Mat Certified Specialist

Clinicians working to address the opioid epidemic may be eligible for free training to provide medication assisted treatment mat.

Mat certified specialist. The mat testing protocols and follow up exercise programming allow me to see if my training is having the desired effect explains manhattan based personal trainer and mat specialist lara licharowicz. Prospective matrx students must be an active certified mat mastery specialist. Chad graham was indiana s first mat certified specialist and holds the highest level of certification with mat. Samhsa offers a variety of training resources on medication assisted treatment mat as well as other substance use disorder treatment topics to educate and assist programs and practitioners to provide evidence based treatment.

These 12 week self paced modules conclude with the required 2 day lab at the state of the art mat headquarters in denver. In order to become mats certified a practitioner must possess a basic familiarity with the entire range of the four performance. June 2005 to present muscle activation specialist mat through greg roskopf biomechanics consultant denver broncos nuggets and utah jazz. These modules are a hybrid of online learning and in person labs.

Medications used in mat are approved by the food and drug administration fda and mat programs are clinically driven and tailored to meet each patient s needs. The national health service corps is partnering with the substance abuse and mental health services administration samhsa to increase the number of drug addiction treatment act of 2000 data 2000 waiver certified clinicians in high need communities. Mat strategically challenges an individual s muscular system for improved function. November 2004 to present ncmmt nationally certified medical massage therapist.

Mat has been a major part of my preparation and rehabilitation since i have been in the nfl pierre garcon washington redskins. 2004 to present nationally certified massage therapist. Prospective master specialist students are required to have completed the mat specialist program or be an mat specialist certified in the particular segment for one year. The basis of mat exercise programming is to use low threshold isometric contractions to restore neural drive and function to muscles to.

Medication assisted treatment mat is the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies to provide a whole patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. 2003 2004 medical massage therapist.