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This course will fulfill the New Jersey required CEs of one hour of Laws and Rules

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This course is all about the importance of good business ethics, the impact of public perceptions, and how to manage common problems in a massage practice.

Learners will be able to:

• Understand that the public perception of ethical business practices is the key to success
• Understand how their reputation can be affected by the ethics of the associates
• Understand how their own ethics can affect the associates
• Become familiar with the ethical responsibilities of owning a business
• Become familiar with the ethical issues surrounding practicing marketing and finances
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Thinking of owning your own practice? This course is designed to provide you with detailed instructions on what it takes to run your own business from start-up costs to the daily ins and outs of an operation.

Learners will be able to:

• Identify 7 major areas to consider when starting a private practice
• Identify areas of marketing to help build their practice
• Understand how to create policies and procedures for their business
• Identify different corporate structures to create their business
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This course will help LMTs in developing useful skills for working with other healthcare professionals, creating ethical professional relationships, and managing issues inside of a team environment.

Learners will be able to:

• Understand the importance of public image
• Navigate how to build professional alliances and relationships
• Learn how to work ethically with other professionals
• Understand how to ethically manage referrals and consultations
• Become familiar with issues of and how to in a supervised environment
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In this course, LMTs will explore the key considerations regarding the disclosure of personal information from both the massage therapist and the client.

Learners will be able to:

• Become familiar with the terms of disclosure and third party disclosure.
• Understand the importance of the client’s disclosure of their health history
• Become familiar with HIPAA regulations
• Become familiar with the information in which therapists should disclose to clients regarding treatment, outcomes, credentials, and personal health issues.
• Understand the key ethical considerations related to disclosure.
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LMTs are responsible for understanding the key considerations for establishing a massage therapy practice that is both ethical and within the boundaries of state/local laws, rules and regulations.

Learners will be able to:

• Understand how laws, rules, and regulations affect the practice of massage therapy
• Become familiar with how laws are made
• Understand the importance of knowing laws, rules, and regulations that are relevant to the practice of massage therapy
• Understand how an LMT can become more active in advocating for positive movement within the profession
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This course covers the importance of establishing, defining, and maintaining boundaries for both the client and the practitioner.

Learners will be able to:

• Understand the importance of boundaries for both client and therapist
• Become familiar with the intentional and unintentional ways boundaries are sometimes crossed
• Learn how to define and maintain boundaries
• Learn how to identify green, yellow, and red flags when it comes to boundaries
• Practice managing different situations where boundaries are crossed
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This course allows LMTs to obtain the skills necessary to level the professional power differential, to handle cases of transference and countertransference, and to explore the pros and cons of dual relationships.

Learners will be able to:

• Become familiar with the dynamics of the power differential in a therapeutic relationship
• Understand how to manage the transference of thoughts and feelings from the client to the therapist and the countertransference from the therapist to the client
• Become familiar with both problematic and successful dual relationships
• Practice using learned skills in own real-life scenarios
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An individual's core values can create strong emotions. LMTs will benefit greatly by being able to identify and cope with this in a massage session.

Learners will be able to:

• Become familiar with the emotions surrounding beliefs
• Understand the importance of examining one’s own feelings about massage
• Understand the importance of being aware of the client’s feelings and perceptions during a session
• Understand key considerations for developing and maintaining a successful client-therapist relationship
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As LMTs embark on their professional journey, it is important to become familiar with the process of developing and writing personal and professional policies and procedures for exceptional ethical practice.

Learners will be able to:

• Review common policies and procedures surrounding the practice of massage therapy
• Understand the benefits of policies and procedures
• Become familiar with the process of developing and writing policies and procedures
• Understand they key considerations for communicating policies and procedures
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This course helps LMTs explore how values and beliefs can shape the client-therapist relationship and how to cope with conflicting ideals.

Learners will be able to:

• Differentiate between the terms – beliefs, ethics, morals, and values
• Understand how personal values and beliefs are formed and influenced
• Recognize the importance of understanding one’s own personal beliefs
• Investigate why the knowledge of values, beliefs, ethics, and morals is relevant for massage professionals
• Become familiar with appropriate ways to cope with differences in beliefs and other’s beliefs about massage therapy
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This course covers the importance of establishing, defining, and maintaining boundaries for both the client and the practitioner.

Learners will be able to:

• Understand the importance of boundaries for both client and therapist
• Become familiar with the intentional and unintentional ways boundaries are sometimes crossed
• Learn how to define and maintain boundaries
• Learn how to identify green, yellow, and red flags when it comes to boundaries
• Practice managing different situations where boundaries are crossed
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