5 - Business & ethics Flashcards
Criteria for a professional
- Maintaining a specialized body knowledge
- Extensive training
- Having an orientation toward service
- Acting within a commonly excepted code of ethics
- Act within a certain scope of practice
- Have legal recognition through the certification of licensure by a professional association
- Being part of a professional association
Technician vs. Practitioner vs. Therapist
Technician:
- has expertise in a technical skill or process
- has the least amount of training
- most limited SOP
Practitioner:
- practices an occupation or profession
- Operates from a greater knowledge base
- has a larger SOP
Therapist:
- treats illness or disability
- Requires the highest educational background
- has the brightest SOP
Therapeutic massage definition
Massage is defined as the systemic manual or mechanical manipulations of the soft tissues of the body by: - rubbing - kneading - pressing - rolling - slapping - tapping for therapeutic purposes such as - promoting circulation of the blood and lymph - relaxation of the muscles - relief from pain - restoration of metabolic balance - other benefits both physical and mental
Scope of practice (SOP)
Knowledge base and practice parameters of a profession
A true professional will accept clients based upon the SOP
Scope of practice - two distinct professional words
- Wellness and personal services
2. healthcare services
Scope of practice - Wellness and personal services
Specific approach that focuses on assessment procedures to detect contraindications to massage and the need for a referral to other medical professionals
Follow the directions of the client and apply the specialized training of the therapist to normalize the body systems
Scope of practice - Healthcare services
Develop, maintain, rehabilitate and augment physical function.
May prevent or relieve physical dysfunction & pain as well as enhance client well-being.
Method may include assessment of soft tissue and joints and treatment with various techniques of soft tissue manipulation and hydrotherapy
Scope of practice - Limits of practice
Respect the scope of practice of the other professionals (acupuncture, athletic training, chiropractic, cosmetology, dentistry, and FedEx, medicine, naturopathic, nursing, osteopathy, physical therapy, podiatry)
Scope of practice - Limits of practice
It’s professional as limits to use ability to purchase massage
Personal: education, personal bias, specific interests, physical limitations
Professional: set boundaries that support each profession in the most successful professional structure.
“Know what you can and can’t do you cannot be all things to all people”
Scope of practice - Limits of practice - Realms of function
- Normal: Work that is satisfying intrinsically
- Dysfunctional: complex circumstances and athletic patterns
- Illness/trauma
Scope of practice - Limits of practice - Realms of function - Normal
Working with clients who are in good health.
Massage enhances and maintains normal functioning.
Promote and provide wellness through massage, education and preventive care
Scope of practice - Limits of practice - Realms of function - Dysfunctional
Working with clients who are beginning to break down due to physical or emotional stresses.
Provides support by dealing with the motor function often in conjunction with other wellness professionals.
Goals may include helping move the client towards normal functioning
Scope of practice - Limits of practice - Realms of function - Illness/Trauma & trauma
Working with other healthcare professionals in a comprehensive treatment plan.
Provide specific intervention as directed in a supervise setting
Ethics
“What is right “
Defines the behavior we expect of ourselves and others and societies expectations of a professional
Ethics - Mandatory ethics
Complying with the law as established by legislation whether local, state or national
Ethics - Aspirational Ethics
Striving for the highest possible benefit and welfare of the client.
Practicing and ethically in our profession is to promote and maintain the welfare of our client whilst following the laws as provided
Ethics - Professional code of ethics
Norms adopted by a professional group to correct choices and behavior in a manner consistent with professional responsibility within that profession
Ethics - Ethical principles
[MBLEX]
- Respect
- Client autonomy & self determination
- Veracity
- Proportionality
- Nonmaleficence
- Beneficence
- Confidentiality
- Justice/equality
Ethics - Ethical principles - Respect
[MBLEX]
Esteem and regard for clients, other professionals and oneself
Ethics - Ethical principles - Client Autonomy & self determination
[MBLEX]
Freedom to decide and right to sufficient information to make decision
Ethics - Ethical principles - Veracity
[MBLEX]
Right to the objective truth
Ethics - Ethical principles - Proportionality
[MBLEX]
Benefit must outweight burden of treatment
Ethics - Ethical principles - Nonmaleficence
[MBLEX]
Professionals sure do no harm and prevent harm from happening
Ethics - Ethical principles - Beneficence
[MBLEX]
Treatment should contribute to the client’s well-being
Ethics - Ethical principles - Confidentiality
[MBLEX]
Respect for privacy and information
Ethics - Ethical principles - Justice/equality
[MBLEX]
Justice/equality ?
Ethics - Standards of practice
Specific guidelines & rules that form a concrete professional structure.
They direct quality care and provide a means of measuring them.
Typically more tangible than ethical principles
Informed consent
[MBLEX]
An educational procedure that allows an individual client to decide if they want to work with a specific massage therapist.
Requires that client:
- understands what will occur during the massage session
- voluntarily participate
- is competent to give consent
Informed consent - Goals
[MBLEX]
- Support professional ethical behavior
- Reflects the ethical principle of client participation and self-determination in a client-centered approach
- Provides an opportunity to evaluate the options available and the risks involved
- Information about recourse options if the outcome of the massage is undesirable
Informed consent - Components
[MBLEX]
- What are the goals of the therapeutic program?
- What services will be provided?
- What behavior is expected of the client?
- What are the risks and benefits of the process?
- What are the practitioner’s qualifications?
- What are the financial considerations?
- How long is the session expected to last?
- What are the limitations of confidentiality?
- In what areas does the professional have mandatory reporting requirements?
Intake procedures
- Needs assessment
- Initial treatment plan
- Written policy information such as a brochure
- Informed consent process