Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services

Name: Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services
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ISBN: 9780231157018

ISBN-10: 0231157010

ISBN-13: 9780231157018

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Frederic G. Reamer

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Should a therapist disclose personal information to a client, accept a client's gift, or provide a former client with a job? Is it appropriate to exchange email or text messages with clients or correspond with them on social networking websites? Some acts, such as initiating a sexual relationship with a client, are clearly prohibited, yet what about more subtle interactions, such as hugging or accepting invitations to a social event or joining a client's social networking site? Can one maintain a friendship with a former client or client's relative, or is this a conflict of interest that ultimately subverts the client-practitioner relationship?In this still-unique resource (originally…

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List price: $38.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 8/28/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.90" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.792
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



Boundaries and Dual Relationships: Key Concepts


Boundary Issues in the Human Services


Emerging Boundary Challenges: Social Media and Electronic Communications


A Typology of Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships: A Synopsis


Managing Boundaries and Dual Relationships


Sound Decision Making



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: Whose Needs Are Being Met?


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: Self-serving Motives



Altruism


Giving Gifts to Clients


Meeting Clients in Social or Community Settings


Offering Clients Favors


Accommodating Clients


Self-disclosing to Clients: The Risks of Altruism



Unavoidable and Unanticipated Circumstances


Geographic Proximity: Small and Rural Communities


Conflicts of Interest: Unexpected Challenges


Professional Encounters


Social Encounters



Risk Management: Guidelines and Strategies


Emerging Issues: The Challenge of Electronic Boundaries


Risk-Management Guidelines


Appendix: Excerpts from Codes of Ethics


References


Index