Accepted therapeutic boundaries have evolved over time. The 1930-1970’s saw loose boundaries. Towards the 1980’s and 1990’s any kind of dual relationships were ill advised. There is current recognition that dual relationships are not only are unavoidable but in many cases can be beneficial to the therapeutic process (Zur, 2011).
Dual relationships are when more than one type of relationship occurs between a client and their health care practitioner. These include friendship, business or teacher-student relationships (Zur, 2004).
Boundaries can be crossed by natural heath practitioners (NHP’s) by where the sessions are held, how long they go for, the exchange of gifts, and the NHP’s self-disclosure (Guthiel & Gabbard, 1993). It is important …show more content…
If Jim and his partner remain together and the three-way friendship is lasting, there may be no harm done. However, in the case that Jim and his partner decide to end their relationship, it may put Kylie in a position where she may have to choose between clients or cease treatment with both clients, potentially comprising those clients’ healing processes, and, failing to uphold what is in the best interests of the client at all times (AIPC, 2010; Herlihy & Corey, 2014).
Health care practitioners care now able to use social media to create a health conscious network through which they can share information and encourage their patients (Ventola, 2014; George et al. 2013). These are positive ways to use social media. When used without due consideration, the use of social media can pose a hindrance or be quite destructive to one’s career and social life (Bernhardt et al., 2014).
It is the NHP’s responsibility to set and adhere to boundaries around social media. They must be aware of the privacy settings of the websites they are using and to be mindful of the posts, opinions they share. The use of social media creates an easily accessible log of ideas and opinions expressed by the …show more content…
It would be wise for the practitioner to have a business Facebook page as opposed to, or as well as a personal profile – and to use it in a professional way – keeping personal conversations with Facebook friends via their personal Facebook account (Zur & Zur, 2011).
It is important to be selective of whom you choose to engage with on social media and to use the various online security measures available to you. This will ensure that you share of yourself with awareness (Bernhardt et al. 2014).
The practitioner needs to be aware of how easily a friendship can begin, especially with the use of text messaging and social media. Dual relationships are the ideal scenario for boundary crossings to occur. The NHP may at times have to ‘be cruel to be kind’ – by not responding, or by responding in a closed manner as to close a potential text conversation down, or to revert it back to a business
Dual relationships are when more than one type of relationship occurs between a client and their health care practitioner. These include friendship, business or teacher-student relationships (Zur, 2004).
Boundaries can be crossed by natural heath practitioners (NHP’s) by where the sessions are held, how long they go for, the exchange of gifts, and the NHP’s self-disclosure (Guthiel & Gabbard, 1993). It is important …show more content…
If Jim and his partner remain together and the three-way friendship is lasting, there may be no harm done. However, in the case that Jim and his partner decide to end their relationship, it may put Kylie in a position where she may have to choose between clients or cease treatment with both clients, potentially comprising those clients’ healing processes, and, failing to uphold what is in the best interests of the client at all times (AIPC, 2010; Herlihy & Corey, 2014).
Health care practitioners care now able to use social media to create a health conscious network through which they can share information and encourage their patients (Ventola, 2014; George et al. 2013). These are positive ways to use social media. When used without due consideration, the use of social media can pose a hindrance or be quite destructive to one’s career and social life (Bernhardt et al., 2014).
It is the NHP’s responsibility to set and adhere to boundaries around social media. They must be aware of the privacy settings of the websites they are using and to be mindful of the posts, opinions they share. The use of social media creates an easily accessible log of ideas and opinions expressed by the …show more content…
It would be wise for the practitioner to have a business Facebook page as opposed to, or as well as a personal profile – and to use it in a professional way – keeping personal conversations with Facebook friends via their personal Facebook account (Zur & Zur, 2011).
It is important to be selective of whom you choose to engage with on social media and to use the various online security measures available to you. This will ensure that you share of yourself with awareness (Bernhardt et al. 2014).
The practitioner needs to be aware of how easily a friendship can begin, especially with the use of text messaging and social media. Dual relationships are the ideal scenario for boundary crossings to occur. The NHP may at times have to ‘be cruel to be kind’ – by not responding, or by responding in a closed manner as to close a potential text conversation down, or to revert it back to a business