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Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Social Work
Credit(s):
3 Ethics
Course Number:
SPS20260304
Duration:
3 hours
Access:
Available for 5 months after event date
Date:
March 4, 2026 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
VIP Early Registration for SPS Members: Registration opens first to SPS members for this webinar. This VIP early registration is available through February 10, 2026. SPS members are encouraged to register during the VIP early registration to help ensure their seats. After February 11, registration will open to non-SPS NASW members and non-NASW members for a fee.
Social workers frequently encounter complex ethical challenges involving boundaries and dual relationships. Examples include navigating relationships with clients when practitioners live and work in small or rural communities; managing practitioner self-disclosure; managing friendships and social contact with current and former clients; managing favors, gifts, and invitations; hiring of former clients; and managing online and social networking relationships and communications, among others. Using extensive case material, Dr. Frederic Reamer will acquaint participants with a typology of boundary issues and dual relationships. Participants will learn how to identify and respond constructively to complex boundary issues, protect clients, prevent professional malpractice, and avoid licensing board complaints. Key topics will include the nature of boundary issues, types of dual relationships, and practical risk-management strategies. Dr. Reamer will review and apply key social work ethics standards, statutes, and regulations.
Learning Objectives:
Identify ethics and risk management issues related to professional boundaries and dual relationships in social work.
Apply relevant ethics standards to manage boundary issues and dual relationships that arise in social work.
Use protocols designed to protect clients and help prevent litigation and ethics complaints.
3 Ethics
Price
Early Registration
Standard
Non-Member
N/A
$80.00
Member
N/A
$60.00
Specialty Practice Sections
N/A
$0.00
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