Benefits of maintaining professional boundaries and relationships with children

Facilitates partnership working - working within professional boundaries ensures that partnerships stay focused on their it purpose, which is the needs of the children and young people they are supporting

Respects privacy - Respecting the privacy of chidren and young people is vital for their dignity and rights, and to earn their trust. Professionals knowledge and information about children's and young people's lives should always remain private.

Provides structure and expectations - Professionalism provides structure and boundaries to the relationship between adults and

Promotes safeguarding and prevents misuse of power - Remaining professional is important as it ensures that practitioners value individuals and so that misunderstandings and conflict are less likely to occur.