Personal Boundary-setting

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 Personal Boundary-setting

Setting boundaries is frequently not something we are explicitly taught; instead, we pick it up

from others due to the interactions and environments that shape us as children. Boundaries are,

by definition, the delineated limitations surrounding an object or location. Emotional,

physical, and social limits are all types of personal boundaries. Setting boundaries is a crucial

habit that may promote a sense of agency, safety, and general well-being. However, it can be

challenging and leave us wishing for a clear "no trespassing" sign on a barbed wire fence. Setting

new limits and respecting those of others requires a variety of critical abilities, including

reflection, awareness, and communication. As a school social worker, I might advise some kids

in my neighborhood, but this would not violate any boundaries since nurses must uphold

professional boundaries with their patients.

Before meeting with clients, I must first practice finding the right balance between my roles

as a professional and a community member, which frequently results in multiple relationships

(Schank & Skovholt, 1997). Treating friends' kids or close friends and family of current or past

customers might lead to other dual connections in small towns. In order to comprehend how my

client would feel and how they would want to handle a circumstance like meeting me outside of

our professional environment, I would discuss other potential concerns that living in a small

community would have right from the start. Describing how it is nearly hard for us to remove

ourselves from customers and previous clients and how smaller community professionals are

frequently vital participants in social events. I must put the client's needs first and adhere to

treatment parameters to create a therapeutic framework that clearly defines each participant's role

in the therapy relationship (Smith & Fitzpatrick, 1995).

 Whether a dual connection would influence my client's actions and choices outside our

professional environment is a crucial issue that I must address professionally. Problems with

professional boundaries can arise while dealing with many family members as clients or with

people who are friends with certain customers. Examples include the reality of overlapping

commercial or professional ties and how they affect the professional's own family (Schank,

1994). discussing with customers the likelihood that certain aspects of our life may overlap.

Allowing clients to make judgments and express their preferences in outside encounters can help

them assess the implications of multiple partnerships.

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Schank, J. A., & Skovholt, T. M. (1997). Dual-relationship dilemmas of rural and small-

community psychologists. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice,28(1), 44-49.

doi:10.1037/0735-7028.28.1.44

Smith, D., & Fitzpatrick, M. (1995). Patient-therapist boundary issues: An integrative review of

theory and research. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice,26(5), 499-506.

doi:10.1037/0735-7028.26.5.499