12 episodes
On The Table: A podcast presented by Massage Therapy Canada Massage Therapy Canada
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Massage Therapists frequently work in sole-practitioner or small enterprises and seek perspective on attracting and retaining patients, managing operations, responding to regulatory changes and work opportunities. Practitioners experience few opportunities to intermingle in order to fully comprehend regulatory impact or external threats to practice, or to dialogue and debate solutions in a self-determining way.
Existing opportunities for engagement such as association annual meetings, quarterly publications or broad social media cannot meet the demand for current information, engagement and debate. Practitioners require a gathering place to contemplate professional-cultural issues and plan advocacy in the face of government regulations, insurer and gatekeeper health discipline relations and adverse perception in the public and media.
On the Table incorporates a 40- to 50-minute podcast format with thought-leaders exploring the deeper questions with guest experts. Each show begins with a background on the subject, guest Q & A, and closes with relevant regional updates on professional advocacy.
Our audience consists of:
• Keen, business-savvy practitioners that are entrepreneurial and looking for contemporary information to help them operate their practices
• Traditional practitioners who are marginally aware of the issues facing the profession and want to be more "in the know," while taking opportunity to have their voices heard and opinions shared
• RMT students seeking to be ahead of the curve in understanding what being in the massage therapy industry entails. Real talk for the real (RMT business) world.
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Podcast episode 12: Oncology massage safety and considerations
In this episode, Editor Jannen Belbeck interviews Janet Penny (RMT) and Rebecca Sturgeon (LMT), co-authors of the book "Oncology Massage: An integrative approach to cancer care."
Listen in as we talk about unique challenges to the therapeutic relationship, debunk myths about oncology massage, pertinent intake questions, confidence in treating, and much more.
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Massage Therapy Canada Podcast Episode 11: The role of empathy in massage
The role of empathy in the therapeutic relationship: Are massage therapists properly equipped, in their training and informed by evidence, to respond appropriately to patient affect, particularly in advanced care situations?
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Returning to practice in pandemic times
Massage Therapists are struggling through an unprecedented event in their lifetime – a pandemic. This pandemic necessitates physical distancing and suspension of practice to slow the spread of the virus. As COVID19 cases decline, provincial governments are slowly re-opening the economy. Massage therapists have many questions as how to return to practice effectively and safely. In this episode we speak with Lori Green, Executive Director of the Massage Therapists Association of Saskatchewan (MTAS) about their return to work resources, PPE requirements (and associated costs, workplace alterations, how the Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance (CMTA) are coordinating their efforts for RMTs across the country, and more!
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On-demand mobile massage
With the advent of phone apps and the desire for convenient, on-demand services, mobile massage has become popular in North America. Much like Uber popularized on-demand travel options, companies like Massago have tapped into the realm of on-demand healthcare.
Listen in as we discuss the new markets being served by these businesses, address safety concerns, compensation, and challenging the existing delivery of care models of massage.
What is the next iteration of on demand mobile massage, and how will technology continue to play a role? We discuss all of this and more with the CEO of Massago, Allan Skok. -
Who has the power in the treatment room?
In part II of our interview with Pam Fitch we explore ethical dilemmas and what makes them complicated. Specifically, we discuss issues related to “power”. Although massage therapists hold positions of responsibility, they may not feel particularly powerful and able to manage the therapeutic relationship. When that happens, they discover the cost of “being nice” instead of professionally responsible and this often results in challenging ethical dilemmas. At the same time, when therapists exploit their positions of responsibility and power, clients are at risk.
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Responsibilities, Communication Skills + Challenges
“We connect with our clients physiologically, yet our touch is interpreted psychologically.” Talking Body, Listening Hands: A Guide to the Massage Therapeutic Relationships prompts a discussion of communication and ethical challenges associated with massage therapy practice. In this podcast we explore professional responsibilities, communication skills, and interpersonal challenges that massage therapists face day to day. How does the Code of Ethics frame Scope of Practice in assisting the practitioner in complicated decision making? How do we build a “working alliance” with clients? What is a “touch-triggered” response? How can we effectively set boundaries? This and more as we consider all that happens in the therapeutic encounter.