Absolutely!!! In fact, I encounter physical contact boundary issues in my professional career daily. The client population I work with frequently seeks out others for physical contact for various reasons which may include, a way of offering a social greeting, satisfying a sensory need, or an impulsive need quickly followed by episodes of explosive outburst.
How do you see the issues potentially playing out?
Unwarranted physical contact from another plays out depending on the scenario factors, from simple redirection to aversive behavioral episodes. According to Reamer (2003), “not all physical contact between social workers and clients is sexual in nature.