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Resources - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 - Public Integrity
Ethics
- The Power of Ethical Management - Book: The Power of Ethical Management by Kenneth Blanchard and Norman Vincent Peale (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1988)
- The Ethics of Touch - Book: The Ethics of Touch by Ben E. Benjamin, PhD, and Cherie Sohnen-Moe, (Tucson, AZ: Sohnen-Moe Associates, Inc., 2005)
- The Educated Heart - Book: The Educated Heart: Professional Boundaries for Massage Therapists, Bodyworkers, and Movement Teachers, Second Edition by Nina McIntosh, MSW
- The Bodyworker - Article: Ethical Issues for Massage Therapists
- National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork - Article: Ethics and Standards-One of the Benefits of National Certification by Judith McDaniel, PhD
- Massage and Bodywork Magazine - Book excerpt from The Ethics of Touch by Ben Benjamin and Cherie Sohnen-Moe
- Morovan - Article: Ethical Principles. Ethical principles borrowed from K. S. Kitchener and are fairly standard principles of ethical behavior in the helping professions
- National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork - Standards of practice for practitioners of therapeutic massage and bodywork
Interpersonal Ethics - Boundaries
- ZweigWhite - Article: Client or personal friend? How to create boundaries between business and personal relationships
- Ivy Sea Online - Article: Creating Healthy Boundaries in Client Relationships
- The Educated Heart - Book: The Educated Heart: Professional Boundaries for Massage Therapists, Bodyworkers, and Movement Teachers, Second Edition by Nina McIntosh, MSW
Interpersonal Ethics- Power Differential
Interpersonal Ethics - Confidentiality
Interpersonal Ethics - Dual Relationships
Business Ethics
Business Ethics - Product Sales
Business Ethics - Client Records
Business Ethics - Legal Issues
- Findlaw - State Guide: Obtaining Licenses & Permits
Business Ethics - Insurance Issues
- Hands Heal - Book: Hands Heal: Communication, Documentation, and Insurance Billing for Manual Therapists, Third Edition (LWW Massage Therapy and Bodywork Educational Series) by Diana Thompson, LMP
- Hands Heal Essentials - Book: Hands Heal Essentials: Documentation for Massage Therapists (LWW Massage Therapy and Bodywork Educational Series) by Diana Thompson, LMP
- Massage and Bodywork Magazine - Article: Massage Therapy Medical Codes for 2004 by Ed Denning
Business Ethics - Referrals
- Massage Register - Article: How To Get More Massage Therapy Clients With Referrals by Michael Humphreys
Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
Codes of Ethics
Professionalism
Professionalism - Professional Affiliations
- Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals - Advancing professionalism through practice support, ethical standards, legislative advocacy, and public education
- Massage Therapy Foundation - Advances the knowledge and practice of massage therapy by supporting scientific research, education and community service
- American Massage Therapy Association - Advancing the art, science and practice of massage therapy
- International Massage Association - Massage insurance, access to affordable health insurance, 401K retirement plan, your own personal website, largest referral listing for our industry, product discounts, marketing tips and more
- The Bodyworker - Article: Choosing a Professional Massage Association: Comparison of three Massage Associations
Professionalism - Professional Credentials
- FindLaw - Overview of small business start-up licenses and permits
Image
- Working Knowledge - Article: Creating a Positive Professional Image by Mallory Stark. Q&A with Laura Roberts
- Nutribase - Article: Developing a Professional Image
Goodwill
Social Responsibility
- Gifts in Kind, International - Gifts In Kind International partners with business and nonprofits to provide products and services to communities around the world
- Team Children - Team Children's goal is to have a significant impact on how we as individuals, schools and communities relate to and raise babies and children. Such that all families realize their full potential to bring about a more peaceful, compassionate, and productive planet. We are on the leading edge of creating new possibilities for new futures. We are firmly committed to providing every family with the tools and opportunities to realize their full potential. To enhance, empower, and restore communites and people in need
- The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits - Article: The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits by Milton Friedman
- Ben & Jerry's - The company's social mission is to improve the quality of life of a broad community-local, national and international
- The Body Shop - The Body Shop's Mission Statement opens with the overriding commitment, "To dedicate our business to the pursuit of social and environmental change." We use our stores and our products to help communicate human rights and environmental issues
- The Children's Project 2000 - TeamChildren's goal is to have a significant impact on how we as individuals, schools and communities relate to and raise babies and children. Such that all families realize their full potential to bring about a more peaceful, compassionate, and productive planet
- Tom's of Maine - Values, a relationship-building model, and safe, effective natural products: these are the keys tor success in growing a profitable company while behaving in a socially responsible and environmentally sensitive manner
Social Responsibility - Volunteer
