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CATA Approved Continuing Education for Certified Athletic Therapists (CAT)

All the continuing education credits (CECs) you will ever need, pre-approved by the Canadian Athletic Therapy Association (CATA), and every course also counts toward our 3rd party approved and college-credit worthy certifications: Integrated Manual Therapist (IMT) , Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) , and Human Movement Specialist (HMS) . Every course can be completed on desktop or mobile and includes videos, a study guide, text with audio voice-over, illustrations, a practice exam, and so much more. Enjoy the format you prefer, wherever you are.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

  • What does CE or CEU stand for? CE stands for continuing education, and CEU stands for continuing education unit. Usually, a course advertising a CEU value has been pre-approved by the CATA .
  • What is 1 CEU? Generally, 1 CEU is equivalent to 1 "contact hour," which is approximately 1 hour of study or 1 hour of presented material.
  • What is the Brookbush Institute's CATA Pre-approval Number: # P10038
  • Does the CATA approve courses for all provinces? Yes, the CATA oversees certification and continuing education course approval throughout the country.
  • How many CEUs do I need? Athletic Therapists must demonstrate the achievement of 21 CEUS every 3 years via courses, conferences, and practice development.

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Why the Brookbush Institute?

  • Expect More: All Brookbush Institute courses are pre-approved by the CATA for the continuing education units (CEUs) needed for CAT license renewal. Additionally, if you hold a CPT, LMT, PT, OT, or DC license, our courses will meet those CEU requirements as well. Our flexible online education platform allows you to complete every course on desktop or mobile. Each course includes multiple formats for optimal learning: live webinars, recorded videos, text and illustrations, audio voice-overs, practice exams, credit-worthy final exams, and certificates. Enjoy a seamless, comprehensive educational experience with Brookbush Institute.
  • Unparalleled Accuracy of Information: The Brookbush Institute is the only comprehensively evidence-based education platform in the industry. We know that our colleagues want to be better, help more, and deliver unparalleled results, so they need the most accurate information available. The most accurate information can only be achieved with a systematic approach to developing evidence-based courses. That is why every course we offer is built from a systematic review of all available peer-reviewed and published research, with a focus on improving practical application. With the Brookbush Institute, you never have to decide which "expert opinion" you "believe" when two or more courses contradict (which is all too common on other platforms). Although science slowly evolves over time, and our conclusions may be refined, you can be assured that the content we provide is the most well-supported conclusion that could be developed at the time of publication, based on research and outcomes, not expert opinion.
  • Designed to be the Education Platform All of Wish Existed: All Brookbush Institute certifications are offered with an innovative system of modular courses, iterative testing, and credits (no summative final exam). Our courses include video, illustrations, audio, and text to ensure the learner has the format that they prefer wherever they are. Listen to courses in the car, watch close-captioned videos during breaks at work, or study the text and take notes at home. We are also incredibly passionate about making it comfortable to study from your phone so that you can sneak in study time at any time. Our goal is to develop the most accessible, flexible, and convenient education platform ever.
  • Affordability and Access are Part of our Mission: We are the only education provider in the industry to include our certifications in a true monthly (or yearly) membership plan. This reduces the initial cost of certification to just 3 - 5% of comparable certifications, and you can cancel anytime.

Accreditations and Approvals

Brookbush Institute is accredited or approved by the following organizations.

Canadian Athletic Therapists Association

Canadian Athletic Therapists Association

This logo certifies that this course is recognized by the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA) for continuing education for Certified Athletic Therapists (CAT(C)s). Note: 1 course contact hour is worth 0.4 CATA CEUs.

The Brookbush Institute is recognized as a CATA accredited provider by the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA). The Brookbush Institute offers more than 160 CATA approved online courses.

Canadian Athletic Therapists Association

  • 1 course contact hour = 0.4 CATA CEUs
Board Of Certification

Board Of Certification

This logo certifies that this course is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. for continuing education for Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC). Note: 1 course hour is worth 1.0 continuing education hours.

The Brookbush Institute is recognized as an approved provider (# P10038 ) by the National Athletic Trainers Association's - Board of Certification (NATA-BOC). The Brookbush Institute offers more than 160 NATA-BOC approved online courses, worth more than 400 continuing education hours. That's more than enough credits to keep your certification current for life!. Note, as of 2022, the NATA-BOC discontinued the mandate forcing ATCs to complete "EBP Credits". The credits offered by the Brookbush Institute are sufficient to fulfill all of ATC continuing education requirements.

Board of Certification

  • 1 Credit = 1.0 Continuing Education Hour
American Council of Education

American Council of Education

The Brookbush Institute’s certifications are among the few that have completed a comprehensive, systematic review of content and assessments, by a panel of third-party subject matter experts (peer review) and approved and scored relative to post-secondary education standards and credit offerings.

Approved by the American Council of Education and Nationally Registered:

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Integrated Manual Therapist

This certification is worth 0 credits and is broken down into the following modules:

Certified Personal Trainer

50 Credits

Human Movement Specialist

60 Credits

Integrated Manual Therapist

80 Credits

9 credits

Joint Anatomy

10 credits

Introduction To Manual Therapy

4 credits

Overhead Squat Assessment

4 credits

Movement Assessment

4 credits

Special Tests

10 credits

Static Manual Release

8 credits

Joint Mobilization

2 credits

Local Vibration

2 credits

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)

1 credits

Research: Movement and Corrective Exercise

10 credits

Electives

Introduction to Functional Anatomy

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1 Credit

Lesson 20: More on the Human Movement Systems

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1 Credit

Lesson 21: Functional Roles of Muscles

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1 Credit

Lesson 22: Introduction to Movement Assessment and Analysis

Overhead Squat Assessment

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2 Credits

Overhead Squat Assessment: Introduction

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2 Credits

Overhead Squat Assessment: Signs of Dysfunction

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What our members are saying

Important to my learning style

I have almost completed my CPT certification and am half-way through the Human Movement certification to inform my massage practice. The different modalities of reading, watching audiovisual materials, and attending live or recorded webinars have been important to my learning style and for review.

Jacqueline Davis
Jacqueline Davis

Non-biased & practical

I have taken both the Human Movement Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer certificate programs and have found the value in understanding the how and ways the body moves and functions and from evidence, non-biased, outcome, conceptual, theoretical, and practical approach to helping my clients/patients look better, feel better, and move better.

Core Therapy
Core Therapy

Stellar coursework

Over the last years I've returned time and again to Brookbush Institute for stellar coursework as I've worked toward a Human Movement Specialist certification. (I'm currently ACE CPT, and in training with Anatomy Trains for Structural Integration Manual Therapy.) Every Brookbush Institute module is fantastic and each one includes detailed informational videos, written descriptions of how to-do, and, more importantly, why to-do!

Lisa Knighton
Lisa Knighton

Well-documented scientific content

I am getting my Master's degree in Kinesiology, and I would like to say that I have benefited greatly from the rich, comprehensive, well-documented scientific content of Brookbush Institute that links theory to practical applications. Proudly I've got my CPT certificate, and I am on my way to get my HMS certificate.

Ahmed Salem
Ahmed Salem

Users can transition seamlessly

Having courses count towards different certifications makes it so users can transition seamlessly from one certification to another. In my case, going from earning the BI CPT to earning the BI HMS was an easy decision and I am proud to have earned both certifications. I have also had the pleasure of going to a Live HMS workshop that was well taught by Instructor Boettcher and that was excellent to see how the methods and techniques are implemented.

Xavier Guzman
Xavier Guzman

Most valuable certificate

The H.M.S. is the most valuable certificate I have earned and was a fraction of the the cost of my others. Define the best bang for your buck!

Haseem Mclean
Haseem Mclean
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Popular Courses

Shoulder Joint Anatomy (Glenohumeral Joint)

Shoulder Joint Anatomy (Glenohumeral Joint)

Integrated functional anatomy of the shoulder joint – Bones, joints, palpation, ligaments, nerves, joint anatomy, joint actions, arthrokinematics, muscles, fascia, and range of motion of the shoulder. Highlighting the behaviors in postural dysfunction, shoulder pain, shoulder impingement, rotator cuff injuries, upper cross syndrome, and common interventions for the glenohumeral/shoulder joint.

3 Credits
Trigger Point Assessment (and Palpation)

Trigger Point Assessment (and Palpation)

Reliability and validity of assessment, palpation, referral pain, and locating trigger points (knots). Assessment and efficacy of manual release/massage and trigger point release techniques on common overactive muscles like the trapezius, rhomboids, pectoralis minor, rotator cuff, pectoralis major, post delt, back muscles (paraspinal), quadratus lumborum (QL), quadriceps, and calves (gastrocnemius and soleus).

1 Credit
Lesson 20: More on the Human Movement Systems

Lesson 20: More on the Human Movement Systems

The study of human movement science includes the relationships between the skeletal, fascial, nervous, and muscular systems. This course covers more detail regarding arthrokinematic motions (slide/glide, roll/spin, pivot), the fascial system, the function of the nervous system/mechanoreceptors (Pacinian corpuscles, Ruffini endings, Golgi tendon organ, and muscles spindle fibers), and the "rules of muscles" (function).

1 Credit
Joint Mobilization: Ankle and Tibiofibular Joints

Joint Mobilization: Ankle and Tibiofibular Joints

Joint mobilizations for the ankle and tibiofibular joint. Types of mobilizations, self-administered mobilizations, and interventions for lower extremity dysfunction (LED) and ankle dysfunction. Optimal intervention for feet flatten, feet turn out, knee bow in, knee bow out, anterior pelvic tilt, excessive forward lean, and asymmetrical weight shift. The risk of adverse events, validity, efficacy, screening, and reliability of ankle and tibia/fibula mobs.

2 Credits

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