Scope of practice

The knowledge base and practice parameters of a particular profession.

Physical Boundaries 

Personal space within an arm length perimeter around the body.

Intellectual Boundaries

Intellectual thoughts, ideas, personal prejudices.

Energetic Boundaries

Therapist clearing or grounding energies coming from the client, involves beliefs, spirituality, etc.

  Rigid Boundaries

Unchangeable boundaries, rigid.

Permeable Boundaries

Boundaries that can be changed willingly.

Transference and Counter Transference

Transference: personalization of the professional relationship by the client

Counter Transference: opposite of transference.

Dual relationships

Scopes of practice overlap and one professional provides support in more than one area of expertise.

Power Differential

Difference in knowledge and skills between client and the professional.

Duties

Do no harm/Do good:

Hippocratic corpus-

meaning 1^st goal should be to do good, and 2^nd should be to do no harm.

Informed Consent

Making a decision based on intelligent information. Client must understand what will occur.

Financial impropriety

Financial fraud usually involving misappropriation of funds, or assets.

Why is confidentiality necessary in the profession?

Respect for privacy, privacy of information, trust, and client retention.

Why acquire malpractice insurance when you graduate?

To help protect yourself and your assets, in case of professional negligence or maleficence, unintentional or purposeful wrong.