Boundary Transgressions in Therapeutic Relationships

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dc.contributor.authorRosenbloom, Staci J.en
dc.contributor.committeechairMcCollum, Eric E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLocke, Lisa D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRosen, Karen H.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-06T14:41:45Zen
dc.date.adate2003-11-12en
dc.date.available2011-08-06T14:41:45Zen
dc.date.issued2003-10-21en
dc.date.rdate2003-11-12en
dc.date.sdate2003-11-02en
dc.description.abstractThe relationship expected to occur between a therapist and his or her clients is a fiduciary relationship, a relationship of special trust. Professional boundaries ensure that the needs of clients remain primary. However, boundary transgressions are inevitable. Unfortunately, boundary transgressions have the potential of exploiting clients. Most of what is known about boundary transgressions comes from the perspective of professionals. The literature reiterates the importance of educating the lay public about the dangers of boundary transgressions. This study experimentally examined what effect education specific to boundary transgressions has on the lay public's level of acceptance of boundary transgressions, as opposed to what effect general information about personal/family therapy has on the lay public'­s level of acceptance of boundary transgressions. Two hundred students from a southeastern university participated and read either general information pertaining to personal/family therapy, or specific information pertaining to boundary transgressions, prior to rating their level of acceptance of therapists transgressing boundaries with their clients. Independent sample t-tests determined there were statistical differences in mean ratings of acceptance of boundary transgressions between the groups. However, because the mean scores between the two groups were not much different, the results suggest that the lay public could benefit from a more comprehensive explanation of boundary transgressions.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11022003-164328en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11022003-164328en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9612en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartStaciRosenbloom.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecttherapeutic relationshipsen
dc.subjectethics educationen
dc.subjectboundary transgressionsen
dc.subjectlay public's perspectiveen
dc.titleBoundary Transgressions in Therapeutic Relationshipsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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