In this course, we meet Kayla who is struggling to maintain a healthy therapeutic relationship with her client, Alice. Kayla has difficulty establishing and maintaining her boundaries and her clients often take advantage of this fact.

With an in-depth look at the natural human instincts, needs, wants and expectations that drive our desire for personal space, we’ll come to understand our boundaries better and identify why people cross into our personal space. Understanding our own boundaries, helps us attuned to client boundaries and untangle the complex dynamics that often cause us to feel confused or drained at the end of the massage workday.

Video presentations, interactive features, learning activities, and a discussion with seasoned massage professionals keeps this content fresh, fun, and engaging. What we learn about ourselves, will positively shift both our personal and professional relationships.

Learning Objectives: Having completed this course, you will be able to:

• Define these terms: Physical boundaries, sexual boundaries, sensory boundaries, psychological boundaries, emotional boundaries, privacy boundaries, autonomy boundaries, and ownership boundaries.
• Give a real-life example of each aspect of personal space: Physical space, sexual space, sensory space, psychological space, emotional space, privacy, autonomy, and ownership.
• Give a real-life example of a boundary violation related to each aspect of personal space: physical boundaries, sexual boundaries, sensory boundaries, psychological boundaries, emotional boundaries, privacy boundaries, autonomy boundaries, and ownership boundaries.
• Complete a journaling exercise or discussion activity to define personal boundaries in each of these areas: Physical boundaries, sexual boundaries, sensory boundaries, psychological boundaries, emotional boundaries, privacy boundaries, autonomy boundaries, and ownership boundaries.

ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION

• Orientation Video
• Introduction

PERSONAL SPACE AND PERSONAL BOUNDARIES

• Introduction
• Learning Objectives
• Terminology Preview
• Physical Space
• Sexual Space
• Sensory Space
• Psychological Space
• Emotional Space
• Need for Privacy
• Need for Autonomy
• Need for Ownership
• Let’s Talk Boundaries
• Apply It! (3 Activities)
• Practice Quiz (10 Questions)

FINAL EXAMINATION (20-MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS)

Category: Ethics

CE Hours: 4 CE Hours

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. 

Fee: $49.99

Prerequisites: None

Subscription Period: You must complete this course within 12 months of purchase (see the Boundaries CE Package described below for unlimited 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 in the “My Courses & Digital Textbooks” area. Click the course access button and follow the directions.

The purchase of this course comes with a 12-month subscription to the digital textbook, Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice.

Features: These courses feature video presentations, listen-along audio, text translation, learning games, Let’s Talk interviews with professional therapists, 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, Eric Brown