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Professional Boundaries

• are the "limits that protect the space between the professional’s power and the student/client’s vulnerability."

• are a matter of context rather than content

• may apply to the workplace climate as well as the professional/patient relationship

• apply equally to teachers and learners

• overlap into personal spheres - you are a professional always

• are defined by CPSO policies

Unequal power is amplified by trust, emotional dependence, the relinquishment of autonomy and privacy.

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