Thinking About Thinking: Critical Thinking Explored
with Cal Cates, Ericka Clinton, Kristin Coverly, Whitney Lowe, Til Luchau, Ruth Werner
Course Date/Time: Tuesday, October 26, 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Mountain Time
Course Description: Join a respected group of massage and bodywork educators for a spirited panel discussion on critical thinking to gain a better understanding of this essential skill and the tools that can enhance your own critical thinking. Panelists share definitions and how to balance protocol with adaptations, incorporate new information, overcome decision paralysis, and use a multi-step process to work through the critical-thinking process. Use the information from this course to improve your critical-thinking skills to achieve the best possible outcomes with clients. Start thinking about thinking!
CE Hours: 1
Presenter Bios
Cal Cates
Cal Cates is the executive director of Healwell and has been teaching and developing curriculum for massage therapy courses focused on hospital-based practice, oncology massage and end-of-life care since 2007. Their experience in clinical practice in hospitals around the US has informed their teaching style greatly. Cal is clear that massage therapy is healthcare and feels a personal commitment to inviting students to consider themselves as integral to a whole person healing process. Cal’s favorite thing about teaching healthcare providers is the ability to blend nerdiness and authenticity to create opportunities to be more effective, more human, and more flexible. Learn more at www.healwell.org.
Ericka Clinton
Ericka Clinton, LMT, is the dean of the massage therapy program at the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences in New York City. She also teaches continuing education courses covering topics including oncology massage, shiatsu, medical massage, anatomy, and working with special populations. She currently serves as the president of the board of directors for the Society for Oncology Massage.
Kristin Coverly
Kristin Coverly is a licensed massage therapist, educator, and author. As the director of professional education at ABMP she creates online continuing education courses, resources, and events to support practitioners as they expand and enhance their practices. She is the co-host of The ABMP Podcast, and her articles and Business Side column have appeared in Massage & Bodywork and Body Sense magazines. She has been practicing massage since 2001 looks forward to every client session. Learn more at www.abmp.com/learn.
Whitney Lowe
Whitney Lowe is a contributing author to several books and his articles appear regularly in professional journals and magazines. In 1994, he founded the Academy of Clinical Massage to provide massage therapists the necessary advanced education for treating orthopedic soft-tissue disorders. He currently directs one of the profession’s most comprehensive online training programs in science-based rehabilitative massage. Learn more at www.academyofclinicalmassage.com.
Til Luchau
Til Luchau is the author of the Advanced Myofascial Techniques series of books and trainings and the lead instructor at Advanced-Trainings.com. A Certified Advanced Rolfer, Luchau was on the faculty of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute for 20 years, and his regular Myofascial Techniques and Somatic Edge columns have been featured in Massage & Bodywork magazine since 2009. Learn more at https://advanced-trainings.com.
Ruth Werner
Ruth Werner is an award-winning educator, longtime writer, and retired massage therapist with a passionate interest in massage therapy research and the role of bodywork for people who live with health challenges. Her groundbreaking textbook, A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, was first published in 1998, and is now in its seventh edition and being published by Books of Discovery. She is a columnist for Massage & Bodywork magazine and Massage New Zealand. She teaches continuing education workshops all over the world and hosts the “I Have a Client Who …” podcast on the ABMP Podcast Network. Learn more at http://ruthwerner.com/.
Event Information
This online education conference focuses on essential tools for the upper body on day one and the lower body on day two. Don’t miss this opportunity to interact with the course instructors live online, learn tools to help your practice, and connect with your massage and bodywork community! This event—including 6 hours of CE—is free for ABMP members and just $99 for nonmembers!
Your event registration gives you access to all of the presentations and course replays after the event.