It is not difficult to imagine that intimate relationships with clients can have a detrimental impact both on the helping relationship and on the client. In this discussion, you will analyze the impact of such relationships and their effects on all parties involved, including the human services practitioner. Use the readings, internet, and Purdue Global Library to research the potential emotional, psychological, and social impacts on the client in an intimate relationship with a human service professional.
Please respond to the following:
- Create a scenario, analyze it, and then discuss the likely and potential impacts of intimate relationships on the client and the human service professional.
- Research similar situations in the state in which you live and discuss how the scenario you created might be handled if it occurred in your state.
- Discuss how your professional values can help you avoid dual relationships in your own practice.
Library Readings
Connery, A. L., & Murdock, N. L. (2019). An interactive view of countertransference: Differentiation of self and client presentation. Psychotherapy, 56(2), 181–192.
Dailey, A. C. (2017). Violating boundaries. Studies in Gender & Sexuality, 18(1), 13–18.
Nygaard, A., Biong, H., Silkoset, R., & Kidwell, R. (2017). Leading by example: Values-based strategy to instill ethical conduct. Journal of Business Ethics, 145(1), 133–139.
Reamer, F. G. (2012). Boundary issues and dual relationships in the human services (2nd ed.). Columbia University Press.
- Chapter 2: “Intimate Relationships”
- Chapter 3: “Emotional and Dependency Needs”
QUICK LINK
National Organization for Human Services. (2015). Ethical standards for human services professionals. https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-stan…
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