Certification as an Orthopedic Massage Specialist

Certification is now more convenient, with more options!

Participants in Whitney's courses now have the option of gaining certification via online courses, hands-on workshop seminars, or a combination.

Those who have taken courses in previous years may also use their coures as well in combination with the new courses to gain certification.

For those who want to benefet from the full range of these educational options, the courses are designed to complement each other so you can take the online program AND do the hands-on workshops (special discounts are available, see below).

Certification Basics

First: Take 3 courses as described as Options below

These can be either online or hands-on workshops. Several combinations are possible, see below. For course descriptions, go to the Orthopedic Massage Techniques or OM Online pages.

Second: Pass the Certification Test. (Prerequisite: 3 courses).

 

Couse Options

Option 1
Orthopedic Massage Techniques I (hands-on course)
Orthopedic Massage Techniques II (hands-on course)
Orthopedic Massage 4 (Clinical Skills online course)

Option 2
OM Online 1 (back, neck & pelvis online course)
OM Online 2 (lower extremity online course)
OM Online 3 (upper extremity online course)

Option 3
Orthopedic Massage Techniques I (hands-on course)
OM Online 1 (back, neck & pelvis online course)
OM Online 3 (upper extremity online course)

Option 4
Orthopedic Massage Techniques II (hands-on course)
OM Online 1 (back, neck & pelvis online course)
OM Online 2 (lower extremity online course)

Costs

Orthopedic Massage Techniques Courses (18 CEs each): $340

Orthopedic Massage Online Courses (40 CEs each): $350

Certification Test: $100

Package discounts

Package A: Free Certification test, if you sign up for 3 courses at one time.

Package B: A 25% discount for online and hands-on courses is provided to students who have taken any 3 Orthopedic Massage courses or currently have OMERI certification. For example, those taking all 3 online courses may receive a 25% discount on the hands-on courses, or those taking the hands-on courses and the OM Clinical Review course would get a discount on the online courses. This discount also applies to Whitney's OMC courses prior to 2008. This discount does not apply to specialty workshop programs or home-study courses.

Package C: 40% discount is offered to students repeating a course. For example if you wish to take OM Online 1 for a second time, you would receive this discount. For students who have taken hands-on OM workshop courses prior to 2008, you may receive this discount for taking a hands-on course (please contact OMERI for details).

Note: Please contact OMERI for discounts, these cannot be applied through online or phone registration. Home study courses do not qualify for these discounts.