WHY HAVE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE?
The Standards of Practice have been developed as a tool to determine whether a Registered Equine Massage Therapist can do the job at an acceptable level. These Standards will serve as a reference tool for: • The therapists to better understand their job requirements • Educators to address as objectives in curriculum design • Registration (admission to the federation) • Complaints investigation • Discipline hearings • Fitness to practice • Quality assurance • Client relations • The public, by providing objective standards by which to assess the quality of treatment
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
Registered Equine Massage Therapists are advised that giving information about a client to any person except as required or allowed by law or except to facilitate diagnosis or treatment of a client is considered to be professional misconduct under the Professional Misconduct Regulations.
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR STANDARDS
The Registered Equine Massage Therapist is only held accountable to meet a Standard if he/she is the person who has performed the task.
The Registered Equine Massage Therapist must also comply with any requirement as defined in any existing regulations related to the performance of the therapist's job.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
A Standard of Practice consists of three inter-related subcomponents that describe:
Conditions: • Conditions describe the situation in which the task must be accomplished, including any resources, tools, materials, etc. that are given/available. Task: • A task is a description of what a therapist is expected to accomplish. Standard: • A standard is a description of how well one is required to demonstrate the achievement of a task.
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