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Developing professional boundaries guidance for social workers

Developing professional boundaries guidance for social workers Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the approach taken by the General Social Care Council to developing professional boundaries guidance for social workers. Design/methodology/approach – Areas of tension or difficulty encountered in developing the guidance are highlighted and the reasons for the decisions taken in developing the guidance are discussed. Findings – The process of developing the guidance served to highlight a number of areas of disagreement regarding how the General Social Care Council should act to address the issue of professional boundaries violations amongst social workers. These areas of disagreement, and how they were resolved within the scope of the guidance, are analysed. Originality/value – The paper provides an insight into the types of issues that a regulator confronts when acting to address behaviour amongst its registrants. The approach the General Social Care Council took to professional boundaries issues amongst social workers – producing an aid to reflection rather than a list of “dos” and “don'ts” – and the process of developing the guidance will provide a useful reference point for other organisations confronting similar issues. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Adult Protection Emerald Publishing

Developing professional boundaries guidance for social workers

Kerrin Clapton
The Journal of Adult Protection , Volume 15 (1): 8 – Feb 8, 2013
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2013 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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1466-8203
DOI
10.1108/14668201311299908
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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the approach taken by the General Social Care Council to developing professional boundaries guidance for social workers. Design/methodology/approach – Areas of tension or difficulty encountered in developing the guidance are highlighted and the reasons for the decisions taken in developing the guidance are discussed. Findings – The process of developing the guidance served to highlight a number of areas of disagreement regarding how the General Social Care Council should act to address the issue of professional boundaries violations amongst social workers. These areas of disagreement, and how they were resolved within the scope of the guidance, are analysed. Originality/value – The paper provides an insight into the types of issues that a regulator confronts when acting to address behaviour amongst its registrants. The approach the General Social Care Council took to professional boundaries issues amongst social workers – producing an aid to reflection rather than a list of “dos” and “don'ts” – and the process of developing the guidance will provide a useful reference point for other organisations confronting similar issues.

Journal

The Journal of Adult Protection – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 8, 2013

Keywords: Social work; Standards; Protocols; Individual behaviour; Professional associations; Career guidance; Safeguarding; Legal; General Social Care Council

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