Ethics: Safety and Solicitation (4 hrs)
Ethics: Safety and Solicitation
4 Hours CE/CPD | Online Course with Priscilla Fleming, LMT
Ethics is not simply about following rules. It is also about safety, boundaries, communication, professional judgment, and the ability to navigate challenging situations with confidence and integrity.
Ethics: Safety and Solicitation provides a practical and thought-provoking exploration of the ethical issues that can arise when professional boundaries, client behavior, power dynamics, communication, and personal safety intersect.
Presented by Priscilla Fleming, LMT, this course focuses on real-world therapeutic relationships and helps practitioners develop the awareness, confidence, and decision-making skills needed to protect themselves, their clients, and the integrity of the therapeutic relationship. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Course Overview
Across this 4-hour CE/CPD course, participants will explore treatment room safety, ethical decision-making, professional boundaries, client screening, solicitation awareness, power dynamics, communication challenges, and therapeutic relationship management.
Rather than approaching ethics as a compliance exercise, the course examines practical situations that therapists may encounter in clinical practice and offers strategies for recognizing concerns early, responding appropriately, and maintaining professional confidence.
Students will learn how language, social expectations, manipulation tactics, and interpersonal dynamics can influence treatment-room interactions, while also developing clear frameworks for protecting both client welfare and practitioner wellbeing.
Supported by professionally produced video tutorials, a companion learning course, lesson quizzes, a course workbook, final examination, certificate of completion, and lifetime access, this course provides practical ethical guidance that can be immediately applied in professional practice.
What You Will Learn
| Topic | Focus |
|---|---|
| Power Dynamics | Understanding how authority, trust, and interpersonal influence affect therapeutic relationships |
| Treatment Room Safety | Developing practical strategies for personal and professional safety |
| Boundary Management | Maintaining clear professional boundaries through communication and decision-making |
| Solicitation Awareness | Recognising warning signs and responding appropriately to inappropriate requests or behaviour |
| Client Screening | Improving confidence when evaluating new client interactions and identifying red flags |
| Termination of Care | Learning how to professionally decline services or end therapeutic relationships when necessary |
Course Content
The course combines ethical principles, treatment room safety, client screening strategies, communication awareness, boundary management, and practical clinical decision-making.
| Module | Focus |
|---|---|
| Ethics Beyond Compliance | Exploring ethics as a practical framework for safe and effective professional practice |
| Treatment Room Safety | Personal safety considerations and risk awareness in therapeutic environments |
| Power, Language & Boundaries | How communication, expectations, and social dynamics influence professional relationships |
| Solicitation & Red Flag Behaviour | Recognising manipulation, inappropriate behaviour, and potential boundary violations |
| Client Screening & Decision Making | Developing confidence when accepting, declining, or modifying therapeutic relationships |
| Professional Termination of Care | Managing difficult situations respectfully, safely, and ethically |
Who This Course Is For
This course is suitable for massage therapists, manual therapists, bodyworkers, rehabilitation professionals, trigger point therapists, chiropractors, physical therapists, athletic trainers, exercise professionals, fitness professionals, and other practitioners working within client-facing therapeutic environments.
It is particularly valuable for professionals who want to strengthen treatment room safety procedures, improve client screening confidence, develop stronger professional boundaries, and better understand ethical decision-making in real-world practice.
About Priscilla Fleming
Priscilla Fleming, LMT, is clinically certified in neuromuscular and structural bodywork and is the author of A Bodyworker’s Guide to Soft Tissue Patterns.
In addition to her teaching roles with NAT and the North Carolina School of Massage, Priscilla is a sought-after speaker and educator who regularly presents on professional practice, clinical reasoning, ethics, and therapist development.
Her balanced and compassionate approach to ethics education helps practitioners navigate complex professional situations with greater clarity, confidence, and professionalism. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Included With This Course
| Included | Details |
|---|---|
| Video Tutorials | Professionally produced video classes presented by Priscilla Fleming |
| Companion Course | Structured companion learning course designed to reinforce key ethical concepts |
| Course Workbook | Ethics: Safety and Solicitation / Terminating the Therapeutic Relationship workbook |
| Lesson Quizzes | Knowledge checks designed to reinforce learning throughout the course |
| Online Exam | Assessment included for course completion |
| Certificate | 4 Hours CE/CPD following successful completion |
| Lifetime Access | Study at your own pace and revisit the material whenever required |
CE Finder
This course has been approved for continuing education by numerous professional boards and associations worldwide. Scroll sideways to find your board or association.
Approvals Listed: 62
CE Broker Provider: #20-1003956
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Approval requirements can change. Please confirm acceptance with your own board, association, employer, or regulatory authority before registration.
Ethics: Safety and Solicitation
Professional Reviews & Feedback
The reviews below represent feedback provided by students and practitioners through Trustpilot, Google Reviews, and Judge.me.
“Priscilla Fleming tackles a difficult subject with professionalism and clarity. Every massage therapist should take this course.”
“The course provided practical guidance that I could immediately apply to protect myself, my clients, and my practice.”
“I appreciated how the material focused on prevention, communication, and professional boundaries rather than simply discussing worst-case scenarios.”
“This course reinforced the importance of clear policies and confident communication in maintaining a safe practice environment.”
“Priscilla presents the topic in a calm and practical way. The information felt relevant regardless of experience level.”
“The discussions around professional boundaries were thoughtful and realistic. I found them extremely valuable.”
“A very important course that goes beyond ethics theory and focuses on real-world situations therapists may encounter.”
“The section on handling inappropriate client behaviour was especially helpful and presented in a professional manner.”
“I came away with practical ideas for improving intake procedures, documentation, and office policies.”
“The course helped me better understand how ethical decision-making affects every aspect of practice.”
“Priscilla's experience in the profession is obvious. The examples felt realistic and highly relevant.”
“A well-organised course that reinforces the professional standards expected of therapists today.”
“The content helped me feel more confident addressing uncomfortable situations in a professional and appropriate way.”
“I appreciated the practical focus on risk management, therapist safety, and protecting professional reputation.”
“The course provided useful language and strategies for maintaining clear therapeutic boundaries.”
“This training should be required for every therapist, regardless of how long they have been practicing.”
“The scenarios and examples helped bring ethical principles into everyday clinical practice.”
“A practical, relevant, and professionally presented ethics course that kept my attention throughout.”
“The course helped me review and strengthen policies that I had not updated in years.”
“Priscilla Fleming presents ethical practice as an active professional skill rather than simply a regulatory requirement.”
