Psychology of the Body & Ethics Package
18 Hour CE Course 
Description
This package contains 2 courses. Take each course when it fits your needs.You may take 1 test now and save the other test for your next renewal period if you wish. You'll receive 1 certificate for each test. Note: Extra ethics hours may be used to meet general CE Hour requirements.
Description: Using The Psychology of the Body by Elliot Greene and Barbara Goodrich-Dunn, explore the amazing connections between the body/mind and learn how these connections influence a person’s responses to life, including to massage therapy and bodywork.
Through text and cartoons, discover new insights into the profound dynamics of armoring; how to safely support your massage clients’ emotional responses; how to confidently collaborate with mental health professionals; how to recognize and respond to ethical issues and how to use therapeutic frames in your practice. The textbook includes numerous cases studies and suggestions for applying the concepts through self-directed exercises. The textbook is a valuable reference to use over and over.
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| Materials and Tests Shipped to You | Contents: Text and workbooks with multiple-choice tests shipped to you. | $195 | |
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| Text Materials Shipped and Tests Online | Contents: Text shipped to you. Online multiple-choice tests. | $195 | |
Already own the text The Psychology of the Body (ISBN: 0781737826)? Call us at 1-800-364-5722, 9am to 5pm, to discuss enrollment options.
Content Outline
| The Psychological Life of the Body | 1 hour |
| Psychological Factors Affecting Massage Therapy | 1.5 hours |
Psychological Defenses Affecting Massage Therapy |
1.5 hours |
| Boundaries and Limits in Massage Therapy | 1.5 hours |
| The BodyMind Connection | 0.5 hour |
| Emotional Release | 1.5 hours |
| Armoring | 1.5 hours |
| The Disembodied, Collapsed and Compressed Character Structures | 1.5 hours |
| The Rigid Character Structures | 1.5 hours |
| Understanding Mental Health Conditions and Disorders | 2 hours |
| Working with Mental Health Professionals | 2 hours |
| Total of 2 Open-book Tests and Course Evaluations | 2 hours |
Learning Objectives
- Define the terms “paradox of healing” and “armoring” correctly describe how they apply to massage and bodywork situations.
- Identify at least 5 key elements involved in assessing your own values, beliefs and expectations about therapeutic change and resistance to change.
- Describe at least 1 key element in either identifying or responding to each of the 10 types of client defenses.
- Identify the essential elements in therapeutic relationships and roles; counter-transference; self-awareness and supervision.
- Describe the difference between massage therapy and psychotherapy, in terms of scope of practice.
- List at least 1 key element of sexual boundaries; social boundaries and financial boundaries, and identify examples of how each relates to massage therapy or bodywork practice.
- Define the term “therapeutic frame” and recognize how it applies to safe and ethical practice.
- Identify the essential elements that characterize the bodymind connection and affect the shape of the body.
- Identify the main effects that a client’s emotional release has on the massage therapy or bodywork process.
- Identify the essential elements in the nature of armoring and how it develops.
- Give at least 1 example of each of the following components of armoring: charge; grounding, bounding; tissue patterns and layers of the body.
- Define the terms disembodied; collapsed and compressed character structures.
- Describe the key elements in the relationship between armor and character.
- Describe the essential elements in the disembodied, collapsed and compressed character structures and identify examples of each.
- Identify an example of each of the 4 types of rigid character structures and a recommended therapeutic strategy for them.
- Identify an example of each of the following terms: generalized anxiety disorder; phobia; panic disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder; PTSD; ADHD; addiction; eating disorder; somatoform disorder; mood disorder; psychosis; abuse, and uncontrollable anger or rage.
- List at least 5 recommended resources for additional information in the field of body psychology.
- Describe at least 1 key element in successful referrals and/or collaboration with mental health professionals.
Sample Text
"...examples of acting out by clients with a collapsed structure are seeking to extend their time by complaining of one last little pain that needs some attention, asking one last question, or dressing slowly when it is time to end the session. Their acting out often eventually triggers rejection by others resulting from their slow but steady incursion on others' boundaries and the other person eventually reaching a limit and feeling 'they can't take it anymore.' Massage therapists can be drawn into this pattern. Because many massage therapists overdo caregiving, they tend to overextend giving to this type of client...To avoid repeating and reinforcing this pattern, making professional boundaries clear from the outset, holding them firmly, and saying no to uncomfortable, unrealistic expectations - even when it is difficult to do so - is critical for the massage therapist to do. The boundaries need not be rigid, but they do need to be firm." from The Psychology of the Body by Elliot Greene and Barbara Goodrich-Dunn (2004), page 175
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Because massage therapists can be drawn into the collapsed structure’s pattern of acting out, therapists should
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a. raise their expectations even higher
b. avoid people with a collapsed structure altogether
c. play along with the beliefs and complaints of the client
d. set clear boundaries from the outset and hold firmly to them
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