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 regular 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, how you respond to boundary violations, and how you maintain professional boundaries as your relationships with clients evolve over time.  

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 good work we do in a profession we love.  

Review specific client-therapist situations related to each boundary form to identify constructive behaviors related to healthy professional boundaries.

Practice direct 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 cross 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. 

Included in the purchase of this course is the digital textbook, Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice (regularly $39).

Eleven videos present this content using beautiful images, voice-over, and graphic design. 

Some of the material in this course is recorded so you can listen to the content while you exercise, take a walk, cook dinner, or relax. 

The thoughtful instructional design of course material organizes contents into carefully sequenced learning chunks. You can finish topics in short study sessions (an average of 20 minutes). The sensation of making regular progress improves learning motivation.

So long as you use Chrome as your browser, therapists with English as a second language can instantly translate the text into their native language, so they never miss a concept.

Standard features like introductions, learning objectives, summaries, references, and resources get a digital upgrade with subtle animations and click-to-view options that invite learners to engage with content they might otherwise skip over.

Clever web navigation puts the entire course content a click away and provides an ongoing outline to help therapists mentally frame the content they are learning.

Learning games strengthen concept comprehension, memory recall, and critical-thinking skills. Games give instant feedback, so therapists never reinforce incorrect information. 

This content is comprehensive and carefully referenced with up-to-date research and information. 

Access your course on a desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone anywhere you have Internet access.

This course, Personal Space and Personal Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice, is associated with these other digital products:

Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice (Digital Textbook). This unique digital textbook, full of video and interactive features, offers a comprehensive discussion on boundaries and is included as part of this CE course. Purchase it separately for $39.

Essential Boundary Skills in an Ethical Massage Practice (CE Course). Master simple yet effective communication skills to speak your truth, remain present, communicate assertively, respond to boundary violations, and feel confident in personal and professional interactions. NCBTMB-Approved for 4 CE hours. Purchase this course separately for $49.

Professional Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice (CE Course). Unravel complex client-therapist scenarios using effective behaviors and language to keep sessions on track, even when clients misbehave. Strong professional boundaries make draining workdays a thing of the past and help us derive satisfaction from the good work we do in a profession we love. NCBTMB-Approved for 4 CE hours. Purchase this course separately for $49.

The Boundaries Bundle (Continuing Education Package): This package includes one digital textbook (Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice) and the three CE Courses described previously worth 12 total hours of NCBTMB-Approved CE for a savings of $60. 

Category: Ethics

CE Hours: 4

CE Approvals: Approved by NCBTMB, New York, and Florida. Please note this course is NOT approved by Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Subscription Period: Ongoing access.

After Purchase: Once you purchase this course, you’ll log into massagemastery.online with your email and password. The course will be waiting for you on your dashboard. Click the course access button and follow the directions.

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 CE Certificate