Mentoring Program

For licensed or certified healthcare providers looking for a mentor to help enhance their manual therapy skills, several opportunities are available.

I believe a comprehensive understanding of how manual therapy concepts apply to the evaluation and treatment process will increase the number of successful practitioners and improve patient outcomes.

Manual Therapy Study Group

I currently lead 2 study groups. One is an in-person manual therapy study group that meets every 3 months in Towson, Maryland. I also lead a virtual Biotensegrity Interest Group for Manual Therapy. Each group meets every few months.

Individual Mentoring Session

These sessions will enable manual therapists to enhance various aspects of their clinical skill set, including:

  • Improve their application of specific treatment techniques.

  • Develop a deeper understanding of a specific or general treatment philosophy.

  • Consult about difficult patients – with or without the patients present. Joint treatment sessions are encouraged if the patient attends the session.

Individual Mentoring Session

These sessions will enable manual therapists to enhance a specific clinical skill set or to help co-treat a challenging patient.

  • Improve their application of specific treatment techniques.

  • Develop a deeper understanding of a specific or general treatment philosophy.

  • Consult about difficult patients – with or without the patients present. Joint treatment sessions are encouraged if the patient attends the session.

Small Group Mentoring Package

Four 5-hour sessions give a comprehensive overview of all aspects of being a manual therapist. Small group sizes (4-6) enable each participant to practice and get personalized feedback.

  • Session 1: Assessment of a New Patient – Medical History, Scan Tests, and Formation of a Treatment Plan
  • Session 2: Understanding How Aberrant Physiology Affects Treatment Decisions
  • Session 3: Treatment Principles – Fascial-Musculoskeletal Focus
  • Session 4: Treatment Principles – Visceral-Autonomic Focus

Case studies and patient practice will enhance learning in each session. The emerging concepts about fascia and biotensegrity will be integrated throughout all sessions. This program has been approved by NCBTMB and the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 20 CEU hours.

Dates to be determined once a group forms. Contact Bob for details not listed on the Registration page.