Ethics Flashcards
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Ethics
Guided moral principles used to direct a massage therapist in proper course of action in an ethical dilemma
Scope of practice
Treatments and techniques you are qualified to perform
boundries
Limitations that can be set by the massage therapist and the client
Permeable boundaries
Boundaries allow conversation, information, and emotions to flow freely
Semi-permeable boundries
Boundaries are open or distent depending on the situation
impermeable boundries
Boundaries are severely limit the exchange of information
Confidentiality
Keeping information private and protected
Open-ended questions
question used to get feedback
Closed-ended questions
question used for a yes or no answer
Self disclosure
client shares information about themselves
Active llistening
Actively listening and responding to the information given
Passive listening
Actively listening but not responding to the information given
Body language
Unspoken communication through gestures
Empathy
Person puts themselves in the shoes of another
Sympathy
Person feels compaction and pity for another
Transference
Client personalized the relationship with the therapist
Counter-Transference
Therapist personalizes the relationship with the client
Denial
refusal to acknowlage a given situation or acting as if something did not happen
Displacement
Satisfying an emotional impulse by substitution
Projection
Placing ones own internal feelings onto someone else
Regression
Taking a step back psychologically when faced with stress
Repression
Is subconsciously blocking out unwanted emotions
Theraputic relationship
relashionship a client and therapist share
Power differential
when one person has more power or advantage than another person.
Dual relationship
Relashionship between two people that is profecsional and personal
Ethical dilemma
Events that conflict with a persons duties or rights
Duties
doing no harm, acting in good faith
Rights
Ability to make informed concent and having autonomy
Sexual misconduct
Any act that has a sexual undertone or overtone that is inappropriate in a profecsional setting
Total VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Law that makes it illegal to discriminate against a person in a place of business based on age, race, religion, gender, or sexual preference
Gratuity
a tip the client chooses to give
Barter
The trade of on thing for another
Nepotism
special treatment given because the person is a friend or family member
Kickback
Behaving unethically to improve in hopes of advancing ones business
Tort
An wrongful act that results in an injury or harm to another person
Slander
A person intentionally using fause statements verbally in order to discredit or harm ones reputation
Libel
A person intentionally using fause statements written in order to discredit or harm ones reputation