Therapeutic Relationship Flashcards

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Therapeutic Relationship

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Relationship between therapist and client that seek support for their therapeutic goals

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Professional Ethics

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Values and ideals that are created by that profession for setting standards of conduct as that professional

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Confidentiality

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Non disclosure of privileged information

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Paperwork to fill out if you decide to end a session

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Incident report

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Why is it important to have a professional appearance?

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  1. Setting a presidency for potential clients
  2. Instill a sense of trust between client and therapist
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Why is it necessary to have personal boundaries?

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  • To safely protect ourselves and our clients
  • Instill a sense of trust between client and therapist
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Why is it important to learn to say no?

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To maintain and set boundaries for yourself and professional practice

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What is the key difference between an intimate relationship and a theraputic relationship when it comes to massage therapy?

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Reciprocity. Its up to you to define clear boundaries

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Disclosure

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Honest and open sharing of personal knowledge ideas or insights

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Client Neglect

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Unintentional physical or emotional harm

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Transference

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Clients can try to transfer feelings, thoughts, behaviors, or past onto therapists

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Client Abuse

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Deliberate act of physical or emotional harm

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Countertransference

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Therapist brings unresolved issues in the theraputic relationship

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Grounds for revoking liscence

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  • Assuming a false name
  • committing a felony
  • cannot prescribe/diagnose
  • deceptive advertising
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(T/F) A bodywork practitioner cannot diagnose any illness but can diagnose injuries once they have become certified

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False

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(T/F) It is unethical to charge a doctor or lawyer higher fees but it is legal

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(T/F) If a therapist refuses a client for a justifiable reason, they must inform the client of that reason

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(T/F) A liscenced massage therapist that is also a liscenced psychologist can counsel a client during a massage

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(T/F) Credentials and identifying titles are not important for promoting a professional image

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Physical Boundaries

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Circumstances under which therapists physically touch clients; this includes the Who, When, Where, How, and under what circumstances of professional touch

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Intellectual

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Encompasses beliefs, thoughts, and ideas, as well as safeguard self-esteem

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Emotional Boundaries

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Involves the capacity to be aware of, to control, and express one’s emotions.

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Time Boundaries

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Concerned with professional communication within the theraputic relationship, including when appointments are scheduled, and the duration of time spent on professional activities

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Location Boundaries

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Provides guidelines about where professional activities are conducted and include an office, clinic, spa, client residence, or institutional car facility

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Financial Boundaries
Involves issues of money and includes fee schedules, payment arrangements and procedures, and policies of nonpayments
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Why is our job to maintain boundaries and ethics?
We are the designated professional during that time and the client is more at risk of becoming vulnerable
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What is the difference between Empathy, Sympathy, and Apathy? Which one is most important to a massage therapist?
- **Empathy**: most important. The desire is to understand what another person is experiencing without making the mistake it for your own experience - **Sympathy**: listening without differentiation between their feelings and yours - **Apathy**: not caring at all
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What is the weekend workshop warrior syndrome and how can it negatively affect your client?
The syndrome is being inadequately prepared to perform specific modalities for a client that puts your client in harms way It is important to become thoroughly knowledgeable and practiced within a specific modality before it becomes a part of your standard practice.
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How to respond if a client has an errection on the massage table
• Ignore it • Stop working the area • Turn to stomach