Tangled Relationships Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services

Name: Tangled Relationships Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services
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ISBN: 9780231121170

ISBN-10: 0231121172

ISBN-13: 9780231121170

Edition: 2001

Authors: Frederic G. Reamer

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Should a therapist counsel a former lover or accept a client's gift? If so, has a boundary been crossed? Some boundary issues, like beginning a sexual relationship with a client, are obvious pitfalls to avoid, but what about more subtle issues, like hugging a client or disclosing personal information to a client? What are the boundaries of maintaining a friendship with a former client or the relative of a client? When do conflicts of interest overburden the client-practitioner relationship? Frederic Reamer, a leading authority on professional ethics, offers a definitive and up-to-date analysis of boundary issues, a rapidly emerging topic in the field of human services. One of the only…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/29/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 225
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.91" long x 0.05" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Frederic G. Reamer is a professor of social work at Rhode Island College. He has had years of experience working in the criminal justice system and is the author and editor of several books on crime and social work, including Criminal Lessons: Case Studies and Commentary on Crime and Justiceand Tangled Relationships: Managing Boundary Issues in the Human Services.



Preface



Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships: Key Concepts


Boundary Issues in the Human Services


A Typology of Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships


Managing Dual Relationships


Sound Decision Making


The Role of Practitioner Impairment



Intimate Relationships


Sexual Relationships with Clients


Sexual Relationships with Former Clients


Counseling Former Sexual Partners


Sexual Relationships with Clients' Relatives or Acquaintances


Sexual Relationships with Supervisees, Trainees, Students, and Colleagues


Physical Contact



Emotional and Dependency Needs


Friendships with Clients


Unconventional Interventions


Self-disclosure


Affectionate Communications


Community-based Contact with Clients



Personal Benefit


Barter for Services


Business and Financial Relationships


Advice and Services


Favors and Gifts


Conflicts of Interest



Altruism


Giving Gifts to Clients


Meeting Clients in Social or Community Settings


Offering Clients Favors


Accommodating Clients


Self-disclosing to Clients



Unavoidable and Unanticipated Circumstances


Geographic Proximity


Conflicts of Interest


Professional Encounters


Social Encounters


Epilogue


References


Index