Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations Of Mental Health Professionals
Can mental health professionals work with clients that they know from outside of the
job? Can you barter with clients for your services? Mental health professionals are
charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but
the obligation isn�t always so easy to discern. This course brings real-world context to
ethical concerns often experienced by professionals in practice in maintaining
appropriate professional boundaries. This course will provide a framework to
contemplate ethical dilemmas and make informed decisions that insulate professionals
from legal liability while protecting clients from harm.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NYS REQUIREMENT OF MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO RECEIVE 3 HOURS OF TRAINING ON
MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES (effective April 2023).
THIS COURSE IS NOT NEW YORK STATE SPECIFIC, AND CAN SATISFY ETHICS
AND BOUNDARIES TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY STATE.
This course aims to bring context to ethical concerns often experienced by behavioral/physical health professionals in practice with individual clients/patients.
Course Objectives
Understand the ethical and legal responsibility of mental health professionals to
maintain appropriate professional boundaries with their clients.
Define dual relationships
Apply a framework to avoid dual relationships whenever possible
Topic(s)
Boundries, Ethics
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