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Massage Therapist

Massage Therapist DISC Chart

Job Summary

A massage therapist is a trained bodywork and health care professional who specializes in massage services to treat clients. A massage therapist should have excellent communication skills and be well-versed in different types of massage and massage techniques such as Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, sports massage, and therapeutic massage. Massage therapists also provide treatment plans for patients to continue massage therapy short-term or long-term.

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Personality types of a Massage Therapist

Each letter of DISC represents polar personality types with correlating behaviors and characteristics. Learn more about their strengths and weaknesses, how they communicate, and more
D

high D - Problem Solver

Likes to make decisions
I

high I - Influencer

Likes to meet new people
S

low S - Voyager

Likes new adventures
C

low C - Innovator

Likes every day to be different

Behavioral Qualities for a Massage Therapist

Behavioral qualities make people naturally act in a certain way. Utilize people's natural behaviors and strengths at work.
  • Pioneering. Venturing into new paths/ideas.
  • Personable. Easy to get along with.
  • Flexible. Open to different ways of trying things.
  • Unconventional. Not bound by rules or traditions.

Motivators for a Massage Therapist

Motivators are values that drive people. To retain passionate employees, place people in a role that utilizes their values
  • Political: A drive for authority, to take command. To tend to the political drive, give them opportunities to advise their clients.
  • Altruistic: A caring drive to benefit and support others. To tend to the altruistic drive, let them help their clients in any way they can.
  • Regulatory: A drive to maintain order and the status quo. To tend to the regulatory drive, give them rough guidelines to follow.

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