- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. (22 July 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0393701387
- ISBN-13: 978-0393701388
- Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 2.2 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 703,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book addreses boundary violations through the lens of the professional-client relationship, drawing examples of misconduct from law, medicine, religion, education and psychotherapy. Professional misconduct is commonly defined by content (for example, sexual harassment or misuse of client funds); this book expands the spectrum of hurtful behaviours by redefining violations as a process of disconnections that occurs within the relational context.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Marilyn Peterson's book "At Personal Risk Boundary Violations in Professional-Client Relationships" offers a concise report on the professional-client relationship highlighting the "ethos of care" involved in the relationship professionals have with the clients they help.
Ms. Peterson gives many examples of harm caused to clients when the boundary of this trust based relationship is breached. She has a particularly good discussion of the power differential involved in the professional-client relationship and how denial of the power and influence which reside with the professional can lead to boundary violations. She discusses four often hidden aspects involved in boundary violations: role reversals; secrets; double binds and indulgence of personal priviledge.
Her discussion of the tensions that professionals must hold and work within show a keen understanding and insight into the responsibilities and risks of professional fiduciary work.
She summarizes the psychological wounds to victims and offers suggestions for healing.
Having read many books on the topic of professional boundaries and their abuses, I have found this book to be one of the best. Ms. Peterson writes in a clear, straight-forward manner and provides valuable discussion and thought provoking insight without psychobable jargon.
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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Excellent discussion of fiduciary relationships and abuses
20 Jan 1999
Format:Hardcover
Marilyn Peterson's book "At Personal Risk Boundary Violations in Professional-Client Relationships" offers a concise report on the professional-client relationship highlighting the "ethos of care" involved in the relationship professionals have with the clients they help.
Ms. Peterson gives many examples of harm caused to clients when the boundary of this trust based relationship is breached. She has a particularly good discussion of the power differential involved in the professional-client relationship and how denial of the power and influence which reside with the professional can lead to boundary violations. She discusses four often hidden aspects involved in boundary violations: role reversals; secrets; double binds and indulgence of personal priviledge.
Her discussion of the tensions that professionals must hold and work within show a keen understanding and insight into the responsibilities and risks of professional fiduciary work.
She summarizes the psychological wounds to victims and offers suggestions for healing.
Having read many books on the topic of professional boundaries and their abuses, I have found this book to be one of the best. Ms. Peterson writes in a clear, straight-forward manner and provides valuable discussion and thought provoking insight without psychobable jargon.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
A Must Read For Helpers...
23 Nov 2001
Format:Hardcover
Peterson's book is a treatise on the issue of boundaries and ethics in the helper/client relationship. She gives excellent examples of the ways clients have been hurt by professionals who don't have clear boundaries. The range of professions include medicine, education, law, religion, and counselling. I too found her discussion of boundary violations highly enlightening. She is extremely clear in describing what a boundary violation is, and how to deal with them when they occur. Clients who have been on the receiving end of boundary violations and abuses of professional power are likely to find her empathetic and insightful. The book is highly readable and thought provoking. I believe this book should be required reading for teachers, doctors, counsellors, lawyers, and others in the helping professions.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Thoughtful Read for The Professional
31 May 2008
Format:Hardcover
Ms. Peterson's book is an excellent help for the professional in understanding boundary violations. Do not let the talk about the sacred charge of the professional turn you off; her perspective in writing about it is anthropological rather than religious.
This book is really only for the professional, not for the client who has been violated. There are other, better books for that need.
This book is really only for the professional, not for the client who has been violated. There are other, better books for that need.
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