"You feel like family..." professional boundaries and social model aphasia groups.
In this theoretical paper, we argue that the adoption of the social model to aphasia rehabilitation within group settings changes the metaphorical location of the boundaries between clinicians and clients. Despite a growing literature on group work for aphasia and social model applications for people with chronic aphasia, there has been almost no attention paid to how professional boundaries are negotiated. This paper reviews how this issue is dealt with within professional codes of ethics and what is written more broadly on professional boundaries, and then uses a number of real case examples to encourage further discussion and awareness of this important issue in aphasia rehabilitation within group settings.
Sherratt
Sue
S
University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia. sue.sherratt@newcastle.edu.au
Hersh
Deborah
D
D001037:Aphasia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001364:Awareness; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011361:Professional Competence; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000941:ethics; D012919:Social Behavior; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*