ETHICS, SUPERVISION, BOUNDARIES, AND MT STATE LAW
An ethics and law class especially for Montanans.
We will begin with a thorough review of Montana massage law, and some interesting, important, and occasionally upsetting updates to the law. After a review of professional ethics, roles, and boundaries, we will take a more personal approach to professional ethics. Ethics is a living subject and is best learned in a live, interactive format. As massage practitioners, we work closely and intimately with our clients, but we often experience isolation and burnout in our own practices. When ethical conflicts, confusions, and challenges inevitably arise, we often feel that we have no place to take them.
In this peer supervision class, we will explore your current professional issues and dilemmas, whether they be interpersonal, ethical, financial, COVID-related, or other. This is not a hypothetical or 'you should eat your vegetables' approach to ethics, but rather an opportunity to draw support and gain insight from your peers and mentors as you deal with whatever your real ethical issues or conflicts are. The class size will be quite small and intimate, with two instructors and a maximum of nine students. You will return to your practice refreshed and with a deeper sense of clarity.
The class will be co-taught by Brian Utting, Tamara Leach and Jessica Powell Riley. Tamara has served on the Montana Board of Massage and was an instructor and the Director of Education at Health Works Massage School in Bozeman. Jessica has been in practice since 2008, and was the former Chair of the Montana AMTA.
Because of currently recommended social distancing precautions, this class will be held on Zoom.
"This was the best ethics class I've ever taken." -Darcy Hovard, Erin Morgan
"This is the only ethics class I've ever taken that I wish were longer." -Mariah Vanhee
"Masterfully organized, and complete in subject coverage, handouts, and time management." Barbara Johnson
Honestly, I was blown away at how much I didn't know. I learned a lot! I liked the way you structured the class with the Law first and then moving on to Ethics. My absolute favorite part of this class was the "round table" type discussion where we all got to bring something to the table, and help each other out. That was brilliant, and has had me thinking ever since about some things that I need to take action on and change.” - Hannah Le Piane, Missoula
“Finally, an ethics class that is substantive, useful and not onerous!! I may never be able to tolerate the alternatives again.” Darlene Sluder
Instructors: Brian Utting, Tamara Leach, and Jessica Powell Riley
CE hours: 7 CE hours (3 hours of NCBTMB-approved Law, and 4 hours of NCBTMB-approved Ethics)
Tuition: $100
Please note that this class only has one spot left. If it sells out before you register and you’d like to be placed on the waiting list, contact us at info@pnwschool.com.