LAH0015 - Ethics for the Massage Therapist
Course Description
Is miscommunication entrapping you? When communications are unclear with clients, colleagues, and employers, we can quickly feel the uncomfortable squeeze of an ethical dilemma. In this 3-hour ethics session you will explore common ethical issues for massage therapists and relate how clear communication can be used to both prevent and treat the signs and symptoms of “ethical entrapment.”
Harper College is an approved provider for the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) for continuing education (Approved Provider #1000769), and as such is also an approved provider for the IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) for IL LMTs. This course satisfies the ethics requirement for continuing education for renewal of both IL Massage Therapist Licensure and National Board Certification, and can be applied toward both.
Course Outline
- Ethics and communications terminology
- Principles of bioethics and professionalism
- Categories of common ethical pitfalls
- Process of communication
- Mandatory ethics with communications: HIPAA
- Aspirational ethics with communications: Clarity and honesty
- Aspirational ethics with communications: Self-disclosure
- Aspirational ethics with communications: True informed consent
- Aspirational ethics with communications: Recognize cognitive bias
- Aspirational ethics with communications: Overcome noise and barriers
Learner Outcomes
After attending the course and participating in the group discussions, you will able to
- Compare and contrast different categories of common ethical pitfalls
- Connect clear communications to the effects on relationships with clients, colleagues and the public
- Describe how clear, professional communications of one’s ethics can impact a massage therapist’s satisfaction and effectiveness