Resources for Educators
Teaching Tools
Explore the tools below. Then, for more ideas and resources to share with your student visit the Build Your Practice section.
Free Student Workbooks
We have free, downloadable workbooks to accompany our textbooks. These workbooks are in PDF format and include chapter summaries, the exercises from the book (plus some additional ones), major checklists, and a glossary. If you already have access to the Teacher’s Library, the Workbooks are also available there.
Free Student Success Guide
This guide takes your students through the essential steps to prepare for success by the time they graduate. We’ve divided the school term into six segments with a checklist of goals, activities, and skills to accomplish by the time they are done with that segment of their education.
- Self Analysis and Information Gathering
- Career Analysis and Budgeting
- Marketing Analysis and Employment Kit
- Making Choices and Focus
- Business Planning and Marketing
- Communications and Implementation
The guide also includes an “After Graduation Checklist” to complete while students wait for their licenses. If you already have access to the Teacher’s Library, this guide is also available there.
Free Guides/Posters/Checklists
Visit our Free Resources page for links to free digital information on various topics for marketing, planning, and specific wellness care. Here’s a highlight of what you can find:
- Business Planning and Communication Checklists
- Branding Your Practice Guide
- Insurance Billing Guide
- Self-Care Guide
- Essential Oils Guide
- Social Media Guides
- Massage and Reflexology Posters
NEW — Sexual Assault Prevention Guidelines
These sexual assault prevention guidelines provide a roadmap for franchisors, franchisees, day spas, and massage clinics to: maximize the safety of both clients and therapists; and minimize the risk of sexual assault. Additionally, if you are a massage therapist looking for a job in a massage clinic or spa, or a client looking for the safest spa to go to for a massage, these guidelines will give you the knowledge to help you decide which type of business to work with.
In this guide, Dr. Ben Benjamin shares detailed instructions for:
- Verbal Interviews
- Practical Interviews
- Internet Searches
- Sexual Misconduct Statements
- Sample Zero Tolerance Meeting Agendas
- Surveys
- Supervision
- Client Brochures
- Complaint Processes
- Mystery Shoppers
- plus, Additional Resources
Teaching Tips
Brochures and Discounts for Massage Graduates
We have created a free brochure for you to give to your graduates as they prepare to embark on their careers. This brochure includes an After Graduation Checklist, a discount code for our Essential Massage Practice Start-Up Kit, as well as information on other resources from SMA that new practitioners can use to build their practices. Contact us to request these free brochures for your next graduating class.
Start-Up Kit Poster for Your Student Lounge or Library
A charting resource for your school or clinic, from our friend Diana L. Thompson
The educator’s edge: Hands Heal Electronic Health Record
As the only online charting system designed just for schools, Hands Heal EHR meets the unique needs for teaching charting and managing student clinics.
Teachers, students, and administrators can log in from their computer, tablet, or smartphone to the web-based system. Instructional prompts help reinforce charting lessons for students. Teachers can communicate securely with students, and clients can even log in and give feedback.
Curriculum support is available at no extra charge from founder and charting expert, Diana L. Thompson.
One monthly fee covers unlimited faculty and students.
To learn more, visit handshealehr.com.
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