Ethics for Massage Therapists

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-08-12
Publisher(s): LWW
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Summary

This fantastic guide will help you put ethical standards into practice and teach you what is expected in a professional setting. Content includes discussions of core industry standards of practice, laws, morals, and rules and regulations for maintaining an ethical massage therapy practice. The practical focus and professional approach of this text will prepare you to apply what you learn in a professional setting and help you to work within the ethical parameters of the massage profession.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xii
Your Belief System
1(8)
Personal Development of Values
2(1)
Influences of Culture
3(1)
Values to Beliefs
4(1)
Values and Morals
5(1)
Defining Your Beliefs in the Bodywork Profession
6(1)
Coping With Different Beliefs About Massage
6(3)
Values and Emotions
9(12)
Beliefs and Feelings
9(1)
Your Own Feelings
10(2)
The Client's Feelings
12(2)
Working With Clients
14(7)
Code of Ethics
21(10)
From Personal to Professional Ethics
21(2)
Why Professional Ethics Are Important
23(2)
Professionalism and Ethics
25(4)
Regulation of Ethical Practices
29(1)
Applying Codes of Ethics in Your Practice
30(1)
Law, Rules, and Regulations
31(10)
Laws
31(5)
Rules and Regulations
36(1)
Specific Legal Issues
37(1)
The Importance of Being in the Know
38(3)
Boundaries
41(14)
The Importance of Boundaries
42(1)
Defining Boundaries
42(2)
Boundaries for the Therapist
44(2)
Boundaries for the Client
46(1)
Consensus Between the Therapist and Client
47(1)
How Boundaries Are Crossed
48(2)
Flexibility of Boundaries
50(1)
Managing Crossed Boundaries
51(1)
What Can Happen If Boundaries Are Crossed
52(3)
Client and Therapist Relationships
55(16)
Power Differential
55(4)
Defense Mechanisms
59(1)
Transference
60(3)
Countertransference
63(2)
Dual Relationships
65(6)
Sexuality
71(12)
The Issue of Sex
71(2)
The Dynamics of Touch
73(2)
Differences Between Sexuality and Sensuality
75(1)
Communication Through Touch
75(2)
Sexuality and Touch
77(1)
Issues Involving Sexuality
78(5)
Disclosure
83(14)
Client Disclosure
83(5)
Third-Party Disclosure
88(2)
Therapist Disclosure
90(3)
Disclosing Personal Information
93(4)
Ethics of Working With Other Professionals
97(14)
Becoming a Professional
97(2)
Professional Relationships
99(3)
Referrals
102(3)
Consultations
105(1)
Team Practices
106(1)
Supervision
107(1)
Professional Courtesy
108(1)
Resolving Conflicts
109(2)
Policies and Procedures
111(12)
Why Policies and Procedures Are Needed
111(1)
Value of Policies and Procedures
112(2)
Foundation for an Ethical Practice
114(2)
Writing Your Own Policies and Procedures
116(3)
Communicating Your Policies
119(4)
Business Ethics
123(14)
Importance of Good Business Ethics
123(3)
Working for Others
126(3)
Owning Your Own Business
129(3)
Marketing
132(1)
Money Issues
132(5)
Conflict Resolution
137(14)
Why Conflicts Happen
137(5)
Types of Conflicts
142(4)
Steps for Conflict Resolution
146(2)
Ethical Conflicts
148(3)
Secrets of Success
151(8)
Success in the Massage and Bodywork Profession
151(5)
Ethics and Success
156(2)
What Successful People Say
158(1)
Writing Your Own Code of Ethics
159(6)
Building on Existing Codes
159(1)
Developing Your Own Code
159(1)
Researching Practice Issues
159(3)
Resources
162(3)
Glossary 165(2)
Index 167

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