I conceived of and co-authored The Ethics of Touch, a book on ethics, sexual trauma, and professional boundaries that is used as a primary text in massage and bodywork schools throughout the United States. Recently and previously, I published a number of articles on sexual abuse in the body work field. For more than 20 years, I have appeared on panels and taught courses on topics of communication, ethics, boundaries, sexuality, and working with abuse survivors. As founder and President of the Muscular Therapy Institute (1974-2005), I made coursework on these topics mandatory for all students. In the early 1990's, as allegations of sexual abuse in the field began to surface, I chaired the first Professional and Sexual Ethics Task Force of American Massage Therapy Associations’ Council of Schools. I currently serve on the Massage Therapy Board of Registration in the state of Massachusetts. I have been an expert witness on cases involving allegations of sexual abuse by massage therapists since 2004 and have maintained a private practice working directly with clients for more than 45 years.


Articles
Keeping Clients Safe Part 1: How to Avoid Client Injuries
Keeping Clients Safe Part 2:  How to Avoid Violating Client Boundaries
Keeping Clients Safe Part 3: Sexual Assualt Prevention Guidelines

Specialties

• Expert Witness and Litigation Support Directory
• Human Resources
• Sexual Harassment / Discrimination
• Law and Litigation Support Consultant/Expert Directory
• Psychiatry & Psychology
• Massage Therapy Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Offenses