Module 2: Competence and Accountability

Question 1

1. Competence refers to:

Question 2

2. In order for a massage therapist to practice registered massage therapy in Ontario he or she must meet the requirements of:

Question 3

3. In setting a baseline for minimum entry into the profession of registered massage therapy in Ontario recognized colleges of massage therapy education must:

Question 4

4. Regulated therapists maintain competence once they are in practice by:

Question 5

5. The maintenance of professional competencies is a:

Question 6

6. The purpose of a Standards of Practice document is to:

Question 7

7. The Profession’s Standards of Practice document provides the public with:

Question 8

8. Professional ethics refers to:

Question 9

9. A Code of Ethics document is:

Question 10

10. Professional judgment is necessary and essential in the practice of massage therapy because:

Question 11

Refers to knowledge; skills and attributes needed to practice massage therapy or the regulated health specialty, as well as their mental ability to apply them.

Answer 11

Competence

Question 12

Regulated Healthcare Therapists must possess a certain level of competence in terms of:

Answer 12

1. Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Attributes
4. Ethics

Question 13

The mental ability to practice and perform the tasks and roles assigned to the practitioner, as a healthcare professional.

Answer 13

Capacity to Practice

Question 14

Quality Assurance Program consists of:

Answer 14

1. Periodic assessments of therapists strengths and deficiencies
2. Participation in professional development activities

Question 15

The ability to perform the responsibilities required of professionals to the standard necessary for safe, effective and ethical practice.

Answer 15

Competence to perform Tasks and Roles

Question 16

_____________ - document helps define competence in terms of the procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted by registered practitioners.

Answer 16

Scope of Practice

Question 17

Provides a clear and comprehensive outline of what is expected and required of practitioners for assuring the delivery of quality client care.

Answer 17

Standards of Practice

Question 18

___________ - serves to guide therapists in decision making and informs the public of the ethical responsibilities of the healthcare professional.

Answer 18

Code of Ethics

Question 19

Requires that we recognize that all human beings have an innate worth and value by virtue of their humanity and consequently must be treated accordingly.

Answer 19

The principle of Respect for Persons:

Question 20

Requires therapists to always, first and foremost, minimize harm and maximize benefits to their clients.

Answer 20

Responsible caring

Question 21

Practice with integrity, honesty and diligence in our professional relationships with ourselves, our clients, our professional colleagues and society.

Answer 21

Integrity in Relationships

Question 22

Be accountable to society and conduct ourselves in a manner that fosters and promotes high ethical standards.

Answer 22

Responsibility to Society

Question 23

Behaviours that therapists must refrain from doing in order to prevent harm to their clients.

Answer 23

Negative Standards

Question 24

Behaviours that therapists are highly encouraged to participate in, for the best benefit of their clients.

Answer 24

Positive Standards

Question 25

The ability to interpret and apply ethical and legal requirements, to the unique circumstances of the situations they find themselves in.

Answer 25

Professional Judgment

Question 26

1. In order for a massage therapist to be considered competent he or she must possess a certain level of function, in terms of?

Question 27

2. Blake explains his treatment plan to his client. His explanation includes goals and focus of treatment, as well as the anticipated response to treatment. He fails however to discuss any contra-indications to treatment with the client. Has Blake met the requirements of competence?

Question 28

3. Terry, an RMT, who suffers from manic depression and went off his medication, is having a very difficult time coping with life. During one especially stressful week when Terry is feeling absolutely overwhelmed and depressed he decides to treat as many clients as possible, as quickly as possible and then take a vacation and go white-water rafting on the upper Ottawa river. Is Terry mentally capable of providing massage therapy to his clients?

Question 29

4. Monica received her massage therapy training at the Advanced College of Massage Therapy in Alberta. The school’s curriculum is grounded in a document called the Basic Curriculum Document for Advanced Massage, which was created by the school’s education committee. Is this document the recognized curriculum standard for registered massage therapy in Ontario?

Question 30

5. Derek has recently passed his regulation examination and set himself up in practice with two associates. One of his clients, Tim, asks Derek to provide him with cranial sacral treatments for his migraines. Derek has virtually no training in cranial sacral therapy but does not want Tim to think that he is not competent as a massage therapist, just because he has not done any post-graduate work, in cranial.
   Besides, as Derek rationalized, Tim will not know the difference. Will Derek, if he proceeds, be providing Tim with competent massage treatment?

Question 31

6. Libby is performing a reassessment on a client. She has reviewed the treatment goals for the client and obtained his consent but just doesn’t have enough time to answer his questions about the treatment.
   According to the professions’ Standards of Practice has Libby met the requirements of technical quality, interpersonal quality, safety and timeliness?

Question 32

7. Lauren is draping her client for treatment. She fails to ensure that the draping is secure and exposes the client’s buttock, much to the client’s dismay. Is Lauren meeting the draping requirements outlined in the Standards of Practice document?

Question 33

8. Amy has had very little success treating Stephen for the pain and immobility he is suffering due to a motor vehicle accident. She is also trained in moxibustion and decides to integrate some basic moxibustion techniques into her massage therapy treatment.
   The integration of massage therapy and moxibustion by a massage therapist during a massage therapy is?

Question 34

9. Larry’s client Rick asks him to use intense and unusual pressure in treating him. He says, he knows it’s kind of weird but he likes to ‘hurt a little’. He adds that it helps him to feel alive. Larry tells Rick that it isn’t necessary to apply so much pressure and that doing so, is actually making his condition worse. Rick responds with, “I’m the client and it’s your job to provide me with the treatment I want.”
   Must Larry provide Rick with the treatment he wants, even if he knows that the treatment will likely harm him?

Question 35

10. Damon and Michelle work together in a multidisciplinary clinic. Damon doesn’t like Michelle and utilizes every opportunity he can to disparage Michelle to her clients and at the same time exaggerates his own strengths and abilities.
    Damon is breaching the principle(s) of?