PRofessional Ethics

Question 1

Code of Ethiics

Answer 1

A set of guiding moral principles that governs a person’s choice of action

Question 2

boundaries

Answer 2

personal comfort zones that help a person maintain a sense of comfort and safety. They can be professional personal, physical emotional, intellectual, and sexual

Question 3

professional standards

Answer 3

includes educational requirements, scope of practice, state and local regulation, code of ethics, and standards of practice.

Question 4

therapeutic relationship

Answer 4

massage professionals engage in therapeutic relationship with clients. A healthy relationship requires an understanding and respect for personal and professional boundaries

Question 5

Ethics

Answer 5

Is the study of the standard and philosophy of human conduct and defined as a system or code of moral of an individual person, group, or a profession. To practice good ethics is to be concerned about the public welfare.

Question 6

Personal Boiundaries

Answer 6

Personal boundaries help define who we are emotionally intellectually, and spirituallly

Question 7

Personal Boundaries and Relationships

Answer 7

Personal Boundaries vary wildly among individual people. Relationships involve the interaction between the boundaries of individual persons. Often one person in the relationship gives in to the others wishes or needs, there by shifting the boundaries

Question 8

professional boundardaries

Answer 8

are predetermined practices that protect the safety of the client and the therapist.

Question 9

location

Answer 9

refers to the therapeutic setting where the massage takes place, It should be professional, safe, and comfortable

Question 10

interpersonal space

Answer 10

refers to the actual space maintained between the client and practitioner during interactions before and after the massage. creating an appropriate space means maintaining a physical space between the client and practitioner that makes both parties comfortable. height variation is also a consideration

Question 11

Appearance

Answer 11

refers to the way the practitioner looks and dresses when providing or promoting massage

Question 12

self disclosure

Answer 12

appropiate to the therapeutic relationship during the pre session interview the client discloses information at the request of the practitioner

Question 13

language

Answer 13

According to Sohmen - Moe and Benjamin Language is one of the most potent means for creating and maintaining healthy boundaries. Choice of words, voice intonation, and overall skills is a communicator are vital aspects of creating effective boundaries

Question 14

Touch

Answer 14

Touch and how it is applied can create a feeling of comfort and safety or it can be threatening and uncomfortable

Question 15

Time

Answer 15

A defining aspect of a professional relationship is time. The client comes for a massage at an appointed time and expects a treatment that lasts a predetermined amount of time

Question 16

money

Answer 16

In a therapeutic relationship the practitioner provides a beneficial service in exchange for a set fee

Question 17

Clients personal boundaries

Answer 17

Be aware of the honor a clients personal boundaries. Respect a clientt’s comfort level with respect to room temp, level of dress or undress amount of pressure used during the massage, and parts of the body to omit or give extra attention

Question 18

therapeutic relationship

Answer 18

is a practitioner/client relationship that is client centered and one in which all activities benefit and enhance the clients well being and maintain or promote individual welfare.

Question 19

Confidentiality

Answer 19

in the practitioner/ client relationship is the foundation of safety protection, trust, and respect

Question 20

confidentiall

Answer 20

health records and personal information the client provides on the make forms must be kept confidential private and secure

Question 21

transference

Answer 21

when a client personalizes, either negatively or positively a therapeutic relationship by unconsciously projecting characteristics of someone from a former relationship onto a therapist or practioner

Question 22

counter transference

Answer 22

when a therapist or practitioner personalizes a therapeutic relationship by unconsciously projecting characteristics of someone from a former relationship onto a client this is almost always determination to a therapeutic relationship.

Question 23

dual relationship

Answer 23

The therapeutic relationship is a practitioner/ client relationship that is client centered, which means every activity of the relationship is directed to the benefit of the client in exchange for the predetermined fee for service.