Navigating boundaries is one of the biggest and most common challenges you’ll face as a clinician. Since every client is different, communicating and interacting one way may constitute a boundary crossing for one client but not another. Maintaining boundaries requires adaptability and vigilance. And yes, sometimes not maintaining proper boundaries puts our work—even our professional survival—at risk. It’s enough to make even the most confident clinician sweat. So when it comes to setting and establishing healthy boundaries, where do we begin? In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn about the most common boundary pitfalls and how to deal with them. You’ll also learn:

• An ethical decision-making model for avoiding boundary violations
• The role that culture plays in setting and expressing ethical boundaries
• An ethical approach to doing teletherapy that ensures your safety as well as your clients’
• How to communicate clear guidelines from the very first session that address the likelihood of a dual relationship and how you plan to navigate it

Latasha Matthews, LPC, CPCS, CPLC, is an author, speaker, clinical trainer, life coach, and therapist in Lawrenceville, GA, as well as cofounder of Pieces That Fit, Inc. and the CEO and clinical director of Illumination Counseling and Coaching, LLC. She’s an adjunct professor at several universities, as well as the author of The Dumping Ground.