Professional Boundaries Training Course

This training was developed by NYS Justice Center for People with Special Needs to support the use of professional boundaries in the provision of care at provider agencies.  At the Justice Center, we recognize that professional boundaries play a key role in preventing abuse and neglect and providing good quality of care.

This training will define professional boundaries and discuss a concept called zone of helpfulness. This information should be used to consider case scenarios covering three types of boundaries: physical, interpersonal, and psychological. This training will culminate with a discussion of self-awareness and self-help and finish by looking at tools and resources available from the Justice Center.

We recommend that this recorded training be used as part of a facilitated training that will allow staff the opportunity to ask questions, discuss agency policies and procedures, and talk thru the scenarios.  Facilitator and participant guides are provided using the links below.  Chose the guide that is most appropriate for the services your agency offers.

This training, however, is also designed to be effective for individual self-study.  A certificate of completion is provided at the end for those who complete the training on their own.