Tangled Relationships

Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services

By: Frederic G. Reamer

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Paperback | 29 May 2001 | Edition Number 1

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Should a therapist counsel a former lover or accept a client's gift? If so, has a boundary been crossed? Some boundary issues, like beginning a sexual relationship with a client, are obvious pitfalls to avoid, but what about more subtle issues, like hugging a client or disclosing personal information to a client? What are the boundaries of maintaining a friendship with a former client or the relative of a client? When do conflicts of interest overburden the client-practitioner relationship?

Frederic Reamer, a leading authority on professional ethics, offers a definitive and up-to-date analysis of boundary issues, a rapidly emerging topic in the field of human services. One of the only works in the field to provide a conceptual framework for the dual relationship between practitioner and client, this book provides an in-depth look at the complex forms these relationships take. It also gives practical risk-management models to aid human service professionals in the prevention of problematic situations and the managing of dual relationships. Reamer examines the ethics involving intimate and sexual relationships with clients and former clients, practitioners' self-disclosure, giving and receiving favors and gifts, bartering for services, and unavoidable and unanticipated circumstances such as social encounters and geographical proximity. Case vignettes that help illustrate important points are also included in each chapter.

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All helping professionals would benefit from incorporating the guidelines presented into their practice -- Patricia O'Donnell Journal of Religion & Spirituality "Poorly handled boundary problems comprise the most common basis for law suits and licensing board complaints involving mental health professionals. Reamer has compiled an engaging collection of diverse case materials and integrated these with thoughtful discussion and excerpts from key professional standards. The result is an exceptionally helpful guide for students and experienced practitioners alike, as well as a highly engaging read." -- Gerry Koocher, Gerald P. Koocher, PhD, ABPPAssociate Provost and Professor of Psychology Simmons College

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Preface	p. xi
Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships: Key Concepts	p. 1
Boundary Issues in the Human Services	p. 2
A Typology of Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships	p. 8
Managing Dual Relationships	p. 17
Sound Decision Making	p. 20
The Role of Practitioner Impairment	p. 47
Intimate Relationships	p. 55
Sexual Relationships with Clients	p. 55
Sexual Relationships with Former Clients	p. 81
Counseling Former Sexual Partners	p. 85
Sexual Relationships with Clients' Relatives or Acquaintances	p. 87
Sexual Relationships with Supervisees, Trainees, Students, and Colleagues	p. 90
Physical Contact	p. 92
Emotional and Dependency Needs	p. 99
Friendships with Clients	p. 101
Unconventional Interventions	p. 104
Self-disclosure	p. 108
Affectionate Communications	p. 112
Community-based Contact with Clients	p. 115
Personal Benefit	p. 122
Barter for Services	p. 122
Business and Financial Relationships	p. 128
Advice and Services	p. 133
Favors and Gifts	p. 135
Conflicts of Interest	p. 143
Altruism	p. 148
Giving Gifts to Clients	p. 148
Meeting Clients in Social or Community Settings	p. 151
Offering Clients Favors	p. 156
Accommodating Clients	p. 160
Self-disclosing to Clients	p. 166
Unavoidable and Unanticipated Circumstances	p. 173
Geographic Proximity	p. 173
Conflicts of Interest	p. 181
Professional Encounters	p. 189
Social Encounters	p. 190
Epilogue	p. 194
References	p. 199
Index	p. 211
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