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Learn the fundamentals of professional roles and boundaries in massage therapy. This 2-hour continuing education course introduces massage therapists to scope of practice, professional responsibilities, client-therapist relationships, transference and counter-transference, sexual boundaries, and dual relationships.
Whether you are reviewing professional ethics or looking to strengthen your understanding of appropriate client relationships, this course provides practical information to help massage therapists maintain clear professional boundaries and recognize situations that may compromise the therapist-client relationship.
In this course, you will learn:
The scope of practice and professional limitations of massage therapists
The responsibilities massage therapists have to their clients
The importance of clear professional roles and boundaries
Transference and counter-transference in the therapist-client relationship
How to maintain appropriate professional boundaries
Prevention of sexual behavior between therapists and clients
The risks associated with inappropriate dual relationships
How professional boundaries support safe and ethical client relationships
Why Take This Course?
Maintaining appropriate professional boundaries is an essential part of ethical massage therapy practice. Understanding the therapist's role, scope of practice, and responsibilities can help protect both the client and therapist while supporting a professional therapeutic relationship.
This focused 2-hour course provides a convenient review of roles and boundaries for massage therapists who want to strengthen their professional ethics knowledge or meet an ethics continuing education requirement.
Describe the scope of practice and professional responsibilities of massage therapists.
Explain the importance of clearly defined therapist and client roles.
Identify appropriate professional boundaries in massage therapy.
Describe transference and counter-transference and their potential impact on client relationships.
Recognize behaviors that may cross appropriate professional or sexual boundaries.
Identify risks associated with inappropriate dual relationships.
Explain how maintaining professional boundaries supports ethical and professional client care.
Text: Ethics in Massage – Roles and Boundaries by Corrine Mollet Rubida, BS, LMT, 17 pages
Course instruction guide
20-question multiple-choice final exam
Course evaluation
Certificate of Achievement upon completion
Unlimited phone support for course-related questions
The Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education, LLC is an Approved Provider through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB); Approved Provider number 409296-00.
Our massage online continuing education courses are also accepted by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), and most state boards.
For more information on individual state requirements and approvals, please visit our Approvals page and click on your state.
Loved the online format. Easy to understand and complete. - S. McDaniel, NCBTMB
The information was good. User friendly. Well priced. - M. Reno, LMT
Nice refresher. - T. Wriedt, LMT
Very cost and time effective, met expectations. - Marta Cuboni, LMT
Which of the following cases is acceptable to break confidentiality?
A. Your client reveals to you that they are having an affair and you would like to inform their spouse
B. Your client reveals that they have an eating disorder and you would like to discuss this with a colleague
C. You receive a court order to produce your records on a client’s treatment
D. All of the above
What are boundaries?
A. Defined behaviors that clarify the therapist’s and the client’s expectations and limitations
B. The way we define our relationships as professional
C. Defined behaviors that clarify the proper relationship between the client and the therapist
D. All of the above
Information that should be included on your initial intake form includes:
A. Current medical problems
B. A family history
C. Informed consent
D. All of the above
Course Author
About the Instructor
Corrine Rubida, BS, LMT
Corrine completed her massage therapy training at Gateway College of Massage Therapy in 1997 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Administration in 2012. She has been practicing and teaching massage therapy since 1997 and currently holds a massage therapy license in South Dakota. She is also a member of the ABMP. In 2002, Corrine founded the Center for Massage Therapy CE to make professional massage continuing education courses available both online and by mail. Since then, she has developed more than 100 home-study massage continuing education courses and has taught live courses for AMTA and the Gateway College of Massage Therapy.
