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Maintaining Professional Boundaries in Interpersonal Work
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First 5 Santa Cruz County Service Integration Brown Bag Lunches August 2008

Conducted for:

August 4: Kelly Wolf, Program Manager CASA of Santa Cruz County kelly@casaofsantacruz.org August 8: Francis Krebs, Supervisor Health Services Agency, Children’s Mental Health francis.krebs@health.co.santa-cruz.ca.us

Presenters:

Agenda
I. II. III. Welcome & Introductions Defining personal boundaries Small group discussions a. Why are professional boundaries important in our work? b. What are some potential consequences of a service provider having loose or poor professional boundaries? c. What are some factors that could make it hard to create and maintain professional boundaries? Report back to big group Small-group work on scenarios Report back to large group; brainstorms techniques for creating & maintaining boundaries Closing comments & evaluations

IV. V. VI.

VII.

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Source: Professional Boundaries: A Nurse’s Guide to the Importance of Professional Boundaries, https://www.ncsbn.org/Professional_Boundaries_2007_Web.pdf

Prepared by Kelly Wolf, CASA of Santa Cruz County

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What Are Professional Boundaries?
Clearly established limits that allow for safe connections between service providers and their clients “Being with” the client, not becoming the client Being friendly, not friends The ability to know where you end and the client begins A clear understanding of the limits and responsibilities of your role as a service provider

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The Importance of Boundaries
Role modeling to the client healthy communication and professional relationships Avoiding the “rescuer” role Staying focused on one’s responsibilities to the client & the provision of helpful and appropriate services to the client Avoiding burn-out (“compassion fatigue”) If
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