The Ethics of Touch
Home Study Course Series

Identifying and understanding intense, sometimes objectionable, feelings in professional relationships is central to the management of professional boundaries. Supervisors are well suited to assist practitioners with identification and management of their feelings around these boundary dilemmas; as well as, sorting out clinical and interpersonal dilemmas. The Supervision Overview course introduces the practitioner to the supervisory experience.

The Supervision Overview course includes reading chapter One and Nine of The Ethics of Touch and answering 12 test questions.

It meets the NCBTMB 2-hour continuing education requirement for Ethics Standard V: Roles and Boundaries.

Overwhelming emotional and boundary dilemmas occur as a predictable aspect of the somatic practitioner's life. Practitioners need a shame-free, trusting relationship with peers or a supervisor to sort out such dilemmas. The supervisory relationship protects clients as well as the practitioner. This course guides the practitioner in how to select a supervisory experience that best suits his or her needs.

The Supervision course includes reading chapter One and Nine of The Ethics of Touch, responding to 10 short answer questions, and completing one of three projects:

1. developing a peer supervision group
2. interviewing supervisors
3. finding an established peer supervision group

It satisfies the NCBTMB general 4-hour ethics requirements and also meets the 2-hour continuing education requirement for Ethics Standard V: Roles and Boundaries.