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ASSOCIATED BODYWORK & MASSAGE PROFESSIONALS (ABMP)
Contact: Katie Armitage, Executive Director
25188 Genesee Trail Road
Suite 200
Golden, CO 80401
Tel: (800) 458-2267 or (303) 674-8478
Fax: (303) 674-0859
Email: info@abmp.com 
Web: www.abmp.com 

Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP) is a membership organization serving the massage and skincare professions. We pride ourselves on our responsive, knowledgeable service. Our business philosophy is summed up by our credo: expect more. ABMP provides many member benefits but the most significant is that professional liability insurance is in your membership fees. Other highlights include: quality publications, regulatory support and our free referral service.

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's first and largest organization devoted to insuring and professionally supporting members of the skin care profession. ASCP provides liability insurance, Skin Deep magazine, and other benefits to its 7,000 members. ASCP works to help estheticians "get connected" in the skin care profession.

BSPA is a membership organization created to provide advocacy, education, marketing, and networking opportunities along with excellent representation of professional African Americans within the Spa Industry.

We serve as the primary business resource for day spa professionals through education, research, publications and internet exchagnes; advocate members’ businesses through consumer awareness & demand for spa services/products; establishing standards of excellence and best practices assuring continuous elevation of professionalism & quality services in the day spa industry.

The Medical Spa Association provides industry leadership by promoting excellence, innovation, and a spirit of cooperation in the delivery of services to medical spa professionals; continuous and dynamic educational forums to insure the ability of our membership to respond to the changes in the marketplace.

We are dedicated to the promulgating of a positive industry image , and the enhancement of those who serve it through the development, implementation, and continuous evaluation of a practical, but strict, Code of Ethics based on the highest standards of care and regulated peer review.

The International SPA Association is a worldwide community of spa professionals, product manufacturers and service providers all striving for the same goal. The support and knowledge of our community is unmatched anywhere in the industry.

The National Aesthetics & Spa Network is an organization devoted to bringing spa professionals together to learn, grow and network. NASN holds free educational events bi-annually in various locations throughout the U.S. There are no class fees or membership dues. All are invited to participate.

SCMHR, an international organization, supports all methods of hair removal, and is dedicated to the research of new technologies that will keep its members at the pinnacle of their profession. SCMHR and its certifying arm, ICHRC, offer three levels of national certification to hair removal professionals practicing electrology and or laser hair removal.

The SDSS is a voluntary, non-profit organization which aims to develop and foster the highest standards of skin care in the dermatology setting. Through education and research the SDSS will develop national standards and provide a forum of learning for those in dermatology skin care practices. The organization will facilitate open communication among its members and also act as a resource and support system for its members. The SDSS will promote the profession of dermatology skin care through interdisciplinary collaboration and by acting as a resource about the profession for other health care professionals.

The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals (SPCP) is the largest non-profit professional organization for the Permanent Cosmetics/Cosmetic Tattoo Industry. Formed in 1990, this member-driven Society is dedicated to promoting safety, excellence and professional standards. The SPCP provides an array of educational services and benefits for its acclaimed domestic and international members.

SOUTH CAROLINA ESTHETICIAN ASSOCIATION
207 South Gum Street
Summerville, SC 29483
Tel: (877) 220-0234
Email: thamilton@scesthetics.org
Web: www.scesthetics.org

The Salon & Spa Association is an accredited BBB business which provides members with professional and general liability insurance, health and dental plans, networking and business resources to students, professionals, managers and owners in the salon and spa industry.