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Confidentiality & Ethics
Clients are asked to complete an intake form providing
contact information, brief medical history and physical
conditions for the clients' safety and to determine
focus of the session, these records are confidential
and will not be released without written permission
from the client. Watsu forms are similar focusing more
with water issues and explaining the intimate,
non-sexual nature of Watsu. A verbal explanation
(informed consent) of therapy will be provided prior
to treatment. Questions, comments and feedback are
encouraged to provide a more personalized and
effective experience for the person. Client may stop
a session at any time for any reason. I reserve the
right to refuse service to anyone.
AMTA Code of Ethics
This Code of Ethics is a summary statement of the
standards by which massage therapists agree to conduct
their practices and is a declaration of the general
principles of acceptable, ethical, professional
behavior.
Massage therapists shall:
- Demonstrate commitment to provide the highestq
quality massage therapy/bodywork to those who seek
their professional service.
- Acknowledge the inherent worth and individuality
of each person by not discriminating or behaving in
any prejudicial manner with clients and/or colleagues.
- Demonstrate professional excellence through
regular self-assessment of strengths, limitations, and
effectiveness by continued education and training.
- Acknowledge the confidential nature of the
professional relationship with clients and respect
each client's right to privacy.
- Conduct all business and professional activities
within their scope of practice, the law of the land,
and project a professional image.
- Refrain from engaging in any sexual conduct or
sexual activities involving their clients.
- Accept responsibility to do no harm to the
physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of self,
clients, and associates.
Member, American Massage Therapy Association
NCBTMB Code of Ethics
The Code of Ethics of the National Certification
Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB)
requires certificants to uphold professional standards
that allow for the proper discharge of their
responsibilities to those served, that protect the
integrity of the profession, and that safeguard the
interests of individual clients. Those practitioners
who have been awarded national certification by the
NCBTMB will:
- Have a sincere commitment to provide the highest
quality of care to those what seek their professional
services.
- Represent their qualifications honestly, including
their educational achievements and professional
affiliations, and will provide only those services
which they are qualified to perform.
- Accurately inform clients, other health care
practitioners, and the public of the scope and the
limitations of their discipline.
- Acknowledge the limitations of and
contraindications for massage and bodywork and refer
clients to appropriate health professionals.
- Provide treatment only where there is reasonable
expectation that it will be advantageous to the client.
- Consistently maintain and improve professional
knowledge and competence, striving for professional
excellence through regular assessment of personal and
professional strengths and weaknesses and through
continued education training.
- Conduct their business and professional activities
with honesty and integrity, and respect the inherent
worth of all persons.
- Refuse to unjustly discriminate against clients
or other health professionals.
- Safeguard the confidentiality of all client
information, unless such disclosure is required by law,
court order, or is absolutely necessary for the
protection of the public.
- Respect thje client's right to treatment with
informed and voluntary consent. The NCBTMB practitioner
will obtain and record the informed consent of the
client, or client's advocate, before providing
treatment. This consent may be written or verbal.
- Respect the client's right to refuse, modify, or
terminate treatment regardless of prior consent given.
- Provide draping and treatment in a way that
ensures the safety, comfort and privacy of the client.
- Exercise the right to refuse to treat any person
or part of the body for just and reasonable cause.
- Refrain, under all circumstances, from initiating
or engaging in any sexual conduct, sexual activities,
or sexiualizing behavior involving a client, even if
the client attempts to sexualize the relationship.
- Avoid any interest, activity or influence which
might be in conflict with the practitioner's obligation
to act in the best interests of the client or the
profession.
- Respect the client's boundaries with regard to
privacy, disclosure, exposure, emotional expression,
beliefs, and the client's reasonable expectations of
professional behavior. Practitioners will respect the
client's autonomy.
- Refuse any gifts or benefits which are intended
to influence a referral, decision or treatment that
are purely for personal gain and not for the good of
the client.
- Follow all policies, procedures, guidelines,
regulations, codes, and requirements promulgated by
the National Certification Board for Therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork.
Certified by National Certification Board for
Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
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