9 Tips to Maintain Boundaries in Clinical Practice
The points summarized in this pocket guide-drawn from actual cases-recur repeatedly as problems for practitioners.
Thoughtful, knowledgeable practice is always best for patients and the best avoidance of trouble for clinicians. The points summarized here recur repeatedly as problems for practitioners. It is a “pocket guide” for clinicians drawn from actual cases.
READING LIST
Gutheil TG, Brodsky A. Preventing Boundary Violations in Clinical Practice. New York: Guilford Press; 2008.
Gutheil TG, Gabbard GO. The concept of boundaries in clinical practice: theoretical and risk-management dimensions. Am J Psychiatry. 1993;150:188-196.
Gutheil TG, Gabbard GO. Misuses and misunderstandings of boundary theory in clinical and regulatory settings. Am J Psychiatry. 1998;155:409-414.
Gutheil TG, Simon RI. Non-sexual boundary crossings and boundary violations: the ethical dimension. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2002;25:585-592.
Norris DM, Gutheil TG, Strasburger LH. This couldn’t happen to me: boundary problems and sexual misconduct in the psychotherapy relationship. Psychiatr Serv. 2003;54:517-522.
