The Difference Between Working Relationships and Personal Relationships
How a working relationship is different from a personal relationship
The difference between a working relationship and personal relationship is that a working relationship is different because of boundaries, professional codes of conduct, employer policies and procedures. in your working relationship you would be friendly have a different approach treat with equality you would know your role and responsibility you would not share personal information as you would with friends. Also a working relationship has no emotional attachment and is primary based around your job, where as personal relationship has an emotional attachment due having family and personal friends and is not work related.
Different working relationships in health and social care settings
In the health and social care setting there are many different working relationships. These relationships will include colleagues, manager, other professionals such as doctors/district nurse, service users and their family and friends. For each you develop a different type of working relationship and some will be more formal than others e.g. You would not address a visiting doctor in the same manner as you would a service user and you would not address your manager in the same way as you would a colleague although you must ensure that you maintain a professional manner.
Why it is important to adhere to the agreed scope of the job role
The job role (can also be referred to as a job description or job specification) defines the functions of the worker. If these are not worked to or not in place then individuals may not be looked after appropriately and their needs may not be met and accidents could happen.
The other reason for working within the agreed scope of your job is that you are working at the level for your experience and qualifications. Other job roles may require specialist knowledge or training and you may not be able to do these jobs until you have been given the right training.
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The difference between a working relationship and personal relationship is that a working relationship is different because of boundaries, professional codes of conduct, employer policies and procedures. in your working relationship you would be friendly have a different approach treat with equality you would know your role and responsibility you would not share personal information as you would with friends. Also a working relationship has no emotional attachment and is primary based around your job, where as personal relationship has an emotional attachment due having family and personal friends and is not work related.
Different working relationships in health and social care settings
In the health and social care setting there are many different working relationships. These relationships will include colleagues, manager, other professionals such as doctors/district nurse, service users and their family and friends. For each you develop a different type of working relationship and some will be more formal than others e.g. You would not address a visiting doctor in the same manner as you would a service user and you would not address your manager in the same way as you would a colleague although you must ensure that you maintain a professional manner.
Why it is important to adhere to the agreed scope of the job role
The job role (can also be referred to as a job description or job specification) defines the functions of the worker. If these are not worked to or not in place then individuals may not be looked after appropriately and their needs may not be met and accidents could happen.
The other reason for working within the agreed scope of your job is that you are working at the level for your experience and qualifications. Other job roles may require specialist knowledge or training and you may not be able to do these jobs until you have been given the right training.
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