<p>Boundaries, Ethics and Self Care </p><p>David Convirs </p><p>Elizabeth “Liz” Peoples </p><p><strong>Boundaries </strong></p><p><strong>PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL </strong></p><p>Personal Boundaries </p><p>• Guidelines, rules or limits </p><p>• Created to identify what are reasonable, safe </p><p>and permissible ways for other people to </p><p>behave around the creator <br>• How they will respond when someone steps </p><p>outside those limits </p><p>Professional Boundaries </p><p>• Professional boundaries define effective and </p><p>appropriate interaction between professionals and the public they serve </p><p>• Boundaries exist to protect both the volunteer and the client </p><p>• Do you know how to treat all staff members </p><p>fairly without positive or negative feelings </p><p>influencing your decisions </p><p>Oregon’s Expectations (Mandatory) </p><p>• <strong>Represent all aspects of professional capabilities and services honestly and accurately </strong>• <strong>Ensure that all actions with a client are based on understanding and implementing the </strong></p><p><strong>core values of caring, respect, compassion, appropriate boundaries, and appropriate </strong></p><p><strong>use of personal power </strong><br>• <strong>Develop alliances with the client, colleagues, other health care providers, and the community to provide care and services that are safe, effective, and appropriate to the </strong></p><p><strong>client’s needs </strong></p><p>• <strong>Develop and incorporate respect for diverse client backgrounds including a client's clinical diagnosis, lifestyle, sexual orientation, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, age, and socioeconomic background when planning and providing services </strong></p><p>• <strong>Act as an advocate for client and client’s needs </strong></p><p>• <strong>Respect the client's right and responsibility for self-determination in making health care choices </strong></p><p>• <strong>Base decisions and actions on behalf of a client on sound ethical reasoning and current principles of practice </strong></p><p>• <strong>Maintain client confidentiality </strong>• <strong>Recognize and protect a client’s rights </strong></p><p>Client Rights </p><p>• Be treated with dignity and respect </p><p>• Be free from theft, damage, or misuse of personal property • Be free from neglect of care, verbal, mental, emotional, </p><p>physical, and sexual abuse </p><p>• Be free from financial exploitation • Voice grievances or complaints regarding services or any other </p><p>issue without discrimination or reprisal for exercising their </p><p>rights <br>• Be free from discrimination in regard to race, color, national </p><p>origin, gender, sexual orientation, or religion </p><p>• Have client information and records confidentially maintained. </p><p>International Association of Peer </p><p>Specialists (Aspirational) </p><p>• Peer support is voluntary </p><p>• Peer supporters are hopeful • Peer supports are open minded • Peer supporters are empathetic </p><p>• Peer supports are respectful </p><p>• Peer supporters facilitate change • Peer supporters are honest and direct • Peer support is mutual and reciprocal </p><p>• Peer support is equally shared power </p><p>• Peer support is strengths-focused • Peer support is transparent • Peer support is person-driven </p><p><strong>Professionalism </strong></p><p>Self-Care </p><p>  </p><p>Lee, J. J., &amp; Miller, S. E. (2013). A self-care </p><p>framework for social workers: building a </p><p>strong foundation for practice. <em>Families in </em></p><p><em>Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services</em>, <em>94</em>(2), 96-103. </p><p>“a process, an ability, but most often an </p><p>engagement in particular behaviors that are </p><p>suggested to promote specific outcomes, such </p><p>as a ‘sense of subjective well-being,’ a healthy </p><p>lifestyle, stress relief, and resiliency for the prevention of empathy fatigue” </p><p>Exercise <br>Sleeping/napping </p><p>Take time for yourself </p><p>Recreational reading <br>Hobbies </p><p>Spending time away from technology <br>Ask for help <br>Express anger and frustrations <br>Find things that make you happy <br>Dance </p><p>Pray </p><p>Meditate </p><p>Spend time in nature </p><p>Treat yourself <br>Reflect on what is important to you </p><p> Prevents burnout, empathy fatigue </p><p> It’s beneficial to your health </p><p> Allows for better outcomes for your clients/peers </p><p> It’s individualized to be the most beneficial for you </p><p> <strong>Self-care is not selfish </strong></p>