What would you do? - NSW School of Massage

Winter 2011
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T h e j o u r n a l f o r massa g e t h e r a p y st u d e n ts
What would
you do?
Real ethical scenarios
Top 5 Student FAQs
Profiles:
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Hello and welcome
to all students!
As editor of HandsOn!
– a journal for massage
students, I am proud to
present the first edition
of this brand new FREE
learning tool. Each issue
is geared towards the
needs of students –
providing you with the
info you’ve been asking
for and lots of handy
extras that will be
invaluable as you prepare
for your exciting new
career.
I would like to take this
opportunity to congratulate
you on your study
achievements to date.
Studying massage
therapy requires effort
and discipline, yet it’s a
field where the rewards
and opportunities are
limitless. You really do
have an exciting career
ahead of you!
As a recent massage
graduate myself, I know
firsthand how much
there is to learn and take
on-board while you’re
studying, as well as how
this learning continues as
you build your business
and find your feet within
the industry. That’s the
great thing about
massage – you never
stop learning! It can all
be a bit overwhelming at
times, and so HandsOn!
is here to help: by giving
you a forum where you
can ask your questions,
share your knowledge,
and get HandsOn! and
“streets ahead” in your
massage career!
Every piece of information
you can get your HandsOn!
whether big or small,
makes you a more-
informed and betterequipped therapist. Our
vision is that the articles
in this journal will help to
enhance and consolidate
what you are already
learning and practicing
in class, so that when
you graduate, you’ll be
well-armed with the
skills and know-how you
need to be successful.
As this is a new and
evolving resource, we
welcome your feedback
and ideas. Please feel
free to let us know what
you think and what you
need – email us on
[email protected].
Good luck as you
prepare for the future
and happy reading!
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What Would You Do?
Real scenarios – helping you consider ethical standards in your massage practice.
Today’s Ethics Topic: DRAPING
It is vital for the success of your business to maintain a high standard of draping and client privacy at all times. Inadequate
draping is a recurrent issue in the ethical complaints AAMT receives from clients. If you know what to do, before faced with
a situation, you can minimise the risk of complaints and ensure your clients feel safe, secure and respected and avoid
potentially damaging legal proceedings.
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This is a common request, usually in
Queensland where it is hot and humid,
or by individuals mistakenly seeking
sexual service.
The massage room is very warm and
your client asks not to be draped.
What do you say?
a) Explain the benefit of draping for
client privacy and professional
boundary setting, the Code of
Ethics you work within and
offer to lower the room temperature
b) Agree to the request but if the client
gets cold then you offer to drape
c) Say no to the request explaining
you could be sued for sexual
misconduct
d) None of the above.
After returning into the clinic to begin a
massage on a client you notice that the
client appears to have followed all your
instructions. They are prone with a towel
covering all of their body. However, when
you adjust the draping to work on their
gluteals you discover that the client is not
wearing any underwear. What do you do?
A parent brings their 8-year-old child
to you for a massage. The child removes
all of its clothing including
underwear before getting
onto the table.
What do you do?
Scenario One
Scenario Two
Scenario Three
For both scenario two and three:
a) Proceed with the massage and try to keep the
clients’ gluteals covered at all times with a towel.
b) Tell the client you wouldn’t normally
massage someone without their underwear
on, but you will make an exception this time.
c) Assume that if the client removed their underwear,
they must be comfortable being naked on the table.
You don’t say anything in case it upsets the client.
d) Politely reassure the client that is was OK that they misheard
your original directions to leave their underwear on, and
excuse yourself from the room so the client can replace
their underwear.
Answers: Scenario One – a) Scenario Two and Three – d)
Handy Hints:
• Give new clients a Welcome
to our Clinic info sheet, which
they can read while they fill
out their new client documentation. Include a section
on How to prepare before
getting on the table which
includes a statement: “Please
leave your underwear on”.
• Make sure you always gain
written consent from a
parent/guardian and that the
parent/guardian remains
present for the duration of
any massage session of a
minor 16 years of age or under.
• Refer to the AAMT website to
download a copy of AAMT
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice: www.aamt.
com.au/scripts/cgiip.exe/
WService=AAMT/ccms.r?
PageId=11005
• Regular self-evaluation of
your standards of practice is
really important, even after
you leave College. Refer to
the Review By Peers guide
which focuses on professional, clinical and administrative processes, released by
the Australian Commission
on Safety and Quality in
Healthcare: www.safetyandquality.gov.au/internet/safety/
publishing.nsf/Content/
compub-ReviewByPeers
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Student Questions
HandsOn! asked students from Victoria University, Melbourne to tell us their biggest questions about the industry and what information/
resources would help their studies and their future goals. Here are some of the answers:
Q1
What do I need to get
ready before entering
the workforce?
If you will be seeking employment and/
or contractual work, most employers will
require that you already hold certain
documentation in order to apply.
Below is the documentation required by
most employers for remedial massage
therapists as listed in SITUATIONS
VACANT postings on websites such as:
Seek, MyCareer & AAMT Classifieds)
• Diploma of Remedial Massage –
HLT50307
• Current First Aid certificate
• Provider numbers with all major Health Funds
• ABN
• Current Insurance incl. Professional
Indemnity and Malpractice
• Professional massage association
registration
• WorkSafe or WorkCover registration
number.
Q2
What business set up
costs should I consider?
The cost of running a massage business
can vary greatly for each therapist and
depends on factors such as location,
clientele, modality, scope of practice,
climate, age/size of business, and
marketing strategies. As part of your Cert
IV and/or Diploma course, you will be
preparing a business plan. This exercise
allows you to decide on your own
unique business model. Once you know
what your business model looks like,
you can start calculating the associated
costs and working out a financial
budget.
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Without getting into specific details,
when considering a financial budget,
some OVERHEADS to consider are:
• Rent/Power • Linen/Oils
• Hygiene (washing/drying linen)
• Superannuation/Workcover
(even if self-employed)
• Marketing/Business cards
• Website/Phone line
• Printing costs/Client history notes
Subscriptions/memberships/insurance/accountant fees.
Some INITIAL SET UP COSTS to
consider are:
• Massage table
• Massage equipment
• Chairs & Desk
• Photocopier
• Filing Cabinet (lockable)
• Music player
• Cashbox/register
• Room decor (e.g. charts, lamps).
Once you have worked out your
total costs for the year, it is useful to
incorporate this figure into your total
projected revenue, to work out how
much of each client fee, should go
towards your business costs.
i.e.Fee x total no. of clients = total revenue
total costs ÷ total revenue = % of client
fee set aside to cover costs
Q3
How do I find out about
GST and whether it will
apply to my business?
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
have a number of great tools available
to help your business set-up (incl. and
learn about your tax obligations and
entitlements.
Brochures to help get you started:
Choosing the right business structure:
www.ato.gov.au/content/downloads/
mei00182084nat72538.pdf
Checklist for people starting a new business
– some basic but important tax issues
to check when starting a new business:
www.ato.gov.au/content/downloads/
BUS69534checklistnewbus.pdf
ATO also provides: FREE AND
HELPFUL ASSISTANCE VISITS.
Visits are confidential and conducted
by tax officers at your place of business
or preferred location. They will work
through any issues you may have and
discuss specific tax information of
interest to you. Visit www.ato.gov.au/
assistancevisit for more details.
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
ATO conducts regular tax basics
seminars and workshops on record
keeping, and also employer responsibilities.
Handy Hints:
• As part of your research you
might try contacting local
therapists in your area who
run a business similar to
yours to see if they may give
you some idea on general
business costs.
• A very useful book is
Foundations of Massage
(Authors: Tuchtan, C.,
Tuchtan, V., and Strelfox, D). It
contains information on how
to budget for your business
costs and may even be in
your school library.
• Consider using an
accountant to give you
financial advice and cater to your specific business
needs, the cost is tax
deductible!
To make a booking visit www.ato.gov.
au/seminars. Check out ATO’s other
e-resources at: www.ato.gov.au/
businesses/content.aspx?doc=/
content/69534.htm
Q4
What are some free online
sites and tools that could
assist my studies?
Research
• It is free to subscribe online to MEDSCAPE for access to their extensive
index and to receive regular research
news updates at: https://login.
medscape.com/login/sso/getlogin?
• PubMed Central (PMC) is the free
digital archive of full-text articles
appearing in the biomedical and life
sciences journal literature at the US
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
PMC have recently announced the
addition of the International Journal
of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
(IJTMB) to their index of journals.
For immediate and complete full-text
access to all IJTMB articles go to: www.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/1468/
• Associated Bodywork & Massage
Professionals USA, have useful information for massage therapists worldwide including an archive of over 1000
published articles relating to massage:
www.massagetherapy.com/home/
index.php
Anatomy and terminology
Check out these free iphone/ipad apps:
• Musculoskeletal System – Anatomy
Quiz: itunes.apple.com/au/app/
musculoskeletal-system-anatomy/
id359366806?mt=8
• Eponyms (for students): www.imedicalapps.com/2010/02/top-10-freeiphone-medical-apps-for-healthcare-professionals/9/
Business support
• Listen to seminar replays to 10 weeks
to a Better Massage Business by
Canada-based Don Dillon, MT Coach.
Don offers massage therapists useful
tips on how to run an effective and
profitable business: www.mtcoach.
com/10_Weeks.htm
Q5
How can I better manage
my workload and time
pressures as a student?
Many students find that their greatest
challenge is managing their time
effectively. This is especially true for
students who have to deal with the
additional issues of work and home
commitments. The following are tips
from the academictips.org website to
help you deal with this issue:
• Clear your schedule. Don’t overextend yourself. Recognize that your
obligations and resulting stress are as
important as other people’s needs. Set
limits around being interrupted or
rescheduling your work time to
accommodate others. Omit or reschedule some of your other obligations. You want to give full concentra-
tion to your studies without feeling
guilty about what you’re NOT doing.
• Get motivated. Create a work area that
is free from distractions and commit
to staying there for at least one to two
hours. If you get side-tracked, remind
yourself how this activity will help you
to meet your goals.
• Prioritise. What has to be done first?
When is it due? What is worth more
in terms of your grade? What is worth
more in terms of your personal,
educational, or career goals?
• Make sure you understand the task.
Ask questions. Get help if you need it.
• Break down the task into chunks.
Estimate how much time you’ll need
to complete the task. Don’t try to do it
all at one time. Break it down so that
it’s “do-able” and not so overwhelming. Stay up-to-date on assignments
to help avoid overload.
• It doesn’t have to be perfect. Some
people are so afraid that they won’t
perform perfectly, they won’t do
anything at all. Make sure you understand the expectations of your
instructor. Then evaluate how important the task is and what level of
performance is acceptable to you.
Then just do it!
• When you really hate it, try to make
it as enjoyable as possible. Work on
this task first, while you have more
energy. Reward yourself when you
complete certain aspects of the task.
Study with a friend.
Academictips.org is a website featuring
“how to study tips’ from people around
the world.
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profiles
Student Profiles
Flynn Medson
Joe Hynes
What first interested you about massage?
I dislocated my knee snowboarding and tore my
ACL and lateral meniscus. This required rehabilitation
and I soon found out a lot about my knee and how
it worked and my physio gave me loads of good
advice. This then got me wanting to help other people out and explore
the many wonders of the human body.
Where do you see your massage career taking you?
I see myself opening my own clinic offering treatment to my clients to
help them in healing their injuries and helping them to regain normality
in life. It would incorporate training in a gym as well as massage therapy
work, coaching and helping people to get the most out of their bodies
for the rest of their lives.
What’s the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you?
Fight for what you strive to achieve and adapt to endless possibilities.
Name two people, living or not, that you would invite to a dinner party,
and why?
One: Razz Smith. She has been my motivation and inspiration for the
past 18 months, always feeding me more info and never letting me cheat
or take the easy option. We get along like a house on fire and feed off
each other’s minds so she would be a perfect to have at a dinner party.
Two: Lee Ashworth. One of my best mates who’ll talk anyone under the
table. He’s been a real mate since I met him and he’s more than earned
a spot at a dinner party with me. He has always been honest and offered
advice when needed and will continue to be my mate till the end of time.
What first interested you about massage?
I had been interested in doing it for years but
had never looked into how I might go about it.
Eventually I grew tired of my 9-5 job and started
looking around for a course. My only regret is that
I didn’t do it sooner. I find the work incredibly rewarding and there are
so many settings I can work in.
Where do you see your massage career taking you?
Right now I am just working from home and loving it. But in the future
I would work overseas. Canada looks interesting. My dream is work with
professional athletes, particularly fighters. I have a martial arts background
and would love to have a permanent position with an MMA camp.
What’s the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you?
“Do what makes you happy.” I heard it from so many people for years but
never really took it on-board. I was always picking jobs based on what I
thought I should do rather then what made me happy. I’m now setting
my own hours, making decent money and doing something I really enjoy.
Name two people, living or not, that you would invite to a dinner party,
and why?
Jamie Oliver. I would get him to cook everything.
Bob Marley. Why? You really have to ask?
Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE Mooloolaba
Campus. Diploma of Sport (Athlete Support
Services), Dip. of Remedial Massage.
Vicki Mokomoko
Gold Coast Institute of Tafe and Q Academy.
Certificate IV and Diploma of Remedial Massage.
What first interested you about massage?
I have always thought about massage, however,
I never received a massage until at least a year
before I started studying. Coming from an office
background, sitting all day not being challenged
enough, the idea of learning about the body, being
able to help an individual and knowing this is a field
of continuous learning interested me.
Where do you see your massage career taking you?
Owning a massage clinic that has a great reputation for helping clients
with dysfunctions (structural and functional), and working towards
rehabilitation/prevention. Constantly learning and sourcing knowledge/
skills from all aspects of life and possibly head towards osteopathy.
Employing staff of the same mindset and willingness to share and
increase their knowledge/skills.
What’s the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you?
Be open.
Name two people, living or not, who you would invite to a dinner party,
and why?
One: Mum, always there for me, we have fun and I already invite her to
everything. Greatest Mum in the world!
Two: one of my three sisters (whichever one is available). Again they are
always there for me, we all have fun together and I already invite them to
everything. Greatest sisters in the world!
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Endeavour College of Natural Health, Adelaide.
Just completed Cert IV and starting Diploma
Remedial Massage.
Kylie Willis
Endeavour College Adelaide. Cert 4 Massage.
What first interested you about massage?
About ten years ago I saw a surgeon about knee
pain and swelling, he said, “Come back in a few
years and I’ll replace it”. I was 28. I said, “Is that it?”
He said, “Yeah, I’m a surgeon that’s what I do”.
I walked out after a very expensive consult, and
across the road was a sports massage therapist.
I booked in with him, hoping to get some relief and over 12 months he
helped me fix my knee (wonky hip actually). I thought that was a great
result.
Where do you see your massage career taking you?
I quite like the idea of working with differently able-bodied people:
they inspire me.
What’s the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you?
Some of the advice that sticks in my mind. more because of the context
of the moment has been, “Some days are diamonds, some days are
stones” (don’t take advice from anyone quoting Country & Western music),
“Swim or swim harder” (my brother), “Sometimes the best response is no
response” (my bf), ”To thine own self be true” (don’t know who said that),
”Love may not conquer all but it sure makes life better” (me - be
courageous with love), “It costs nothing to have good manners” (Jen).
Name two people, living or not, who you would invite to a dinner party,
and why?
Jesus, Buddha, and my friend Beth (because I’d need someone to talk to
about it later). I’d say “So, you’ve been two of the most influential people
on the planet in my little existence, how do you think it’s all going?
Is there any turning this ship around?” At least one of them would
tell me to try to be more generous with others.
Lecturer
Profile
Where are they now?
Looking at career paths taken by recent graduates
Sonya Leslight
Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
Courses taught: Cert IV
Massage Therapy, Diploma
of Remedial Massage,
Diploma of Sport
(Athlete Support)
What first interested you
about massage?
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How great I felt after a massage! I noticed an
for a short massage course and thought I would
love to see if I could learn some skills to make
family and friends experience this amazing
feeling massage gives. From the moment I
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stepped in the classroom I knew I was mean
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Why did you choose to be a teacher?
I was assisting a colleague with an “Introduction
to Massage” course, and really enjoyed the
interaction with the students and thought
I would like to be able to do this someday.
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team of teachers at GCIT.
What’s a really good book you would
recommend to students?
Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating
Anatomy and Treatment, by James H Clay &
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David M Pounds. This textbook provides learne
the
of
tions
with very detailed illustra
musculoskeletal structures, which as we all
know, is an essential part of learning massage.
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techniques onto individual muscles.
Name two people, living or not, that you would
invite to a dinner party, and why?
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This one has taken some time to narrow down
If you think that I may be sitting around talking
massage, you are mistaken ...
Dave Grohl – (Foo Fighters, Them Crooked
Vultures, Queen of the Stoneage, Nirvana) You
have to have good music at a dinner party and
and
who else can play just about any instrument
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songs
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Billy Connolly – One of the funniest men on
story!
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Alys with a client at the
HEAL Community Clinic
Alys Cavanagh
Current role: Director & Primary Therapist
Workplace: HEAL Community Clinic, East
Croydon, VIC
Qualification: Diploma of Remedial
Massage - HLT 50307
Alys Cavanagh graduated in 2009 from the
Melbourne Institute of Massage Therapy.
Since then she has embarked on a journey
that is an inspiration to us all and just goes
to show how much can be achieved when
hard work and determination are applied to
turn a dream into reality. And that is where
it started – Alys had a dream – in her words:
“To shine a light in dark places. See potential.
Enable change”. The dark place within the
community that she found was the place of
homelessness and marginalisation, and a light
she could shine for them was with her hands.
In Australia, there are approximately 105,000
people who are experiencing some level of
homelessness and whose access to quality
and alternative health care can be limited.
Alys explains that poor sleeping conditions,
lack of good wholesome nourishment and
the high levels of stress and demoralisation
of being permanently on the move and
fighting for their personal safety can put
their bodies under immense physical and
emotional strain, and can result in an array
of acute and chronic soft tissue dysfunctions.
Alys started working with clients in this
situation by volunteering at various evening
meal services for individuals and families in
need. Alys began to see firsthand the impact
massage was having on their bodies and on
their lives, and how even a ten minute massage
was enough to see shifts in mobility, function,
mood and overall wellbeing. The demand
for this service was such that Alys tells us that
she “decided to raise funds to open a day
clinic to provide longer and better quality
treatment for the many severe physical and
emotional stresses I was encountering
among these clients.” The clinic now operates
two days a week, providing a high-standard
remedial massage therapy program that is
both clinic-based and outreach-based.
Alys says she does what she does because
she sees such potential in these people.
“Even in the midst of the frustration and
desperation that I encounter, I see incredible
qualities of spirit. These clients are amazing
people. As I have worked with these clients
over the past few years, I realised that if they
were just given the chance to heal – to
repair, and become whole again – that they
could shine, really shine. And if they shine,
what an amazing inspiration to our
community they will be.”
Alys’ long-term vision for the Heal
Community Clinic is to provide a holistic
healing service that encompasses more
modalities to enable emotional, nutritional,
as well as physical healing for clients.Her
advice to all massage therapists is to dig
deep and really ask yourself why you do
what you do, what spurs you on and truly
enlivens you. “Go find your dark place and
shine your light. Maybe that is doing exactly
what you are doing right now, but with
renewed conviction. Or maybe there are
untouched communities close to you that
you feel drawn to reach out to as well”.
As you embark on your own career path,
let Alys’ journey inspire you to follow your
dreams and realise your full potential. And
in doing so, you will also be helping your
clients to realise theirs.
Alys was the 2011 winner of the AAMT
National Conference Scholarship Scheme.
You can read more about Alys and the Heal
Community Clinic in the Spring 2010 and
Spring 2011 editions of the AAMT Massage
Therapists Journal. If you are interested in
learning more about volunteer and sponsor
package opportunities at the Heal Community
Clinic, please email Alys Cavanagh on:
[email protected]
www.aamt.com.au
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Massage Students benefit from
Western Bulldogs cadetship
D
iploma of Remedial Massage
students at Victoria University
in Melbourne have been
practising their techniques on
Western Bulldogs players as part
of a paid Cadetship with the Club.
The cadetship was established between
Victoria University and the Club in 2010.
Victoria University massage program
manager Sally Harrop said the cadetship
offers the Club an inexpensive way to
provide players with regular remedial
massages that help their on-field
performance, while giving the students
an opportunity for workplace learning in
an elite sports environment. Students are
supervised by the Club’s myotherapist
and physiotherapist.
Cadet Louise Rocchi (pictured)
commented
that the
experience
“has been a
great
confidence
booster,”
and adds
that
working
with a football team can be fast pace!
She’s found that the more comfortable
she becomes working alongside the
players and different practitioners the
easier it gets and the more her mind is
broadened. “I found it useful to be able
to listen in on other practitioners’ advice
and knowledge. It’s great to be able to
transfer skills into different environments,”
Louise said.
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AAMT is offering students of
massage, remedial massage and
myotherapy the opportunity to
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Melbourne 2012 Conference.
The contest is only open to current
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5-11 September – Arthritis
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The theme for Massage Therapy Week
2011 is Arthritis and Massage Therapy.
Research shows that massage therapy
plays an important role in managing
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applied by an experienced therapist,
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alleviate pain and improve mobility
for arthritis sufferers.
In support of this theme, the Australian
Association of Massage Therapists
(AAMT) and Arthritis Australia are
working together to educate the general
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