Prevention of Medical Errors for Massage

Prevention of Medical Errors for Massage Therapists

In massage therapy, every practitioner's ultimate goal is to promote healing and relaxation while ensuring client safety. However, even the most experienced therapists can make mistakes. These errors, though often unintentional, can have lasting impacts on both clients and professionals. This continuing education course offers a unique opportunity to deepen your skills and confidence in providing safe, effective care.

Medical errors occur when a therapist's actions or lack thereof lead to unintended harm to a client. These mistakes can range from minor oversights such as miscommunication, to serious errors such as ignoring or misunderstanding contraindications. This course addresses the prevention of medical errors by covering common contraindications broken down by bodily system, heightening your awareness of conditions to watch for in your practice.

Mistakes in massage therapy can harm clients physically and emotionally, eroding trust. For therapists, errors can damage reputations, result in legal consequences, and affect licensure. By developing a thorough knowledge of the disorders you are most likely to encounter in practice, you are far less likely to cause harm to your clients.

Course Details

Package Options

This course is available at a discount through our Florida renewal packages. We offer a 7 CE renewal package covering all mandated Florida hours, as well as a customizable package option. Please note that packages are not retroactive if you have already enrolled in any of the courses included in a package, the package discount cannot be applied.

Approvals & State Acceptance

The Institute of Somatic Therapy is approved by the NCBTMB (Provider #280672-00) as a continuing education Approved Provider, and is also approved by Florida (#MCE-326) and New York (#0019). Our courses are also valid for AMTA, ABMP, and most individual states. Some states limit how many hours can be completed online or by home study. Please refer to our State Guidelines section for specific information about your state. Laws can and do change, and your state will hold you responsible for knowing the laws that apply to you.

Attention New York Licensees: This particular course is not valid for New York continuing education requirements.

CE Broker Reporting

The Institute of Somatic Therapy will automatically report your hours to CE Broker in applicable states only if you have provided your license number in your online account with us. You can verify your license information by logging into our website and reviewing your account information. If your license number is not shown, please select "Edit" to add it. We generally report to CE Broker two to three times per week.

Once the course appears in your CE Broker account, you will have an opportunity to rate it. If you were happy with the course, we would greatly appreciate you taking a few minutes to share that with others. If you were not satisfied, please share specific ways in which you feel we can improve.

Testing

You complete your test online and immediately upon passing, print your certificate. To see how our online courses and testing work, we invite you to take our free sample course.

Course Description

This continuing education course reviews common contraindications of every system of the body as they apply to massage therapy. The course teaches you how to recognize these contraindications and, where possible, how to work around them safely.

Related Course

We also offer a companion course on Communicable Diseases and HIV, which will help you understand proper sanitation and the prevention of the spread of disease.

To contact the Institute of Somatic Therapy about this or any other massage therapy CEU course, please use the Contact link above.