Ethics Classes
Approval has been obtained from the National Certification Board
for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork-(NCBTMB) to offer continuing
education credits for all chapters of The Ethics of
Touch.
Please schedule by appointment.
Please note:
Each student must have a copy of The Ethics of Touch
by Ben Benjamin and Cherie Sohnen-Moe - by either
bringing with them or by obtaining a copy from the teacher for an
additional $25-35 . All of these Ethics classes use this book as
our workbook covering parts or all of the chapters from this book.
Classes are usually very small allowing for discussion of issues
in a personal open manner. Students can choose from the classes
offered to do 2, 4, 6, or 10 hours of live class or take a class
over a computer over 1 or more days depending on number of hours
registered.
Ethics Fire Drill for Practitioners: Ethical
Principles and Boundaries – Chap. 1 & 2 for 2 hours (2CEU)
$50.
Ethics Fire Drill for Practitioners: Principles,
Boundaries, Dual Relationships- Chapters 1, 2, & 4 for 4 hours
(4CEU) $100.
Ethics of Dealing with Sexuality Issues for Hands-on and
Hands-off Practitioners: Ethical Principles,
Boundaries, and Sex, Touch and Intimacy – Chapter 5 for 4 hours
(4CEU) $100
Ethics Applied Live/16CE/Ethics 16 hours (16
CEU) $400: This course includes all 9 segments listed below. Class
may be scheduled 2 to 6 hours per class over weeks or months by
appointment or can be taken as individual 2 hour segments as
listed below either Live with teacher or over computer with
teacher by appointment.
Ethics Applied Ethical Practice Management 1/Live/2CE/Ethics
2 hours $50
Section 1 Chapter 6 Ethical Practice Management 1: Students will
be able to identify areas where they are manifesting
Professionalism in an ethical manner and areas where they need to
improve. Students will understand better their own scope of
practice and establish ethical standards of practice and ethically
based policy for their own practice.
Ethics Applied Management 2 /Live/2CE/Ethics 2
hours $50
Section 2 Chapter 6 Management 2: Students will identify if they
are interested in working with minors and additional steps
required to work ethically with minors. Students will understand
more fully about ethical considerations of informed consent and be
more empowered to understand ethically when to not accept and/or
when to dismiss inappropriate clients. Students will identify
situations and create an appropriate Ethical Team Approach and be
able to appropriately identify ethical behaviors and practices at
Spas and Salons that need to be addressed from an ethical
standpoint.
Ethics Applied To Career and Livelihood 3/Live/2CE/Ethics
2 hours $50
Section 3 Chapter 7 Attitudes about Money 3: Students will be able
to identify their own attitudes about money that may be
influencing their practice which may or may not be creating
ethical issues. Students will develop a more appropriate fee
structure, accept appropriate tips, know when bartering is
appropriate, and handle the sale of gift certificates in a more
ethical manner.
Ethics Applied Money 4 /Live/2CE/Ethics 2 hours
$50
Section 4 Chapter 7 Money 4: Students will understand the ethical
issues involving Taxes, adding Product Sales to their practice,
making referrals, and using inappropriate marketing materials.
Students will explore the legal and insurance suites and claims
that can be triggered by unethical actions.
Ethics Applied Dynamics of Communication 5/Live/2CE/Ethics
2 hours $50
Section 5 Chapter 3 Dynamics of Communication 5: Students will
demonstrate the types of Communication Barriers that can arise
from different learning styles, improper management of boundaries
that lead to ethical dilemmas. Students will demonstrate how they
will ethically handle emotions in the Treatment Room and how they
can implement Reflective Listening to not trigger ethical issues.
Ethics Applied Effective Communication 6/Live/2CE/Ethics
2 hours $50
Section 6 Chapter 3 Effective Communication 6: Students will
demonstrate an Interactive Speaking Style incorporating Body
Language Awareness and Tools for Maintaining Boundaries that will
lead to ethical interaction and strong client/practitioner
boundaries. Students will learn how to use Process Recordings and
The Assertion Sequence to better manage awkward or challenging
moments in their practice to avoid ethical violations.
Ethics Applied Cases of Trauma 7/Live/2CE/Ethics
2 hours $50
Section 7 Chapter 8 Working with Cases of Trauma 7: Students will
develop an appropriate ethical compassion for their clients
through an Understanding Trauma and Abuse through acknowledgement
of the Core of Trauma and Abuse. Students will be ethically
proficient in describing the Benefits of Touch Therapy to their
clients who have experienced trauma and abuse.
Ethics Applied Trauma 8/Live/2CE/Ethics 2 hours
$50
Section 8 Chapters 8 Trauma 8: Students will understand the
importance of ethically meeting the Prerequisites for Working with
Survivors and know whether they can perform the session or
ethically need to refer the client to another practitioner.
Students will recognize symptoms that client is having Body
Memories and Flashbacks and some procedures to ethically use to
retrieve their client from a flashback.
Ethics Applied Supervision 9 (to be confirmed)
Section 9 Chapter 8 working with cases of trauma and Chapter 9
Supervision: Students will know when they ethically need to seek
Supervision. Student will understand how to locate and choose a
supervisor to work with them to meet their needs.
updated 3/9/19