Healthy Professional Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice
A 4-Hour NCBTMB-Approved Continuing Education Course by Anne Williams and Eric Brown
Course Description
Have you ever ended a workday at your massage business and felt so drained you wondered if this is the right profession for you? Have you ever said goodbye to a client and wished they never booked with you again?
This feeling of chronic exhaustion is not a symptom of poor hands-on skills. Your massage skills are solid. Instead of signing up for another technique workshop, pay more attention to how you establish your professional boundaries, respond to boundary violations, and maintain professional boundaries as your relationships with clients evolve.
In this course, we’ll unravel complex client-therapist scenarios and use behaviors and language that keep sessions on track, even when clients misbehave. Dispiriting workdays will be a thing of the past as we again derive satisfaction from the excellent work we do in a profession we love.
This four-hour CE course features ten video presentations, text enhanced with pictures, diagrams, tables, listen-along audio, learning games, interviews with professional therapists, and downloadable resources. You can translate the material with a click into any language and access your course on a computer, laptop, tablet, or phone for on-the-go study.
PREREQUISITES
Participants must complete Course 01: Personal Space & Personal Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice and Course 02: Essential Boundary Skills in an Ethical Massage Practice before they begin this course.
HEALTHY PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES
- Introduction
- Learning Objectives
- Terminology Preview
- Professionalism
- Physical Boundaries
- Sexual Boundaries
- Sensory Boundaries
- Psychological Boundaries
- Emotional Boundaries
- Privacy Boundaries
- Autonomy Boundaries
- Ownership Boundaries
- Dual Relationships
- Apply It! (2 Activities)
- Practice Quiz (10 Questions)
FINAL QUIZ (20 QUESTIONS) FOR A CE CERTIFICATE
Review specific client-therapist situations related to each boundary form to identify constructive behaviors related to healthy professional boundaries.
Practice assertive language to establish boundaries before sessions and maintain boundaries during sessions.
Respond calmly and effectively to client boundary crossings and effortlessly get sessions back on track.
Avoid common pitfalls that cause therapists to disrespect client boundaries.
Manage client emotions using effective protocols and methods.
Download and implement a zero-tolerance for sexual behavior and sex discrimination policy at your business.
Know when dual relationships are appropriate and inappropriate in a massage practice.
Category: Ethics
CE Hours: 4
CE Approvals: NCBTMB-approved, accepted in most states including New York, and Florida. Please note this course is NOT approved by Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
Prerequisites: Participants must complete Course 01: Personal Space & Personal Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice and Course 02: Essential Boundary Skills in an Ethical Massage Practice before they begin this course.
Subscription Period: Ongoing access.
After Purchase: Once you purchase this course you’ll log on at massagemastery.online with your email and password. The course will be waiting for you in the “My Courses & Digital Textbooks” area. Click the course access button and follow the directions.
Bonus Material: Included in the purchase of this course is the digital textbook, Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice (regularly $39).
Features: This course features video presentations, listen-along audio, text translation, learning games, stories, and critical thinking scenarios, interactive content, instant feedback on quizzes and learning games, striking visuals, easy navigation, downloadable resources, and more. This course is accessible on a computer, laptop, tablet, or phone with an Internet connection.
Authors: Anne Williams and Eric Brown
Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice is Included with this Course
When you purchase Healthy Professional Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice, you receive a free copy of Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice. You’ll use this textbook to complete course requirements. Follow the links in the Course Area to get your copy after you enroll in this course.
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Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice CE Package
Get the course described on this page, Healthy Professional Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice, and two other ethics course in a special CE package. You get three high-quality online home study courses worth 12 hours of NCBTMB-approved ethics CE, and ongoing access to our premier digital textbook titled, Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice. You save more than $60!
Continuing Education Just Got More Interesting!
Hate to read? Watch a video presentation. Going for a walk? Take your phone and listen to your course. Want practical, real-world information? Let’s Talk interviews with well-known massage professionals give you a sense of community. Get bored easily? Visually rich pages, and subtle animations that direct your focus will help. Explore the unique learning features that make these courses different.
