Advocacy
Advocates responsibility to stand alongside users of services, enabling them to be heard in the way they wish to be heard, can lead to a lack of clarity about boundaries. Without agreed modes of training for advocates workers may be operating without a clear idea of where boundaries need to be in order for their work to be safe and effective.
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Business
A clear understanding of professional boundaries is essential for anyone working with the public, and especially when working with particularly vulnerable people or in settings where the risk of harm may be higher. Businesses need to understand where risks lie and how to promote safe working.
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Clergy
As a member of the clergy you will at times be confided in or asked for advice by members of your parish or congregation, sometimes the people approaching you may be vulnerable or distressed.What is an appropriate way for you to help/guide these people?
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Coaching
Whether you are working with people high up in the business world, or working on building confidence and self esteem with someone looking to return to work, you will at times be working with vulnerable clients.
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Complementary & Integrated Health
Working in the field of complementary and integrated health you will potentially be working with a wealth of clients with diverse issues. You maybe work in various settings; in a clinic, your own home, or in clients homes. In these diverse settings and with diverse treatment demands, how do you see your professional role? What are your professional boundaries? At times clients will be feeling physically or emotionally vulnerable, how do you manage this?
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Education
As someone working in the field of education, you will potentially be working with a great range of students. At times they may confide in you about work related concerns, or personal issues. How far is it appropriate for you to engage with students about personal issues? What is your professional role in working with this individual? What are appropriate professional boundaries?
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Health
Working in the health care sector you will often be supporting people who are not feeling at their best. How can you support these people in an appropriate manner? What are the boundaries of your professional role? Where there is a position of trust, there need to be clear boundaries in place.
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Psychological Therapies
As someone whose job it is to help people in often extreme emotional and mental distress, it is important that you have clearly defined professional boundaries. What is your role in working with this person? How can you communicate to this person what they can and cannot expect from you? What do you do if you have a sense of them pushing your boundaries? How can you try to avoid over dependence?
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Regulators
Training for regulators of professional conduct, whether in the statutory or self-regulated sector, focuses on raising awareness about boundaries, working with witnesses and the effects of abuse on mental health and behaviour.
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