RamblemuseSM Annotated Bibliography for Massage
Practitioners
Ethics
[
Bloom1997]
Bloom,
Sandra L.: 1997.
Creating Sanctuary: Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies., 1st ed., Routledge, ISBN: 0415918588, 320 pages, $30.95 USD.
Description
Creating Sanctuary makes some broadly challenging statements about
human nature and social organization. Dr. Sandra Bloom interweaves
the individual and the social, the personal and the political,
with the story of how she and a group of friends and colleagues
created a traditional psychiatric milieu based on social
psychiatry principles. Bloom and her colleagues have come to
believe that unresolved, multi-generational, often forgotten
trauma leads to a compulsion to repeat that is a powerful force in
individual and social history. Because of this unresolved legacy
of trauma, all of our social systems are "trauma-organized,"
producing institutions which are unresponsive to and often
directly counter to human needs. Creating Sanctuary presents the
thesis that effective social reconstruction is only effective if
we understand the biological, psychological, social, and moral
legacy of trauma.
[
McIntosh2003]
McIntosh,
Nina, Mari Gayati Stein: 2003.
The Educated Heart: Professional Guidelines for Massage Therapists, Bodyworkers and Movement Teachers., reprint ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, ISBN: 096741220X, 248 pages, $26.95 USD.
Description
"The Educated Heart" is destined to become the classic on
professional and ethical boundaries in the manual therapies. It is
a delightful, indispensable guide for every practitioner and
student of the manual therapies. This groundbreaking work
demystifies the crucial but under-examined issue of professional
boundariesbringing both humanity and humor to the intricacies of
shaping an integrity-based practice. "The Educated Heart"
includes: "red flags" that signal potential boundary problems,
compassionate insights into everyday professional challenges,
real-life examples illustrating common pitfalls and helpful
strategies, and step-by-step guidelines for making ethical
decisions. Also features the wonderful cartoon illustrations of
Mari Gayatri Stein.
[
Nathan1999]
Nathan,
Bevis: 1999.
Touch and Emotion in Manual Therapy., 1st ed., Churchill Livingstone, ISBN: 0443056579, 222 pages, $39.95 USD.
Description
There is much interest among those who practice manual therapy
techniques, as well as among those who question their validity, in
the therapeutic significance of touch. In "Touch and Emotion in
Manual Therapy", the author sets out to examine both the
psychological and physiological effects and influences of touch as
part of therapy.
[
Sohnen-Moe2004]
Sohnen-Moe,
Cherie M, Ben E Benjamin: 2004.
The Ethics of Touch: The Hands-on Practitioner's Guide to
Creating a Professional, Safe and Enduring Practice., 1st ed., Sohnen-Moe Associates, Inc. (distributed by LWW), ISBN: 1882908406, 310 pages, $28.00 USD.
Description
This groundbreaking work on ethics addresses the difficult,
confusing, and seldom-discussed but often-troubling dilemmas
confronting touch therapy practitioners. By honestly describing
the issues, identifying clear principles, naming specific
resources, and using stories straight from the treatment room, the
authors have written a book to guide, support, and inspire both
students and seasoned practitioners. This book belongs in the
office of every bodywork practitioner and in the classrooms of
every professional training school. Features include useful and
thought-provoking activities and exercises and real-life scenarios
to intrigue students.
[
Taylor1995]
Taylor,
Kylea, Jack Kornfield: 1995.
Ethics of Caring: Honoring the Web of Life in Our Professional Healing Relationships., 2nd ed., Hanford Mead Publishers, ISBN: 0964315815, 288 pages, $20.95 USD.
Description
"The Ethics of Caring" is written for all caregivers,
including psychotherapists, bodyworkers, medical practitioners,
clergy, hypnotherapists, and acupuncturists, who want to become
more conscious in their relationships with clients. It provides
unique help to volunteer and professional caregivers who want to
sort out confusing ethical dilemmas in seven categories including
love, truth, insight, and oneness as well as the more well-known
ethical issues of money, sex, and power. Ethical issues pertain to
longings, feelings, and motivations which resonate at our very
core. Powerful, shared experiences in the context of the
therapeutic relationship can bring to the surface compelling
fears, needs, and longings in both the client and the caregiver.
It offers a new model of self-examination which deepens the
therapeutic relationship and can prevent the harmful consequences
of ethical misconduct.
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