In January 1983, a group of 'concerned friends' decided something had to be done when a friend, a mother of two intellectually disabled boys, had a breakdown. This breakdown was caused by the stress related to caring for her very high needs children. Thus
The Association of new Brunswick Massage Therapists (ANBMT) has been incorporated since 1994 as an organization representing massage therapists in this province. The ANBMT uses competency standards and accepts massage therapists with training accepted by the CMTO. All members must graduate from a school with a curriculum accepted by a province with provincially legislated standards for practice (New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland & Labrador). The ANBMT has a constitution, code of ethics and bylaws that establish the scope of practice, ethical considerations for members, and an elected Board.