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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Your Belief System | |
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| Personal Development of Values | |
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| Influences of Culture | |
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| Values to Beliefs | |
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| Values and Morals | |
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| Defining Your Beliefs in the Bodywork Profession | |
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| Coping With Different Beliefs About Massage | |
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| Values and Emotions | |
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| Beliefs and Feelings | |
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| Your Own Feelings | |
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| The Client's Feelings | |
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| Working With Clients | |
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| Code of Ethics | |
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| From Personal to Professional Ethics | |
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| Why Professional Ethics Are Important | |
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| Professionalism and Ethics | |
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| Regulation of Ethical Practices | |
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| Applying Codes of Ethics in Your Practice | |
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| Law, Rules, and Regulations | |
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| Laws | |
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| Rules and Regulations | |
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| Specific Legal Issues | |
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| The Importance of Being in the Know | |
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| Boundaries | |
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| The Importance of Boundaries | |
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| Defining Boundaries | |
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| Boundaries for the Therapist | |
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| Boundaries for the Client | |
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| Consensus Between the Therapist and Client | |
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| How Boundaries Are Crossed | |
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| Flexibility of Boundaries | |
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| Managing Crossed Boundaries | |
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| What Can Happen If Boundaries Are Crossed | |
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| Client and Therapist Relationships | |
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| Power Differential | |
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| Defense Mechanisms | |
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| Transference | |
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| Countertransference | |
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| Dual Relationships | |
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| Sexuality | |
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| The Issue of Sex | |
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| The Dynamics of Touch | |
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| Differences Between Sexuality and Sensuality | |
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| Communication Through Touch | |
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| Sexuality and Touch | |
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| Issues Involving Sexuality | |
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| Disclosure | |
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| Client Disclosure | |
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| Third-Party Disclosure | |
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| Therapist Disclosure | |
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| Disclosing Personal Information | |
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| Ethics of Working With Other Professionals | |
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| Becoming a Professional | |
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| Professional Relationships | |
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| Referrals | |
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| Consultations | |
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| Team Practices | |
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| Supervision | |
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| Professional Courtesy | |
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| Resolving Conflicts | |
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| Policies and Procedures | |
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| Why Policies and Procedures Are Needed | |
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| Value of Policies and Procedures | |
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| Foundation for an Ethical Practice | |
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| Writing Your Own Policies and Procedures | |
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| Communicating Your Policies | |
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| Business Ethics | |
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| Importance of Good Business Ethics | |
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| Working for Others | |
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| Owning Your Own Business | |
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| Marketing | |
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| Money Issues | |
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| Conflict Resolution | |
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| Why Conflicts Happen | |
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| Types of Conflicts | |
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| Steps for Conflict Resolution | |
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| Ethical Conflicts | |
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| Secrets of Success | |
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| Success in the Massage and Bodywork Profession | |
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| Ethics and Success | |
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| What Successful People Say | |
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| Writing Your Own Code of Ethics | |
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| Building on Existing Codes | |
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| Developing Your Own Code | |
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| Researching Practice Issues | |
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| Resources | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |