Episode 6 – Strategies to Set and to Repair Professional Boundaries In Episode 6, Dr. Wendy McIntosh PhD, from Davaar Consultancy, shares a Professional Boundaries scenario set in a child care centre. Although the lure of becoming friendly with the parents of the children who are cared for each day is attractive, it can be a pattern that can be tricky to reverse. Wendy describes steps to remedy this awkward situation and some hints on ways to help refocus the attention back on the customer and their child, rather than the staff member’s family. Also discussed are strategies for establishing better boundaries in collegial relationships, and how it’s important that front office staff also exhibit a unified boundaries front. This is the final episode of Season One, and rounds up our first season of the Professional Boundaries Podcast. Use the links above to subscribe, or click the play button to listen. Get access to all episodes here. Stay tuned for the Season Two, coming soon. There are 6 episodes in this first season of the Professional Boundaries Podcast and we hope you’ll both enjoy and learn from each of them. If you’ve ever wondered about your own boundaries in your Professional role, or been alerted about the risks of crossings or violations, this podcast will help you learn what to watch for, and ways to stay out the danger zones. Dr. Wendy McIntosh welcomes both your interest and curiosity. Send Wendy questions at wendy@davaar.com.au or via Twitter, Instagram or Linked In In this podcast series, Dr. Wendy McIntosh PhD shares insights and strategies about developing and maintaining professional boundaries. Professional Boundaries are not limited to the clinical or therapeutic arena. If you are in a professional role – a nurse, a teacher, support worker, doctor, police officer, a prison officer, council worker, healthcare worker, or hairdresser. If you are a volunteer or belong to a theatre group, a choir, a sports club, there will be something in this podcast for you and the relationships you have with others. Setting boundaries in our life is necessary for our emotional, psychological, spiritual and physical well being. Setting boundaries is about our safety. Dr. Wendy McIntosh PhD Since 2005 Wendy has been developing her knowledge and interest in the area of professional boundaries. Wendy delivers workshops on boundaries in Australia (where she now lives) and Internationally when invited to do so. She is continually integrating learning and insights she gains from the work she does in professional boundaries. Wendy comes from a nursing, and predominately psychiatric nursing, background. Wendy consistently receives feedback on her passion, knowledge, and creativity as a presenter and facilitator. Enjoy exploring boundaries in this podcast series as Wendy takes you on your own reflective journey on your professional boundaries. References Alaric Hutchinson – https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/present-moment Brooke Deterline – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzicXbnmllc- Adam Fraser – The third space – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpk_dssZXqs Cambridge Dictionary – https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/recalibrate Music clips in this podcast: “Arcadia” by Kevin McLeod (Found at http://incompetech.com) & Savannah Sketch” ” by Kevin McLeod (Found at http://incompetech.com) License: CC 0 BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Transcript: Podcast Six – Strategies for Setting and Repairing Boundaries Scenario She worked with children at a child care centre. She had been used to sharing details of her own family including information about her children with parents whose children attended the centre where she worked. Initially, she had thought nothing about this self-disclosure. She assessed that sharing information about herself and her children assisted the parents to feel comfortable about leaving their children in her care. However, she had become aware that she was uncomfortable about sharing such intimate information with some parents. Being curious about this, she started to question her actions. She read about professional boundaries and discussed questions she had about her self disclosure with friends. With greater awareness and appreciation about boundaries, her concern grew about the patterns of interactions she had established in her relationships with the parents at the centre. She experienced increased discomfort with parents who would start each day asking her about her children. She realised that the focus had become about her and her children – the roles had reversed. She wanted to create greater separation between her home and work. She wanted to be able to leave her children at home where they belonged not in her workplace. How could she protect them, when she had been so disclosing of their experiences growing up. She felt a pang of disquiet that she had transgressed her children’s rights to confidentiality ...
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