ETHICS CE COURSES FOR MASSAGE PROFESSIONALS
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Say goodbye to ethic courses that are dull and painful to read as they rehash the same old material you’ve seen a thousand times. Say hello to Massage Mastery ethics courses that are immersive, thought-provoking, interactive, and fun.
If you are a massage therapist and want to earn NCBTMB-Approved Ethics CE, you have several options to choose from:
- Option 1: Purchase each course separately.
- Option 2: Purchase the three available courses as a package, save $60, and get lifetime access.
These ethics courses are based on the book Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice, which will be included in your course fee. Through these courses you’ll deepen your understanding of personal space, therapeutic relationships, and professional boundaries. You’ll learn simple but powerful communication skills that make it easier to maintain healthy massage relationships. And you’ll discover how to speak your truth and assert your boundaries clearly while respecting your clients and ensuring their wellbeing.
Scroll down the page to get more details on each course or watch this course overview video where you’ll learn about the courses and the special features of Massage Mastery courses that make them truly unique.
Option 1: Purchase Each Ethics CE Course Separately
Note: You must take the courses in order. A digital copy of the textbook, Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice, is included with course purchase.
Course 01
Personal Space & Personal Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice
Before looking at client boundaries, you need to understand your personal boundaries. In this thought-provoking course, you’ll come to understand personal space in a whole new way. You’ll be able to use your newfound discoveries to establish healthier boundaries in your personal life. With an enhanced awareness of personal boundaries you’ll be able recognize your clients’ boundary behaviors and better manage the complex dynamics of your massage sessions.
4 CE Hours
NCBTMB-Approved
$49.99
With an in-depth look at the natural human instincts, needs, wants and expectations that drive your desire for personal space, you’ll come to understand your boundaries better and identify why people cross into your personal space. Understanding your personal boundaries, helps you attune to client boundaries and untangle the complex dynamics that often cause you 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 you learn about yourself, will positively shift both our personal and professional relationships.
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)
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.
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 Products” 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. You must complete the course within 12 months of purchase unless you purchase the Ethics Package (described below), which gives you lifetime access to the textbook and course (no expiration).
Please review the CE requirements for your individual state at your state board of massage website. Some states limit the number of online hours you can use for CE reporting or have unique reporting requirements.
Course 02
Essential Boundary Skills in an Ethical Massage Practice
This course gives you the knowledge and skills you need to maintain strong therapeutic relationships and avoid the drama caused by unhealthy session dynamics. You’ll master simple, yet effective communication skills that help you speak our truth, remain present, respond to boundary violations assertively, and feel grounded in your confidence as a health care professional.
4 CE Hours
NCBTMB-Approved
$49.99
You care about your clients. you show up with your great hands and noble heart to every session. So why do some client relationships feel unhealthy and what can you do to get dysfunctional sessions back on track?
Together, we’ll deepen our understanding of therapeutic relationships, boundary types, boundary forms, and boundary violations. With this informed foundation, you’ll be able to use simple and powerful communication skills that make it easier to maintain healthy relationships. You’ll learn to speak your truth and assert your boundaries clearly while respecting your clients and ensuring their wellbeing.
Video presentations, interactive features, and learning activities keep this content fresh, fun and engaging as you discover how to respond effectively to client drama and stay grounded in your confidence as health care professionals.
PREREQUISITE: Participants must complete Course 01: Personal Space & Personal Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice before they begin this course.
BOUNDARIES – CORE CONCEPTS
- Introduction
- Learning objectives
- Terminology preview
- Therapeutic Relationships
- Boundary Development
- Boundary Types and Forms
- Boundary Crossing
- Boundary Violations
- Apply It! (4 Activities)
- Practice Quiz (10 Questions)
ESSENTIAL BOUNDARY SKILLS
- Introduction
- Learning objectives
- Terminology preview
- Understand Relating Styles
- Attention to Body Language
- Active Listening
- Speak Your Truth
- Establish and Maintain Boundaries
- Respect Other’s Boundaries
- Apply It! (3 Activities)
- Practice Quiz (10 Questions)
FINAL COURSE EXAMINATION (20 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS)
Having completed the requirements for this course, you will be able to:
- Define these terms: Boundaries, therapeutic relationship, power advantage, personal space, permeable boundaries, semipermeable boundaries, impermeable boundaries, boundary crossing, and boundary violation.
- List the features that define therapeutic relationships.
- Compare and contrast client-centric massage sessions with therapist-centric massage sessions.
- Differentiate between permeable, semipermeable, and impermeable boundaries.
- Match each boundary form to its written description.
- Give one example of a professional boundary crossing that would not likely cause harm to a client.
- List three behaviors a client experiencing transference might exhibit.
- List three behaviors a therapist experiencing countertransference might exhibit.
- Explain what is meant by the phrase “sexual exploitation by a helping professional.”
- Define these terms: Active listening, aggressive relating style, assertive relating style, closed body position, open body position, passive relating style, passive-aggressive relating style, presence, reflecting, relating style, verbal encouragement.
- Compare and contrast the characteristics of different relating styles.
- List three benefits of paying attention to other’s body language.
- Describe the position of the face, chest, arms, and legs in an open body position.
- Describe the position of the face, chest, arms, and legs in a closed body position.
- Name three characteristics of active listening.
- List three benefits of reflecting during a conversation with another person.
- Give one example of proper verbal encouragement during a conversation with another person.
- Outline the process of saying “no” politely.
- List two methods for responding to boundary violations effectively.
You must finish Course 01: Personal Space & Personal Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice, before you begin this course.
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 Products” 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. You must complete the course within 12 months of purchase unless you purchase the Ethics Package (described later) which gives you lifetime access to the textbook and course (no expiration).
Please review the CE requirements for your individual state at your state board of massage website. Some states limit the number of online hours you can use for CE reporting or have unique reporting requirements.
Course 03
Healthy Professional Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice
In this course you’ll gain a new understanding of professional boundaries through engaging stories and examples. You’ll discover how to unravel complex client-therapist scenarios using effective behaviors and language to keep sessions on track, even when clients misbehave. As you develop strong professional boundaries, you’ll find greater satisfaction as a true professional and emotionally draining workdays will become a thing of the past.
4 CE Hours
NCBTMB-Approved
$49.99
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 relationship with a client evolves over time.
In this course you’ll gain a new understanding of professional boundaries through engaging stories and examples. You’ll learn to rest in the structure created by your knowledge and professionalism. Together, we’ll unravel complex client-therapist scenarios and use behaviors and language that keep sessions on track, even when clients misbehave.
With more attention to professional boundaries, those dispiriting workdays will be a thing of the past. You’ll rekindle the passion that inspired you to practice massage in the first place, feel energized by seeing your clients make progress towards their wellness goals, and derive satisfaction from the good work you do in the profession you love.
Prerequisite: Learners 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 COURSE EXAMINATION (20 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS)
Having completed the material in this course, you will be able to:
- Define These Terms: Client confidentiality, dual relationships, informed consent, intimacy, self-disclosure.
- List two ways professionalism helps a massage therapist establish boundaries with clients.
- Compare and contrast information that is appropriate to disclose to a client with information that is inappropriate to disclose to a client.
- Compare and contrast healthy intimacy with unhealthy intimacy in a therapeutic relationship.
- Explain why touch is reserved for the massage session in setting appropriate physical boundaries with clients.
- List two exceptions to the “no touch except during the massage boundary.”
- List five behaviors considered sexual and therefore prohibited in a massage business.
- Describe two items you should include in a zero-tolerance for sexual behavior and sex discrimination policy document.
- Outline the four-step response to client sexual behavior.
- Describe one way to empower client sensory boundaries during a massage session.
- List two ways to ensure you don’t cross a client’s psychological boundary during a massage session.
- Explain why a massage therapist’s emotional boundary may become permeable and why this could have a negative impact on client sessions.
- List one example of a massage therapist crossing out of their scope of practice during a client’s emotional response to bodywork.
- List two ways a therapist may violate a client’s privacy boundaries.
- Explain the limits to client confidentiality and how clients are appraised of these limits.
- Outline the information that should be included in client informed consent documents.
- Describe two ways client ownership boundaries are violated during massage sessions.
- State two examples of dual relationships that are generally permissible in a massage practice.
- Explain when a dual relationship is unethical in a massage practice.
- Give an example of a boundary complication that might occur in a dual relationship with a family member or friend.
You must finish Course 01: Personal Space & Personal Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice, and Course 02: Essential Boundary Skills in an Ethical Massage Practice before you begin this course.
Once you purchase this course you will log in to massagemastery.online with your email and password. The course will be waiting for you in the “My Products” 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. You must complete the course within 12 months of purchase unless you purchase the Ethics Package which gives you lifetime access to the textbook and course (no expiration).
Please review the CE requirements for your individual state at your state board of massage website. Some states limit the number of online hours you can use for CE reporting or have unique reporting requirements.
Choose the Ethics Package, Save $60, and enjoy access that never expires!
Option 2: Purchase the Ethics Package
When you purchase the Ethics Package, you get three high-quality online home study courses worth 12 hours of NCBTMB-approved ethics CE, ongoing access to Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice, and ongoing access to all three courses. Because the courses in the Ethics Package never expire, you can complete them in the CE reporting years that you choose. The Ethics Package is worth $150.00 but available now for the special introductory price of $89.99. The Ethics Package includes:
- Boundaries: The Foundation of Ethical Massage Practice. With the Ethics Package your subscription to this digital textbook never expires. You automatically receive all updates to textbook features and new editions.
- Course 01: Personal Space & Personal Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice. This continuing education course is approved by NCBTMB for 4 hours of ethics CE. Purchase this course separately for $49.99. With the Ethics Package your course registration never expires. You can complete the course in the CE reporting year that you choose.
- Course 02: Essential Boundary Skills in an Ethical Massage Practice. This continuing education course is approved by NCBTMB for 4 hours of ethics CE. Purchase this course separately for $49.99. With the Ethics Package your course registration never expires. You can complete the course in the CE reporting year that you choose. Please note that you must complete Course 01: Personal Space & Personal Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice as a prerequisite.
- Course 03: Healthy Professional Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice. This continuing education course is approved by NCBTMB for 4 hours of ethics CE. Purchase this course separately for $49.99. With the Ethics Package your course registration never expires. You can complete the course in the CE reporting year that you choose. Please note that you must complete Course 01: Personal Space & Personal Boundaries in an Ethical Massage Practice and Course 02: Essential Boundary Skills in an Ethical Massage Practice as a prerequisite.
This package, regularly priced at $150 is available now for this special introductory price of $89.99. Please note this offer is expiring soon.
Once you purchase this package, the three courses are added to the “My Products” area. They will be waiting for you when you go to massagemastery.online and log in with your email and password.
Use the CE courses in the Ethics Package to fulfill your general CE requirements or your ethics-specific CE requirements. When you purchase the package, you’ll know that your ethics CE requirement is handled for up to 6 years (depending on the state). Complete each course in the year you need the CE so that your certificate of completion is accurate for reporting purposes. Note that most states that require ethics-specific CE ask for 4 hours annually or biannually making the courses in the CE package a perfect fit.
Please be aware that each state is different and some have unique CE reporting guidelines. Please contact your state board of massage if you have questions about the CE requirements in your state.
Great instructional design, video, audio, client-therapist scenarios, real-world examples, learning games, and rich visuals bring the subject of boundaries alive! You’ll take your therapeutic relationships to a new level of professionalism.
- Learn to recognize your personal boundaries, notice when they are crossed, and respond effectively to boundary violations.
- Evolve your personal boundaries to improve your relationships with friends, family, work colleagues, and other health care professionals.
- Set strong and appropriate professional boundaries to maintain healthy therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Develop the skills to establish and maintain boundaries through effective relating styles, attention to body language, active listening, and assertive communication.
- Successfully manage the difficult client situations all massage therapists encounter during their careers while maintaining the highest level of professional ethics.
- Enjoy your work more as your boundary-setting skills becomes second nature and managing relationships both personal and professional takes less effort and causes less stress.
- Learn on-the-go with this mobile-friendly product you can view on your desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone.
Attention Massage Schools
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