Colorado School Of Animal Massage
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    • Curriculum Philosophy
    • Certification Requirements
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  • Community Classes
    • Intro to Animal Massage
    • Massage for the Anxious Canine
    • Massage for the Canine Athlete
    • Massage for Your Feline
  • Certification Classes

Certification Requirements

Certification requirements for medical animal massage
Massage is a therapeutic modality and, in its therapeutic capacity, should only be practiced by trained and certified practitioners. 

Practitioner Series
therapeutic animal massage certification

Our Practitioner Series classes are certified and regulated by the Colorado Department of Private Occupational ​Schools.  Completion of this series provides students with a certification in therapeutic animal massage and approval to practice animal therapeutic massage in the state of Colorado. 
To practice as an animal massage therapist in Colorado, students must complete the following:
  • Practitioner 01- Introduction to Therapeutic Animal Massage
  • Practitioner 02 - Body Mechanics & Practical Physiology
​To be eligible to sit for the NBCAAM board certification exam, students must ALSO complete the following (NBCAAM certification is not required to practice animal massage in Colorado):
  • Practitioner 03 - Massage as a Therapeutic Modality (offered on an as needed basis)
  • Practitioner 04 - Business Concepts & Implementation (offered on an as needed basis)
Only a basic massage certification (PRACT01 & PRACT02) is required to practice animal massage professionally in Colorado.  NBCAAM certification is not required.  
View Practitioner classes
Medical massage for pets, certification programs available at Colorado School of Animal Massage.

Professional Series  Coming Soon!
continuing education & professional development

The key to being successful in any career is to never stop seeking new knowledge and skills. Our Professional Series enables those working in veterinary medicine and animal massage to continue to enhance their skills, discover new topics of interest and learn how to grow their business.

The classes in this series are designed for practitioners that have already earned their certification or hold another advanced degree i.e. veterinarians, technicians. 
Coming Soon!
Continuing education credits available for animal practitioners at Colorado School of Animal Massage.

What makes our program special?

Become part of a veterinary treatment team for a pet's physical therapy.
Our school's curriculum was designed specifically to train our
students in the medical and therapeutic aspects of animal massage in order to help them become part of the veterinary treatment team.  
Our certification courses cover anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and basic veterinary science in addition to focused, supervised hands-on massage practice.  We work to incorporate multi-modal models of learning from hands-on training to self-paced online classes in order to meet the needs of every student.

Not only are our instructors experts in their fields - veterinarians, massage therapists, veterinary technicians & veterinary support personnel - they are passionate about sharing their expertise with you and building the field of animal massage.
Learn more about our curriculum
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Colorado School of Animal Massage
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the art of massage | the science of healing

EMAIL

MAILING ADDRESS

reception.desk@csam.school
*email is the best way to reach our team!
9635 W. Colfax Ave, Ste 2i | Lakewood, CO 80215
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  • Home
  • About
    • Curriculum Philosophy
    • Certification Requirements
    • Meet Our Team
  • Community Classes
    • Intro to Animal Massage
    • Massage for the Anxious Canine
    • Massage for the Canine Athlete
    • Massage for Your Feline
  • Certification Classes