Managing boundaries is an everyday reality faced by human service professionals, particularly those who live and practice in small communities. Helpers who work in rural communities may have greater challenges in dealing with multiple relationships than those who work in urban areas.

Assignment Scenarios

Scenario 1
A human service professional discovers that all of her bank accounts are at the local bank where a client works as a teller. This client has access to the human service professionals financial information and may be able to ascertain who the human service professionals other clients are in town when checks are deposited.

Scenario 2
A human service professional sees one of his clients at the local grocery store. The client is with one or more other persons. The human service professional, who is mindful of confidentiality, must decide how to respond. If he doesnt acknowledge the client, will the client feel snubbed? On the other hand, what if the hu