Boundaries is a term you’ve no doubt heard at one time or another. In this course we’re going to look in more detail at what we mean by boundaries, how they develop, client and staff boundaries, boundary crossings and violations, and the ethical implications.

We will think about some of the practical ways we can recognise and address boundary crossings in our practice, learning how to intervene before a serious situation develops.

We’ll also go on to look at both managing client disclosure as part of support, containment and boundary management and professional self-disclosure.

Finally, we will gain an understanding of the importance of holding healthy boundaries around breaks and endings, as well as the importance of self care in our work.

Our Objectives

The objectives for this course are:

1. Identify professional boundaries for caregivers
2. Maintain a helpful relationship with clients
3. Learn how to stay in bounds
4. Understand why professional boundaries are important
5. Understand about client disclosure and managing distress and offering containment in the development of psychological boundaries
6. Understanding about staff self-disclosure and the risk, benefits and boundary violations associated with it