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Massage Ethics
Ethic decisions, boundaries and definitions
Question | Answer |
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What therapy related factor is the best predictor of a good therapeutic relationship ? | Positive outcomes |
A term which means adherence to a set of values and obligations, formally agreed-upon codes of conduct, and reasonable expectations of clients, colleagues, and co-workers? | professionalism |
A term means moral principles that govern behavior? | ethics |
An aspect of ethics which involves respecting the rights of competent individuals to make their own decisions? | autonomy |
An aspect of ethics which obligates professionals to act in ways that benefit the wellbeing of others? | beneficence |
A principle which involves protecting information from unauthorized access or release, loss, theft, and from its modification? | Confidentiality |
Under which circumstance can massage therapists legally breach confidentiality? | Records subpoenaed by a court order Insurance billing and filing collections Reporting of abuse |
Legislation that requires professionals to report concerns of neglect or abuse to appropriate state agencies? | Mandatory reporting |
A concept that allows the application of professional knowledge and clinical expertise to help clients achieve their treatment goals? | Therapeutic Relationship |
An example demonstrates respect for a client? | Time boundaries Giving the client the massage he or she asked for |
What is the desire to understand what another person is experiencing without mistaking it for own experience? | Empathy |
Nonverbal expressions which demonstrates empathy? | Eye contact Determining the emotional affect the client has Active listening |
A concept that means confidence in and reliance upon others to act in accordance with accepted social, ethical, or legal norms? | Trust |
A term that means the spaces between the therapist’s power and the client’s vulnerability? | Professional boundaries |
The term that means improper treatment that is intentional and deliberate? | Abuse |
Describes a therapist’s revealing thoughts, feelings, and personal history to clients? | Self-disclosure |
Demonstrates a physical boundary? | Obtaining consent before working on the gluteal region |
An appropriate response for the massage therapist if a client has an emotional release during the session? | Bring the focus back to the client’s body |
A term that describes the unconscious transfer or displacement of unresolved emotions by the professional onto a client? | Countertransference |
An example of a sign of countertransference? | Becoming angry when the client cancels an appointment Becoming emotionally upset if they do not follow your suggestions Placing emphasis of our experiences onto the client |
Demonstration a financial boundary? | Posting your fee schedule and accepted forms of payment |
Which type of boundary is necessary for emails, texting, and social media? | Digital |
Which term can be defined as sexual interaction between someone in an authoritative role and a subordinate? | Misconduct |
Which type of sexual misconduct consists of unwelcome verbal hostility, threats, jokes, and circulation of unwelcome graphic material? | Harassment |
A way a massage therapist can decrease the risk of sexual misconduct? | Avoiding terms of endearment, such as "honey", "sweetie", :cutie pie" |
Appropriate ways of dealing with a client’s erection? | Redirect the conversation Ask about family or friends Have the client change positions Adjust draping If needed, stop the session |
An indication the client is sexualizing the massage? | Moving the pelvis repetitively Asking for work in areas not within our scope of practice Grabbing the therapist's hands |
An action by the massage therapist which is appropriate when terminating a massage while in session? | Removing hands from the client and stepping toward the door |
What action is required of massage therapists who know first hand about sexual misconduct by another therapist? | Filing a report with the state licensing board |