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Tangled Relationships foundations of social work knowledge frederic g. reamer, series editor Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Frederic G. Reamer, Series Editor Social work has a unique history, purpose, perspective, and method. The primary purpose of this series is to articulate these distinct qualitiesandto define and explore the ideas, concepts, and skills that together constitute socialwork’sintellectualfoundationsandboundariesanditsemergingissues andconcerns. Toaccomplishthisgoal,theserieswillpublishacohesivecollectionof booksthataddressboth thecore knowledgeoftheprofessionanditsnewly emergingtopics.Thecoreisdefinedbytheevolvingconsensus,asprimarily reflected in the Council of Social Work Education’s Curriculum Policy Statement, concerning what courses accredited social work educationpro- grams must include in their curricula. The series will be characterizedby an emphasis on the widely embraced ecological perspective; attention to issues concerning direct and indirect practice; and emphasis on cultural diversityandmulticulturalism,socialjustice,oppression,populationsatrisk, and social work values and ethics. The series will have a dual focus on practicetraditionsandemergingissuesandconcepts. DavidG.Gil,ConfrontingInjusticeandOppression:ConceptsandStrategiesfor SocialWorkers George Alan Appleby and Jeane W. Anastas, Not Just a Passing Phase: Social WorkwithGay,Lesbian,andBisexualPeople FredericG.Reamer,SocialWorkResearchandEvaluationSkills PallassanaR.Balgopal,SocialWorkPracticewithImmigrantsandRefugees DennisSaleeby,HumanBehaviorandSocialEnvironments Tangled Relationships Managing Boundary Issues in the Human Services Frederic G. Reamer c o l u m b i a u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s n e w y o r k columbia university press PublishersSince1893 NewYork Chichester,WestSussex Copyright(cid:1)2001ColumbiaUniversityPress Allrightsreserved LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Reamer,FredericG.,1953– Tangledrelationships:managingboundaryissuesinthehumanservices/ FredericG.Reamer. p.cm.—(Foundationsofsocialworkknowledge) Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN0-231-12116-4(cloth:alk.paper) ISBN0-231-12117-2(pbk.:alk.paper) 1.Socialworkers—Professionalrelationships.2.Humanservicespersonnel— Professionalrelationships.3.Counselorandclient.4.Socialservice.I.Title. HV40.35.R432001 361.3(cid:2)2—dc21 00-052360 (cid:1) CaseboundeditionsofColumbiaUniversityPressbooks areprintedonpermanentanddurableacid-freepaper. PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Deborah, Emma, and Leah This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface xi 1. BoundaryIssuesandDualRelationships:KeyConcepts 1 BoundaryIssuesintheHumanServices 2 ATypologyofBoundaryIssuesandDualRelationships 8 ManagingDualRelationships 17 SoundDecisionMaking 20 TheRoleofPractitionerImpairment 47 2. IntimateRelationships 55 SexualRelationshipswithClients 55 SexualRelationshipswithFormerClients 81 CounselingFormerSexualPartners 85 viii Contents SexualRelationshipswithClients’Relatives orAcquaintances 87 SexualRelationshipswithSupervisees,Trainees,Students, andColleagues 90 PhysicalContact 92 3. EmotionalandDependencyNeeds 99 FriendshipswithClients 101 UnconventionalInterventions 104 Self-disclosure 108 AffectionateCommunications 112 Community-basedContactwithClients 115 4. PersonalBenefit 122 BarterforServices 122 BusinessandFinancialRelationships 128 AdviceandServices 133 FavorsandGifts 135 ConflictsofInterest 143 5. Altruism 148 GivingGiftstoClients 148 MeetingClientsinSocialorCommunitySettings 151 OfferingClientsFavors 156 Contents ix AccommodatingClients 160 Self-disclosingtoClients 166 6. UnavoidableandUnanticipatedCircumstances 173 GeographicProximity 173 ConflictsofInterest 181 ProfessionalEncounters 189 SocialEncounters 190 Epilogue 194 References 199 Index 211
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