MAST 181 - Human Relations and Professionalism I

2 Credits
This course of study provides students the opportunity to thoroughly explore and understand client practitioner relationships. Students learn how to maintain high professional and ethical standards as a massage practitioner. Students also gain knowledge of concepts relating to interpersonal skills including assertive communication and conflict resolution. Key themes which are addressed are boundaries, informed consent, confidentiality, dual relationships, diversity, sexual issues, transference and counter-transference and business framework. Students read, reflect, journal, discuss and role-play to develop an applicable understanding of the professional, ethical practice of massage.