BSHS 335 Week 3 Boundary Issues
Boundary Issues
Boundary Issues Human service professionals are taught to understand their client’s as well as the role they play in their life professionally. The most important part of that is understanding that it is a professional relationship and should be nothing more than that. Boundaries are put in place in many different parts of a person’s life to help them understand what they are to do and where they are to avoid. This is also something that is implemented with human service professionals. They are taught boundaries for themselves and given the tools to help their clients’ understand what their boundaries are. It is done so that the clients’ can receive the best possible help there is for them. The following is going to explore different boundaries and relationships between a client and the professional, what to avoid, and the best possible solutions if a boundary is compromised.
Considering who is answering the question if human service professionals should seek social relationships with their clients, the answers can vary. There are some who feel that it is possible to maintain the needed professional relationship that is necessary to effectively treat his or her client and be able to maintain a social relationship outside of the treatment realm; but there other who feel that when a human service professional attempts to acquire a social relationship with his or her client is not only impossible but also is a conflict of interest and a violation of the client/provider code of ethics (Corey, Schneider, & Callahan, 2011). The idea of social relationships in regards as a form of dual relationships within the human service professions has not been definitively categorized as immoral or moral, based on research and personal opinion, social relationships can cause more of a hindrance rather than an enhancement. Based on cultural background, according to Corey, Schneider, & Callahan, there are circumstances where dual relationships are necessary
Boundary Issues Human service professionals are taught to understand their client’s as well as the role they play in their life professionally. The most important part of that is understanding that it is a professional relationship and should be nothing more than that. Boundaries are put in place in many different parts of a person’s life to help them understand what they are to do and where they are to avoid. This is also something that is implemented with human service professionals. They are taught boundaries for themselves and given the tools to help their clients’ understand what their boundaries are. It is done so that the clients’ can receive the best possible help there is for them. The following is going to explore different boundaries and relationships between a client and the professional, what to avoid, and the best possible solutions if a boundary is compromised.
Considering who is answering the question if human service professionals should seek social relationships with their clients, the answers can vary. There are some who feel that it is possible to maintain the needed professional relationship that is necessary to effectively treat his or her client and be able to maintain a social relationship outside of the treatment realm; but there other who feel that when a human service professional attempts to acquire a social relationship with his or her client is not only impossible but also is a conflict of interest and a violation of the client/provider code of ethics (Corey, Schneider, & Callahan, 2011). The idea of social relationships in regards as a form of dual relationships within the human service professions has not been definitively categorized as immoral or moral, based on research and personal opinion, social relationships can cause more of a hindrance rather than an enhancement. Based on cultural background, according to Corey, Schneider, & Callahan, there are circumstances where dual relationships are necessary
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