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Ethics for Today's Practice of Massage Therapy

Tracking # 20-665404

$16.00

4.8 (1,106 ratings)
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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: 

  • Define the concepts of professional accountability and scope of practice. 
  • Identify the elements of informed consent. 
  • Describe the steps that should be taken during a new client intake interview. 
  • Identify the types of ethical dilemmas that can arise in day-to-day business management and promotion. 
  • Describe the interpersonal and power dynamics involved in the therapeutic relationship and how they can give rise to intentional or unintentional ethical violations. 
  • Describe the importance of boundaries in the therapeutic relationship and how they can be established and protected. 
  • Identify strategies for avoiding sexual misconduct in the massage therapist/client relationship. 
  • Identify miscellaneous types of misconduct that can interfere with the therapeutic relationship. 

Course overview

This course fulfills the Florida Board of Massage Therapy requirement for Professional Ethics by discussing common ethical dilemmas, the scope of practice, important boundaries and how to identify misconduct. It is worth 3 contact hours toward license renewal with the Florida Board of Massage Therapy and 0.5 hours with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB). /// Convenient Online Course /// Reports to CE Broker /// At-Your-Own-Pace ///

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Florida Board of Massage Therapy

Massage Therapist

3h Professional Ethics

Georgia Board of Massage Therapy

Massage Therapist

3h General

Michigan Board of Massage Therapy

Massage Therapist

3h Professional Ethics or Boundaries

New Hampshire Advisory Board of Massage Therapists

Massage Therapist

3h Ethical or Legal Aspects of Massage Practice

South Carolina Board of Massage Therapy

Massage Therapist

3h Board approved CE directly related to massage/bodywork therapy

Massage Therapist Provisional

3h Board approved CE directly related to massage/bodywork therapy

Tennessee Board of Massage Licensure

Massage Therapist

3h CE pertaining to the management of practicing massage therapy, professional ethics or substance abuse

Disclosure statements

AchieveCE’s full accreditation list can be found on their accreditations page. It is the policy of AchieveCE not to accept any commercial support for any course(s). AchieveCE’s courses can be taken at-your-own-pace, online from any device and they report to CE Broker within 24 hours.


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