Maintaining Professional Boundaries While Working with Children

This training explores what constitutes boundary invasion as it pertains to professional adult/child working relationships. Topics that will be discussed include boundary behavior, differences between boundary invasion and grooming, how to address common problems, and how to report concerns. The session ends by stressing the importance of individual policies and procedures as they relate to boundary invasion issues.

While this workshop was specifically designed with school employees and students in mind, many elements can be universally applied to anyone who works in a professional capacity with children.

Paul Nash, Presenter

Paul is a seasoned educator with over forty years of teaching experience, and was recognized as the Washington State Principal of the Year in 2004. He also has a background in clinical social work and supervised counselor interns for Brandman University. In addition, he is an adjunct instructor in the Educational Leadership Program for Western Washington University,teaching administration courses to prospective school principals. As a presenter for Clear Risk Solutions he provides trainings on: ALICE, (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate), workplace boundaries and environment, bullying, confidentiality, diversity, discipline, harassment, and more.