RamblemuseSM Annotated Bibliography for Massage Practitioners

 

Ethics

Bloom1997
[Bloom1997]
Bloom, Sandra L.: 1997. Creating Sanctuary: Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies., 1st ed., Routledge, ISBN: 0415918588, 320 pages, $30.95 USD.
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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
[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.
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"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
[Nathan1999]
Nathan, Bevis: 1999. Touch and Emotion in Manual Therapy., 1st ed., Churchill Livingstone, ISBN: 0443056579, 222 pages, $39.95 USD.
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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-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.
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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
[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.
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"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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