Boundary Issues in Social Work: Managing Dual Relationships

Author: Reamer F.G.

Source: Social Work, Volume 48, Number 1, 1 January 2003 , pp. 121-133(13)

Publisher: National Association of Social Workers

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Abstract:

Social work literature clearly demonstrates that ethical issues related to boundaries are among the most problematic and challenging. Boundary issues involve circumstances in which social workers encounter actual or potential conflicts between their professional duties and their social, sexual, religious, or business relationships. This article provides an overview of boundary issues in social work (circumstances involving dual and multiple relationships); presents a conceptually based typology of boundary issues in the profession; and provides guidelines to help social workers manage the boundary issues and risks that arise in practice.

Keywords: BOUNDARIES; DUAL RELATIONSHIPS; ETHICS; NASW CODE OF ETHICS; VALUES

Document Type: Research article

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