Future opportunities to lend or provide financial support for those in positions to complete and disseminate research would likely be a sound and worthy investment which could contribute to infrastructure-building for research career paths in the field—an aspect highlighted as important by the National Center of Complementary and Integrative Medicine’s 2016 Strategic Plan.(29) The World Café-meets-speed-dating-exercise and analysis process described here can be replicated in future conference type settings of varying size to inform field leadership of overarching stakeholder sentiment on what should be stopped, started, done more of or differently in the field. This initial experience with the described process determined that educationrelated field stakeholders place the most value on things needing to Stop with regard to continuing education, foundation school, and employment practices to move the massage field forward in a positive way. High valued Stop assertions seem to highlight unified frustration from these stakeholders for situations in which related regulatory policy changes would likely elevate the field in general and also in the view of peer fields, the public, and health-care provider professions. It would be interesting to see whether the high valued comments of other massage stakeholder MUNK: MASSAGE EDUCATION STAKEHOLDER VIEWS populations highlight similar concerns and we hope to have, or others will take, the opportunity to replicate this process in other conference settings. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special acknowledgement is extended to the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) Board of Directors, planning committee, and participants of the Educational Congress for providing their support and input, respectively. We would also like to acknowledge Sandra Anderson, Regina Cobb, and Whitney Lowe for facilitating the room rotations and breakout groups. This work was supported in part by Indiana University’s Department of Health Sciences for Dr. Munk’s effort, and the IUPUI Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) for Jasmine Dyson-Drake’s effort. CONFLICT OF INTEREST NOTIFICATION The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) hosted The Future of MT and Bodywork Forum and approved the forum exercise described in the manuscript. All data organization, analysis, and interpretation occurred independent of AFMTE or other massage therapy professional affiliations. Financial support for author JDD’s work on the project was awarded by the IUPUI Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Author NM is a Kentucky state licensed massage therapist, Massage Therapy Foundation Trustee, AMTA member, and ACIH Research Work Group member. Author DM was a member of the AFMTE Congress Planning Committee and is a NCBTMB Board Certified Massage Therapist, ABMP member, and ACIH Education Work Group member. COPYRIGHT Published under the CreativeCommons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. REFERENCES 1. Benjamin PJ. The Emergence of the Massage Therapy Profession in North America: A History in Archetypes. Toronto, ON: Curties-Overzet Publications; 2015. 2. Shroff FM, Sahota IS. How can massage therapy move forward? Registered massage therapists touch on key points shaping their profession in British Columbia, Canada. Home Health Care Manage Pract. 2012;24(4):182–192. 3. Goldstone LA. Massage as an orthodox medical treatment past and future. Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery. 2000;6(4): 169–175. Research Chair: Dr. Felicia Washington Sy, MSW, Ph.D., LICSW Committee Members: Kelly L.S. Cook, MSW, LICSW; Patricia L. Lawrence, MSW, HTSM-HP Immediate and long-term effects of trauma result in mental, emotional, and physical symptoms that ultimately can inhibit normal daily functioning and cause dissociation and disorganized attachment. Previous studies highlight effective strategies in cognitive and physiological approaches to treating trauma. However, limited research has been found in the area of integrative approaches that include the use of touch. This qualitative study examines the professional attitudes around the integration of massage therapy and psychotherapy into a sound clinical practice for treating trauma. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five massage therapists and five licensed independent clinical social workers from Minnesota, all having clinical experience with trauma. Findings reveal that the multi-dimensional effects of trauma warrant a multi-dimensional approach. Therapeutically, benefits include providing comprehensive care, enhancing the therapeutic process, and saving time and money. This model would be professionally beneficial by promoting exceptional leadership in the healthcare industry and providing a sense of personal and professional gratification. However, therapeutic barriers include the client’s ability to handle touch, the client’s ability to understand the intent of treatment, and the potential for revictimization. Professional barriers include personal and professional boundaries, professional identity related to scope of practice, fear of allegations, ambiguous laws and guidelines, and institutional resistance to change. These findings suggest a need for better advocacy, stronger laws and practicing guidelines, further