Professional Boundaries

Maintaining boundaries is essential to providing services which comply with legislation and good practice and ensures all customers are treated consistently and fairly. Professional boundaries separate supportive approaches from inappropriate relationships and behaviour. 

Providers  need to be clear about boundaries so staff understand the relationship they have with service users and minimise potential for abuse.

Sample content:

  • Principles of professional boundaries and why they are necessary
  • Responsibilities and implementation
  • When professional boundaries apply and potential breaches
  • Confidentiality and privacy
  • Potential breaches and now to deal with them
  • Responding assertively to professional boundary issues

If you are registered for the erosh Independent Living Standards, this training will help you achieve the following standard(s):

C8 Staff Management, Recruitment and Retention

C9 Qualified and Trained Staff

Maintaining boundaries is essential to providing services which comply with legislation and good practice and ensures all customers are treated consistently and fairly. Professional boundaries separate …

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