Area Agency on Aging Educational Seminar- # 3 CEU's  

Not Friend or Family: Maintaining Healthy Boundaries in the Helping Professions- Ethical Considerations and Practical Challenges

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Paid caregivers as well as those in health care and social services, are often in a unique position. Clients often want to treat them like family or friends; employers want them to work efficiently and not to form personal ties. They sometimes feel caught in the middle. They have to balance the differing expectations of their employees, their clients and their own personal needs while getting their jobs done to everyone’s satisfaction. This workshop will discuss strategies for establishing and maintaining appropriate boundaries in a variety of areas with adults and their families. Specifically, it will provide discussions about disclosure of personal information, accepting gifts, handling violations of personal space, maintaining effective confidentiality, and moving on after a death or loss.

Objectives:

• To identify and define the topic of personal and professional boundaries with older clients i.e. What is the nature of the professional relationship-ethical and practical considerations? Interactive case study and discussion

• To discuss strategies for establishing and maintaining effective boundaries in the area of sharing personal information. Interactive discussion with handouts.

• To discuss strategies for establishing and maintaining effective boundaries in the area of reciprocity of services and financial exchanges. Interactive discussion with handouts.

• To discuss strategies for establishing and maintaining effective boundaries in the area of personal space. Interactive discussion with handouts.

• To discuss strategies for establishing and maintaining effective boundaries in the area of confidentiality. Interactive discussion with handouts.

• To discuss strategies for establishing and maintaining effective boundaries in the area of closure after a death or loss. Interactive discussion with handouts.

• To discuss tips for re-establishing effective boundaries with older adults and their families after they have been compromised if possible. Interactive discussion with handouts.

Paula M. Taliaferro, MGS, LSW

Paula works part time at the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging as an Outreach & Education Specialist. As such, she has presented over 980 workshops in the last decade. Paula holds a Master’s Degree in Gerontology from Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University and a License in Social Work in the State of Ohio. She is a PAC Approved Trainer under Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach Certification. She is developer of the “Aging In Ohio” course which is required of many professionals who work with older adults. In addition, she is one two developers of the “Fundamentals of Guardianship” course sponsored by the Ohio Supreme Court’s Judicial College.

Views adn written materials presented during this seminar are those of the individual presenter and do not necessarily represent the offical views and/or opinions of the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

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