The professional human services relationship is a special entity as the power and status of the relationship is unequal, and it is possible for ethical problems to arise if ethical boundaries around multiple relationships are not clearly established. Specifically, the National Organization of Human Services specified in Standard 6: Sexual or romantic relationships with current clients are prohibited. Before engaging in sexual or romantic relationships with former clients, friends, or family members of former clients, human service professionals carefully evaluate potential exploitation or harm and refrain from entering into such a relationship. :
Share with the class the inventory item that you found to be most ambiguous to you at this point in your career. For example, you probably were aware that sexual involvement was not appropriate but what struck you as something that was less obvious?
Based on what you have learned in the text and in Standard 6 above. Please create your own personal statement about boundaries and multiple relationships that you will use moving forward with your career. Share this statement with the class and let us see how much variance there is when handling these important issues.