(1 Ethics CE) Managing and Maintaining Boundaries and Professional Relationships by Rebecca J. Ristow

Managing and Maintaining Boundaries and Professional Relationships by Rebecca J. Ristow, LIMHP 1 Hour Ethics CE, meets requirements for Nebraska licensure requirements. Certificate sent digitally within 72 hours, after the successful completion of CE quiz with a passing score of 8/10. This presentation aims to ignite a discussion on managing and maintaining boundaries and the professional relationship within the counseling session. We have a detailed ethical list of professional conduct in our Code of Ethics and a comprehensive list detailing with whom we can enter a counseling relationship. A potential gap in ethics discussions is a set of ideas to guide professional boundaries within the therapeutic relationship once a client and therapist establish a working therapeutic rapport. The primary goal of the presentation is to brainstorm with other therapists a list of working principles to be mindful of during the therapeutic relationship; the aim is not to create a working definition but rather acknowledge the authentic experience of being two independent people entering into a professional relationship that is one-sidedly intimate and how both are changed. The following areas will be part of the conversation: "The Gift of Therapy" by Dr. Irvin Yalom, intersubjectivity, self-disclosure, transference, and countertransference. © Nebraska Counseling Association and www.necounseling.org, 2024. Unauthorized use, sharing, or or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.