Chapter 7: Managing Boundaries and Multiple Relationships

Multiple relationships between counselor and client _.

should only happen when they serve the best interest of the client

Who is most likely to encounter issues with multiple relationships?

counselor educators

Seeing clients outside of the session room might cause a clinician to consider _.

a discussion with insurance liability providers

The concept of solidarity within boundaries is rooted in _.

authenticity

A client from many years ago send you a "friend" request on social media. You should _.

discuss at the onset of therapy the informality of the social media world and any inherent boundary issues that might ensue

Cynthia invites you to see her perform in a high school musical. You should _.

interpret this as a positive boundary crossing

How do clinicians in small town examine boundaries with clientele?

discuss at the onset of therapy what to do if a chance encounter should happen

Regarding the practice of bartering, 

bartering should be examined from a cultural context

Gift-giving by clients to the counselor should _.

be examined through the lens of at what point in therapy, or when the gift is presented

Bartering, gift-giving and social relationships between clients and therapists _.

somewhat imply that the direction of therapy is being influenced by clients who make a culture-based gesture

A ramification of sexual attraction between clients and practitioners might also mean _.

that many clinicians may not always be confident about how to address such feelings

Which is true?

• clinicians should share feelings of attraction they have to clients when in session

• sexual attraction to clients and acting on that attraction carries the same degree of unethicality

• relationships between clients and practitioners can happen after a period of two years

• sexual relationships between client and counselor should not harm work done years prior to the formation of a private social relationship

• therapists are always responsible for managing their feelings towards clients

therapists are always responsible for managing their feelings towards clients

Non-erotic touch, such as a hug _.

could be misinterpreted and should only be approached with caution and clinical insight