My tutor couldn’t see the link to my first submitted ethics form and by time he accessed it I had made amendments, mainly around risks, which I’d realised needed a lot more thought after reading the BERA ethical guidelines . In a group tutorial after that I was able to go through concerns around student safety, my role and responsibilities. i had contacted the Chaplin at LCC, got no reply so being able to talk to the group was really helpful. I got feedback from them about setting up peer to peer massage, which I initially though could be the intervention but the group raised concerns around individuals sense of personal space (what’s too personal?), students who use stress as a motivator, cultural differences regarding touch; these suggestions were enough to convince me that self massage was going to be easier, straightforward and less likely to get me into trouble. I then designed a workshop involving pressure points and a breathing technique for anxiety. I deliberately chose techniques that may or may not work but would definitely cause no harm.
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