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Massage Therapist Ethics, Boundaries, and Laws Questions and Answers Flashcards

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  1. A massage therapist's client offers a generous holiday gift worth several hundred dollars. What is the most appropriate response?

    Answer: Politely decline or accept only a modest token gift in accordance with professional boundaries

    Accepting expensive gifts can blur professional boundaries, so therapists should politely decline or accept only small token gifts.

  2. In which situation would a massage therapist be legally required to break client confidentiality?

    Answer: When a client describes plans to seriously harm another person

    Therapists are legally obligated to break confidentiality when there is a credible threat of serious harm to the client or others.

  3. What does the term 'informed consent' require before beginning a massage therapy session?

    Answer: Providing the client with information about the treatment plan, risks, benefits, and alternatives before obtaining agreement

    Informed consent requires that the client understands the proposed treatment, its risks, benefits, and alternatives before agreeing to proceed.

  4. A massage therapist who has let their state license lapse continues to practice. What legal consequence could they face?

    Answer: Criminal charges for practicing without a license

    Practicing massage therapy without a valid license is illegal in most states and can result in criminal charges, fines, or both.

  5. Which ethical principle requires a massage therapist to refer a client to another provider when the condition is outside their expertise?

    Answer: Nonmaleficence

    Nonmaleficence, the duty to do no harm, requires therapists to refer clients when treating conditions beyond their competence could cause harm.

  6. A client asks their massage therapist to provide a diagnosis for their shoulder pain. How should the therapist respond?

    Answer: Explain that diagnosing conditions is outside their scope of practice and recommend the client see a physician

    Massage therapists are not licensed to diagnose medical conditions and must refer clients to qualified healthcare providers for diagnosis.