ETHICS, SUPERVISION, BOUNDARIES, AND MT STATE LAW (sold out)
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.
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
"This is the only ethics class I've ever taken that I wish were longer." -Mariah Vanhee
“Overall rating from 1 to 5… 10! In terms of Montana state law and what the state board is responsible for, my eyes were opened up quite a bit. And I really appreciated the peer supervision portion. I felt that it was a safe space to open up and ask questions with a group where I trusted what they had to say and was grateful to hear their perspective.” -Chrissy Hadley, Butte
"The class was affordable and convenient since I didn’t have to travel anywhere. Thank you!" -Lucy Lyons, Bozeman
“I liked how relevant the material was…it’s rare to have a State-specific law class. I learned some important things that will help save me time and money on my CEUs, better utilizing my resources. I also enjoyed the supervisory aspect and opportunity to reflect on ethical issues with feedback from colleagues and learning from other's experiences.” -Jen Elden, Whitefish
“The supervision part was a new concept for massage. It was very informative and provided the support most of us lack in our private practices.” -Julie Ripley, Bozeman
"The engaged dialogue was very professional and useful. I really appreciated specifics on Montana law and the handouts will be useful resources in the future. The class motivated me to be more attentive to legislative issues related to Massage Therapy in the State, and to become more active and involved. Brian is also an excellent instructor and has a personal interest in teaching each participant many take-aways from the class—functional information we can put into effect immediately." -Kathy Love, Missoula
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: $110