STA130: Focus on Education Pt2: ’The ST School’ with guest Anna Maria Mazzieri & Students

In Ep.130 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we bring you the final part of this month's 'Focus on Education' with special guest Anna Maria Mazzieri, Director & Lead Tutor of The ST School, a highly regarded group of training providers delivering the Diploma in Soft Tissue Therapy (BTEC level 5) in Exeter, Bristol and Birmingham.

Having trained in Massage Therapy in 2002 and progressed into more clinical aspects of the profession (including the ISRM Soft Tissue Therapy Diploma and a BSc in Sports Therapy) Anna Maria champions its role in modern MSK care. Through her clinics and schools, she is driving a change in Soft Tissue Therapy practice and Training by pushing for Evidence Based Practice, a drive which she is now expanding to the wider industry with her involvement in developing a new curriculum for the introduction of Evidence Based Practice in one of the UK Soft Tissue Therapy qualifications.

Joining Anna Maria in this episode are past & present students of The Soft Tissue School Imi Testa, Jo Holloway and Michal Konopko.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• 10:00 Anna Maria Mazzieri: From the 'Massage Clinic' to 'Massage Training School' to 'The School' to the 'Soft Tissue Therapy School'
• 12:00 Imi Testa: What to call oneself in the soft tissue therapy industry 
• 13:50 Gary Benson: History of identity within training  
• 15:46 Anna Maria Mazzieri: How courses are described at The Soft Tissue Therapy School  
• 16:50 Michal Konolko: Words in Advertising 
• 19:44 Jo Holloway: Selling what I do rather than what I am called.  
• 24:00 Moving on from the traditional 'Monkey See Monkey Do' teaching of soft tissue techniques. 
• 29:30 A look at Anna Maria's website & courses at thestschool.co.uk 
• 32:49 Imi Testa: Personal experience of The 'Upgrade To Level 5' Course 
• 40:45 Jo Holloway: Personal experience of The 'Upgrade To Level 5' Course
• 48:40 The past & future for training courses
• 55:00 CPD courses in early 2023 at The Soft Tissue Therapy School, including Angela Jackson 'Active Kids Are Not Mini Adults' and Matt Phillips 'Gait Analysis For Runners: A Modern Approach'

Useful Links:

• The Soft Tissue Therapy School website  
• Angela Jackson Course: 'Active Kids Are Not Mini Adults'
• Matt Phillips Course: 'Gait Analysis For Runners: A Modern Approach'
• STA Website

Our sincere thanks to Anna Maria, Imi Testa, Jo Holloway and Michal Konopko for giving up their time to be guests on the show! 

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