Final Exam Flashcards
What is a profession?
a type of job that requires special education, training or skill
What is a job?
the work a person does to earn money
What is professional development?
the process of obtaining skills, qualifications, and experience that allow you to make progress in your career
When was MT first regulated?
1946
When did the health professions act come into force?
1990
When was the CMTBC born?
Dec 15 1994
What is the RMTBC?
professional body of RMT’s of BC
What did the RMTBC used to be called and when did the name change?
MTABC, 2013
What is the CMTBC?
regulatory body for RMT’s in BC, acts on behalf of British Columbians to ensure RMT’s ways deliver safe and effective treatments, acts in public interest
What is the main complaint filed against RMT’s?
sexual misconduct
What are the 3 levels of legislation that govern massage therapy (from most important to least important)
HPA, massage therapy regulation, bylaws of CMTBC
What is the purpose of the HPA?
investigate health profession association for possible designation, guidlines/laws/bylaws from govie, set professional grouping above unregistered or non regulated groups
What is autonomy?
the right to control what happens to your body
What is beneficence?
doing or producing good
What is maleficence?
the act of committing harm or evil
What is non-maleficence?
do no harm
What is the principle of justice?
the process or result of laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
What is justice?
principle that demands that you be as fair as possible
What is the CMTBC board?
colleges policy making and governing body. Under the Health Professions act the board must govern control and administer CMTBC in accordance with the act its regulations in the CMT BC bylaws
What is the fundamental role of the CMTBC board?
act on it mandate to serve and protect the public
how often does the CMTBC board have to report to the minister of health
after each fiscal year
What is the head of the CMTBC board called
registar, CEO
how many members sit on the CMTBC board
11 (6 RMT, 5 public reps
How can RMT’s be elected to the CMTBC board and for how long can they sit on the board
Elected by the profession for a two-year term with a two maximum
How are public representatives appointed to the CMTBC board
By the provincial government for varying terms either 1, 2 or three years in length
How many times a year or board members expected to meet
Five times per year in person
What are board members required to take by the minister of health
Oath of Office
What is difference between being practising and non-practising
practising you see patients everyweek, non-practising you do not
How long can you stay non practising?
two years, then you must go back for one year of practising before you can go back to non practising
What are the committies of the CMTBC?
discipline, finance and audit, governance, inquiry, patient relations, quality assurance, registration
What does the discipline committee do?
here’s a determines any matters that have been forwarded to it by the inquiry committee. Strikes a panel of three or more people to sit for each discipline hearing
What does the financing audit committee do?
Supports the same CMTBC boards mandate by identifying and addressing financial risks and issues, assuring reliable and relevant financial reporting, and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations. Reviews quarterly financial reports, budgets and forecasts, and audited financial statements and auditors report. Advises the board and management staff on financial matters
What does the governance committee do
develops and recommends to the board best practises and effective approach to strategic planning, organizational renewal, organizational conduct, and risk management
What does the inquiry committee do
Process complaints regarding the conduct and competence of registrants. Conduct audits and initiate investigations on its own
What does the patient relations committee do
establishes and maintains a program to prevent professional misconduct, including professional misconduct of a sexual nature. Develops guidelines for the conduct of registrants with their patient, and provides information to the public regarding the colleges complaint and discipline process
What does the Quality Assurance Committee do?
monitors the ongoing competency of practising registrants, and the re-entry to the profession of nonpracticing registrants wishing to return to the practising status. Responsible for the development of standards of professional practice, clinical practice guidelines, and advisory statements
What does the registration committee do?
responsible for over seeing the process of becoming a registrants of CMT BC, including policy related to the administration of registration examinations, such as accommodation of special needs. Makes decisions about registration matters in accordance with the HPA and colleges bylaws
What is the Health Care Consent and Care Facility Admission Act>
sets out a patients right to give or refuse consent to health care, defines consent, articulates the obligation of health care providers to obtain consent for treatment
What is the personal information protection act?
legislation that sets out general rules that apply to the protections of patients personal information and the obligations of registrants to maintain patient confidentiality
What does Schedule E of College’s bylaws set out?
sets out registrants obligations to abide by all applicable legal requirements regarding privacy and confidentiality
What are the communication styles?
passive, aggressive, passive aggressive, assertive
What are the components of active listening?
paraphrasing, clarifying, feedback
Feedback should be:
immediate, honest and supportive
listening is based on intention to do:
understand someone, enjoy someone, learn something, give help/solace
What do pseudo listeners do
fake it, seem alert, specific listening, polite until they can speak, half listen so ppl will listen to them
What are the blocks to listening?
comparing, mind reading, rehearsing, filtering, judging
How do you demonstrate real listening
good eye contact, leaning forward, nodding, clarifying, no distractions, commitment
What are sterotypes?
An exaggerated believe her fixed idea about a person or group that is held by people and sustained by selective perception and selective forgetting
What is prejudice?
A preconceived idea or negative attitude, formed before facts are known, and sustained by overgeneralization, he bias without reason, resisting all evidence
What are emotions
any strong feelings such as joy sorrow or fear
What are the barriers to communication?
stereotypes, prejudice, emotions, language, gender, ignorance, fear
How do you overcome barriers to communication?
Respect each person, and encourage discussion, listen to all sides, determine specific issues, Identify conflict styles, appreciate differences of opinion, engage in exploring alternatives and positive outcomes, look for common ground
What are therapist behaviours that hinder the patient therapist relationship
Ignoring Hughes of distress, making assumptions, shutting down discussions, judging from bias or preconceived notion, criticizing or oversimplifying clients point of you, focussing negatively on the drama of the situation, insisting on consistency and sameness at the expense of flexibility and creativity, responding with anger, displaying patronizing or disrespectful attitude, violating client trust
What is body language also known as
kinesics
What does body language reveal
Feelings and meanings to other
What is paralanguage
The non-lexical component of communication by speech, for example annotation pitch in speed of speaking hesitation noises gesture in facial expression
What are the components of body language
gestures, arms and hands, posture, breathing, facial expression, eye contact
What is proxemics
The study of what you communicate by the way you use space
What is considered public space
12-20feet
What is considered social distance
4-12ft
What is considered personal distance
1.5-2.5ft
What is considered intimate distance
actually touching or maximum 18 inches from the body
What are the components of paralanguage
Pitch, resonance, articulation, tempo, volume, rhythm
What are Meta messages
Communicates speakers attitude and feelings by emphasizing certain words in a sentence over others
What is consent
to agree to do or allow some thing, to give permission for something to happen or be done
What are the types of consent? Does one override the other?
Verbal:clear yes, Written: does not override verbally withdrawn consent
What are the components of initial consent
explaining risks, benefits, expected outcome, and areas being draped and touched
True or false: ongoing consent is implied
false
Who can give consent
mentally sound adults and legal adults above the age of 19
What is your liability as a healthcare provider
clinical rationale, client autonomy, beneficence/non maleficence, know what you’re doing
How can a client withdraw consent?
verbal and non verbal
How long do you have to keep your charts + records
16 years
How long do you have to keep your charts + records of a client who cannon consent for themselves?
16 yrs + 16 yrs after death
