In this section we’ve learned about therapeutic relationships, the power advantage, boundary development, boundary types, boundary forms, boundary crossings, and boundary violations. Now, let’s apply what we know to better comprehend and memorize this content. Activity 1: True or False Directions: Decide if a statement is true or false. Activity 2: Late for a Shift […]
In the previous topic (D. Boundary Crossings), we learned that boundary crossings and boundary violations are concepts that originate in psychology. In psychology, a boundary crossing is a deviation from classical therapeutic activity that is harmless, non-exploitative, and possibly supportive of the therapy itself. In contrast, a boundary violation is harmful or potentially harmful to
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In psychology, a boundary crossing is a deviation from classical therapeutic activity that is harmless, non-exploitative, and possibly supportive of the therapy itself. In contrast, a boundary violation is harmful or potentially harmful to the patient/client, the therapeutic relationship, and the therapy itself.1 We’ll discuss boundary violations in the next topic. Here, we’ll come to
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We learned in A. (Boundary Development) that we use boundaries to protect our personal space. Understanding our own boundaries also helps us respect the boundaries of others.1 During a massage session, protecting our own personal space and respecting the personal space of clients safeguards the integrity of the therapeutic relationship. It is important to understand
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In Lesson 1, we discussed personal space. We defined it as our conscious and subconscious territory that encompasses the physical, sexual, sensory, psychological, and emotional area we hold around ourselves and is associated with our sense of privacy, need for autonomy, and sense of ownership. Personal space includes the places where we can expect to
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In the massage profession, the therapeutic relationship is defined as a professional partnership between a massage therapist and client where safe, structured touch is used to help the client achieve reasonable and clearly defined treatment goals. A large body of psychology research suggests that the relationship between the therapist and the client is the single
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Textbook Summary In this program, we’ve come to understand professional massage boundaries as conduct guidelines that clarify therapists and clients’ acceptable and unacceptable behaviors in a therapeutic massage relationship. As ethical massage therapists, we hold our own behavior to these standards as an emblem of the pride we take in our profession. We know that
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introduction to lesson 04 Throughout this program, we’ve consistently defined boundaries as limits on behavior. My boundaries tell you what I find acceptable or unacceptable in your behavior towards me. Likewise, your boundaries tell me what you find acceptable or unacceptable in my behavior towards you. Professional massage boundaries are a little different because these
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introduction to lesson 03 Shana was taught to be nice. As a child, her mother praised her for helping her brother do his chores, for behaving with exacting politeness to adults, for putting her own needs second, and for hiding her anger when she was upset. Now, Shana is the one who stays late to
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introduction to lesson 02 In the course introduction, we defined boundaries as limits on behavior. We set boundaries with other people to indicate what we find acceptable and unacceptable in their behavior towards us. Likewise, other people set boundaries with us to indicate what they find acceptable and unacceptable in our behavior towards them. The
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