, websites, product companies to keep tabs on – What’s the next modality everyone will want? What products are people looking for?
- Marketing – what, where, how – what unusual ways can you get people to know you are there?
- Client retention – how to keep them coming back
- Referrals – excellent web developer, logo designer, advertising people, printers, etc. All people we ’ve worked with well and would recommend.
Our fees start at $90 per hour with discounts for bigger contracts. Call the office to set up an appointment for a free meeting to discuss your needs. 262-250-1276.