Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Social Work
Course: #1064Level: Intermediate 1.25 Hours 1388 Reviews
This webinar will provide participants with an overview of complex boundary and dual relationship issues in social work. Dr. Frederic Reamer will present a typology of boundary challenges; include case examples; and discuss practical strategies to protect clients and help prevent lawsuits and ethics complaints.
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Course Type: Video, Audio, Text
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify ethics and risk management issues related to professional boundaries and dual relationships.
- After this course, participants will be able to apply relevant ethics standards to manage boundaries and dual relationships.
- After this course, participants will be able to use protocols designed to protect clients and help prevent litigation and ethics complaints.
Course created on January 6, 2021
Agenda
| 0-10 Minutes | Introduction and Key Concepts |
| 10-25 Minutes | Boundary issues and dual relationships: A typology |
| 25-40 Minutes | Intimacy relationships; emotional and dependency needs |
| 40-50 Minutes | Personal benefit; altruism |
| 50-65 Minutes | Unavoidable/unanticipated circumstances |
| 65-70 Minutes | Risk management protocols |
| 70-75 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
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Frederic G. Reamer
PhD
Frederic Reamer is a professor in the graduate program, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College. His teaching and research focus on professional ethics, criminal justice, mental health, health care, and public policy. Dr. Reamer received his PhD from the University of Chicago and he has served as a social worker in correctional and mental health settings. He chaired the national task force that wrote the Code of Ethics adopted by the National Association of Social Workers in 1996 and recently served on the code revision task force. Dr. Reamer has lectured nationally and internationally on social work and professional ethics, including in India, China, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and in various European nations. His books include Social Work Values and Ethics; Risk Management in Social Work; The Social Work Ethics Casebook; Ethical Standards in Social Work; Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services; Ethics and Risk Management in Online and Distance Social Work; and The Social Work Ethics Audit, among others. In addition, Dr. Reamer has served as an expert witness in many court and licensing board cases throughout the United States.
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