Title: Law and Ethics: Professional Boundaries

Presenters: Anne Marie “Nancy” Wheeler, JD and Burt Bertram, EdD

Description: Boundary violations account for 20% to 40% of all licensing board complaints (Wheeler & Bertram, 2019). More specifically, Wheeler and Bertram explained that most boundary violations resulting from complaints to licensing boards involve situations in which the counselor and client relationship expanded to include some other relational dimension. Other relational dimensions within the counselor-client relationship explored in this educational content include sexual relationships, providing services other than counseling, such as coaching, and practicing counseling in small communities. Additionally, professional boundaries related to the counselor educator • student counselor and supervisee•supervisor relationships are addressed. This Continuing Professional Development, based on Chapter 10 from the ACA book (2019) The Counselor and the Law: A Guide to Legal and Ethical Practice (8th ed.) by Ann Marie Wheeler and Burt Bertram.