Chapter 8 Ethical Decision Making and Managing Professional Boundaries

Question 1

define dual or multiple relationshipo

Answer 1

when a clinician is a professional role as well as a non professional role

Question 2

what are the 4 types of boundaries

Answer 2

counselor social boundaries, psychological boundaries, financial boundaries, and counselor physical boundaries

Question 3

what are counselor social boundaries

Answer 3

relationships that may occur in a social context

Question 4

what is a psyschological boundary

Answer 4

counselor self-disclosure

Question 5

what are financial boundaries

Answer 5

establishing fees and payments for counseling services, decisions on a sliding fee scale process, engaging in bartering or not, and handling client nonpayment of services.

Question 6

what are physical boundaries

Answer 6

touching of the client in any way

Question 7

what is an emotional boundary

Answer 7

how we handle the range of emotions we go through

Question 8

what is a boundary extension

Answer 8

this is when we become therapeutically flexible and extend a boundary (such as attending a funeral with a client)

Question 9

what points are needed for documenting a boundary extension x4

Answer 9

the rationale, possible benefit, and anticipated consequences

if harm should come across to the client we need to show evidence of how we tried to remedy that harm.