Ethics and professional regulations are an important part of providing safe, respectful, and responsible massage therapy services. Understanding your professional responsibilities, personal beliefs, scope of practice, and applicable laws can help you make informed decisions and maintain appropriate relationships with your clients.
This 3 CE hour course provides massage therapists with a practical overview of ethics, beliefs, culture, morals, values, professional standards, scope of practice, and massage therapy regulations. You’ll also explore client communication, intake forms, and ways to develop your own personal code of ethics.
The course is designed to help massage therapists better understand the ethical and professional responsibilities that guide their work and support a successful massage therapy practice.
In this course, you will learn:
- What ethics means in the massage therapy profession
- How beliefs, culture, morals, and values can influence ethical decision-making
- The importance of professional standards and responsible client care
- How to communicate effectively with clients
- Important considerations when developing client intake forms
- The importance of practicing within your professional scope
- How laws, rules, and regulations can affect your massage therapy practice
- The role of state regulations and professional standards
- How to recognize ethical considerations that may arise in everyday practice
- How to develop your own personal code of ethics
Why take this course?
Ethical decisions are part of everyday massage therapy practice. From establishing professional boundaries and communicating with clients to understanding your scope of practice and following state regulations, a strong understanding of professional ethics can help protect both you and your clients.
Whether you are looking to fulfill an ethics continuing education requirement or want to strengthen your understanding of professional responsibilities, this course provides practical information you can apply to your massage therapy career.
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.
Perfect ethics course! Interesting information. - Jenna C.
I liked that I could download the material and work at my own pace. - Tameka B.
Information was up-to-date and relevant to the massage profession. Would recommend to others! - Maryanne G.
What are beliefs?
a. What you personally feel is true
b. An individual’s or group’s standards of behavior
c. Beliefs about what is right and wrong or good and bad
d. Something of worth or held in esteem
All of the following should be included on a client intake form EXCEPT:
a. What the client’s goals are for their massage session
b. Any areas where clients do or do not want you to work on
c. Information about the client’s religious affiliations
d. Any information required by your state’s laws and regulations
In cases such as the regulation of a profession, a __________ may oversee enforcement of the law.
a. Police officer
b. Public representative
c. Client
d. State board
