CCMH PD Review for Compensatory Exam Questions with Verified Solutions
What is a professional commitment? - Answers a promise to society to maintain ethical values
and standards of practise of the profession
Who are we promising a professional commitment to? - Answers The public
What is the definition of ethics? - Answers the systematic and reflective approach to providing
good reasons for our moral beliefs
Who does the CMTO primarily support? - Answers The public
Who does the CMTO secondarily support? - Answers It's members
Who develops, establishes & maintains CEU programs? - Answers CMTO
Who writes the standards of practice? - Answers CMTO
Ethical principles utilized in bioethical reasoning include: - Answers maintenance of human
dignity in health care
The massage therapist's certificate of registration is the property of? - Answers CMTO
Client capacity may be understood as the ability to: - Answers understand the information about
the proposed treatment and the consequences of refusing or accepting treatment
Terry is treating a 35 yr old female for low back px. On this particular day the woman presents at
the clinic with extensive swelling & bruising across her posterior upper arms & back. When
questioned, the woman reveals that she was beaten by her partner but chooses not to lay
charges. Legally Terry must: - Answers respect the confidentiallity of the client-therapist
relationship
For consent to be valid it must be: - Answers related to the treatment, informed, and voluntary
the assistance of a substitute decision maker must be obtained if: - Answers the therapist
believes that the client has not understood the information about treatment
During a tx your client tells you that he has stolen computer equipment from the company he
works for. Legally you must? - Answers Keep it confidential
A client who has been receiving massage therapy for a few months tells her RMT, Heather, that
her physician had previously recommended physiotherapy. She did attend several physiotherapy
appointments but quit when the physiotherapist sexually abused her. She doesn't know what
course of action to take. She tells Heather the name of the therapist. What is Heather's legal
obligation? - Answers to notify the college of physiotherapists in writing
Massage therapists have the right to limit their practices by refusing: - Answers to accept
, clients if they are fully booked
What is our scope as RMTs? - Answers assess and treat soft tissue and joints to relieve pain
What action could be taken against a therapist who has been reported to the CMTO for drug use?
- Answers an investigation for incapacity
Professionals have a special commitment to their clients, which is a? - Answers promise to
protect the best interests of the clients
The role of the Ontario Massage Therapists Association (OMTA/RMTAO) is? - Answers to
provide support, advertising and professional development
A massage therapist may employ the following people to administer massage? - Answers the
only people the therapist can employ to administer massage are those who hold a valid
certificate of registration
Using modalities other than massage therapy, such as a "thumper" or hydroculator is
considered - Answers within scope
Using a modality outside scope & writing a RMT receipt for it is considered - Answers fraud
Administering a substance by inhalation or injection is considered? - Answers misconduct
Using spiritual energy or prayer in conjunction with massage therapy treatment is considered? -
Answers complementary modaility
Treating a friend or relative is considered? - Answers dual relationship
What does a peer assessor have access to , when requesting info from a RMT? - Answers
EVERYTHING!
Zero tolerance means? - Answers there shall be no sexual interaction between therapist and
client even if the client initiates it
A massage therapist is treating a 10 year old child. During the tx the child confides to the
therapist that he/she has been sexually abused by an uncle. Whatg is the legal responsibility of
the therapist? - Answers the therapist must inform the child welfare authorities
Failing to display a schedule of fees charged in your office/clinic is considered? - Answers
professional misconduct
A massage therapist receives a phone call from a doctor, who says that his patient is having
treatments with the therapist. He feels that the therapist's txs are not being correctly performed
& that his patient is not benefiting. What is the therapist's course of action for this? - Answers to
give no information over the phone as it would be a breach of confidentiality
What is a professional commitment? - Answers a promise to society to maintain ethical values
and standards of practise of the profession
Who are we promising a professional commitment to? - Answers The public
What is the definition of ethics? - Answers the systematic and reflective approach to providing
good reasons for our moral beliefs
Who does the CMTO primarily support? - Answers The public
Who does the CMTO secondarily support? - Answers It's members
Who develops, establishes & maintains CEU programs? - Answers CMTO
Who writes the standards of practice? - Answers CMTO
Ethical principles utilized in bioethical reasoning include: - Answers maintenance of human
dignity in health care
The massage therapist's certificate of registration is the property of? - Answers CMTO
Client capacity may be understood as the ability to: - Answers understand the information about
the proposed treatment and the consequences of refusing or accepting treatment
Terry is treating a 35 yr old female for low back px. On this particular day the woman presents at
the clinic with extensive swelling & bruising across her posterior upper arms & back. When
questioned, the woman reveals that she was beaten by her partner but chooses not to lay
charges. Legally Terry must: - Answers respect the confidentiallity of the client-therapist
relationship
For consent to be valid it must be: - Answers related to the treatment, informed, and voluntary
the assistance of a substitute decision maker must be obtained if: - Answers the therapist
believes that the client has not understood the information about treatment
During a tx your client tells you that he has stolen computer equipment from the company he
works for. Legally you must? - Answers Keep it confidential
A client who has been receiving massage therapy for a few months tells her RMT, Heather, that
her physician had previously recommended physiotherapy. She did attend several physiotherapy
appointments but quit when the physiotherapist sexually abused her. She doesn't know what
course of action to take. She tells Heather the name of the therapist. What is Heather's legal
obligation? - Answers to notify the college of physiotherapists in writing
Massage therapists have the right to limit their practices by refusing: - Answers to accept
, clients if they are fully booked
What is our scope as RMTs? - Answers assess and treat soft tissue and joints to relieve pain
What action could be taken against a therapist who has been reported to the CMTO for drug use?
- Answers an investigation for incapacity
Professionals have a special commitment to their clients, which is a? - Answers promise to
protect the best interests of the clients
The role of the Ontario Massage Therapists Association (OMTA/RMTAO) is? - Answers to
provide support, advertising and professional development
A massage therapist may employ the following people to administer massage? - Answers the
only people the therapist can employ to administer massage are those who hold a valid
certificate of registration
Using modalities other than massage therapy, such as a "thumper" or hydroculator is
considered - Answers within scope
Using a modality outside scope & writing a RMT receipt for it is considered - Answers fraud
Administering a substance by inhalation or injection is considered? - Answers misconduct
Using spiritual energy or prayer in conjunction with massage therapy treatment is considered? -
Answers complementary modaility
Treating a friend or relative is considered? - Answers dual relationship
What does a peer assessor have access to , when requesting info from a RMT? - Answers
EVERYTHING!
Zero tolerance means? - Answers there shall be no sexual interaction between therapist and
client even if the client initiates it
A massage therapist is treating a 10 year old child. During the tx the child confides to the
therapist that he/she has been sexually abused by an uncle. Whatg is the legal responsibility of
the therapist? - Answers the therapist must inform the child welfare authorities
Failing to display a schedule of fees charged in your office/clinic is considered? - Answers
professional misconduct
A massage therapist receives a phone call from a doctor, who says that his patient is having
treatments with the therapist. He feels that the therapist's txs are not being correctly performed
& that his patient is not benefiting. What is the therapist's course of action for this? - Answers to
give no information over the phone as it would be a breach of confidentiality
