ISRM The Institute of Sport & Remedial Massage -

* Must be member of an appropriate professional body like SMA or BRCP, with their insurance.
**Students are eligible to work at events after their first mid-course assessment.
To be insured on the ISRM block policy you must also be a full member of ISRM.
You can be a full member of ISRM with other appropriate insurance.

Insurance: Available through H & L Balen, Telephone 01684 893006 or email info@balen.co.uk

Therapist Register: Along with your basic details, you can submit areas in which you prefer to work in, there is a section where you can add personal text.

Potential clients who log on to any of the school’s websites will be linked into this central ISRM register.

Job Opportunities: These will be advertised in a ‘members only’ section of the website.

Newsletters: Three newsletters a year with regular email updates in between.

Members Forum: ISRM will hold two Forums a year, these will be open to full members only. Members will be able to propose any relevant issues they would like to have discussed at the forum.

On-line Support: Full members and students can email for clinical and professional advice from the Institute’s network of experts.

Event work: As well as voluntary work, there is some paid event work available. Experienced therapists are needed to supervise students, these are paid opportunities.

Use of ISRM logo:
Full members only

Letters after name:
MISRM

Use of your school logo:
Full & Assoc. members

Letters after name:
i.e. LSSM (Dip)

New Diplomas: On taking up full membership, all qualified therapist will receive a new Diploma from the ISRM showing the school they trained with and when they qualified.

Acceptable titles for ISRM members	Titles not acceptable
Sport & Remedial Massage Therapist (or Practitioner) Sports Massage Therapist (or Practitioner) Remedial Massage Therapist (or Practitioner)	Physical Therapist Sports Therapist Remedial Therapist

First Aid: A minimum, one-day ‘Appointed Person’ First Aid qualification will be required.

CPD: Will be required from 2007. There will be a sliding scale of points required according to the number of year’s experience. Newly qualified therapists will be required to complete more workshops during their first few years in clinical practice, then less as their career develops.

Work Opportunities: The Institute will contact all major sports bodies outlining the scope of practice and promoting the level of skill available from ISRM therapists. Wherever jobs are advertised which are considered suitable for ISRM members, these advertisers will be contacted in the same way.

Online facilities: As well as a members forum and a general open notice-board, ISRM will have an online database allowing members to change personal details, book CPD courses and renew membership etc.

Website: The Institutes website will be linked together with the websites of all the associated schools.

The latest information on job opportunities, event work, CPD courses etc.
www.theisrm.com

Telephone enquiries: All telephone enquiries can be made through the member’s original school. Most enquiries can be dealt with here, but if not, they will be referred on to the right person.
Written enquiries: 28 Station Parade, London NW2 4NX
Email enquiries: Mel Cash: mel@theisrm.com