For Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Clinical Psychologists facing significant issues or concerns about any aspect of professional boundaries, including where advised by a supervisor and where there is a complaint or investigation.
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Description
This new course covers the theoretical framework for boundaries in therapy, provides ways to understand how therapists get into difficulty and suggests ways forward. A course especially developed for talking therapy practitioners. The course uses research and empirical data to inform participants about the core risk factors and frameworks on boundaries in therapy. It includes exploration of how therapists get into difficulty with boundaries and provides a space for responding to boundary breaches and formal processes.
There is a fee scale for members of participating organisations - please get in touch to check eligibility.
Goals & Intended Outcomes
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To Define what professional boundaries in therapy are and why they are important.
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To Describe the core frameworks for understanding professional boundaries in therapy.
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To Identify the main categories of professional boundaries in therapy.
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To explore a set of core categories.
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To Provide the opportunity to reflect on participants' own practice and approach.
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To Suggest strategies to reduce risk.
Indicative Content
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Boundary Theory
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Purpose
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Definitions
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Power Differential
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Protective factors and Prompts
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Types of conduct issues in therapy
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Risk factors specific to therapy
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Self-disclosure
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Behavioural limits
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Self-care
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Emotional boundaries
Learning Methods
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Pre-course reading
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Knowledge sharing
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Evidence from research
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Poetry
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Film and TV Clips
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Group discussion
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Working in pairs
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Playing The Professional Boundaries Game®
When The Course Is Helpful
This course is for when there has been a concern raised or complaint received in relation to professional boundaries, including when there is a national regulatory or employer enquiry.
If you are looking for training on professional boundaries and this situation does not apply to you please contact us about the ‘Introduction to Professional Boundaries’ course instead.
Who is the course for?
Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Psychoanalysts and students - anyone who works as a talking treatment practitioner of any modality.