Course overview of Professional Boundaries
Within our private and professional lives, we will develop a range of different relationships. Where some relationships will be personal, others will be professional. This course looks at these differences and go into more detail about professional boundaries within a care and support worker's role.
This course was written in partnership with professionals at Norwood, a leading charity supporting people with learning disabilities and autism.
Course content
- Personal and professional relationships
- What are professional boundaries?
- Importance of professional boundaries
- Rules for professional boundaries
- Physical contact
- Receiving and giving gifts
- Financial transactions
- Personal details
- Relationships
- Language
- Indicators of breaching professional boundaries
Consequences for breaching professional boundaries
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Aims of Professional Boundaries course
By the end of the training, you will:
- Understand the difference between personal and professional relationships
- Identify what are professional boundaries
- Acknowledge the importance of professional boundaries
- Recognise the rules for professional boundaries
- Understand the procedure when receiving and giving gifts
- Understand the rules regarding financial transactions
- Establish boundaries around sharing personal details
- Understand how to maintain professional relationships
- Identify appropriate and inappropriate language you may use
- Recognise the indicators that professional boundaries have been breached
- Understand the consequences of breaching these boundaries
What audience is this online course suitable for?
This course has been designed specifically for people working in a social care setting who want to know more about professional boundaries. It may also be useful to a wider audience.
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