Chapter 2 & 3 Flashcards
Code of ethics
A set of guiding moral principles that governs a person’s choice of action
Boundaries
Are personal comfort zones that help a person to maintain a sense of comfort and safety. They can be professional, personal, physical, emotional, intellectual, and sexual
Professional boundaries
Location Interpersonal space Appearance Self disclosure Language Touch Time Money
Therapeutic relationship
Is a practitioner / client relationship that is client centered, in which all activities benefit and enhance the client’s well being and maintain or promote individual welfare
Transference
Countertransference
Happens 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 practitioner
Vise versa
Dual relationship
Is any situation that combines the therapeutic relationship with a secondary relationship that extends beyond the massage practitioner/client relationship
Friends, family, work associate, barter, ect.
Supervision
In a situation of transference, countertransference, or dual relationship and seeks help to handle the situation at hand.
Meeting with a professional or peer group
Personal hygiene
Shower and body odor
Teeth
Nails
No perfume, gum, smoke
Communication skills (9)
Tact Cheerfulness Patience Honesty Intuition Sense of humor Maturity Self esteem Self motivation
Scope of practice
Defines the rights and activities legally acceptable according to the licenses of a particular occupation or profession