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Talking about building boundaries between people can be useful in many ways. I believe that
having boundaries between people could show the limits of each person involved in a specific
relationship. By identifying the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual limits,could show what
some people can tolerate and accept and what makes them feel uncomfortable or stressed.Those
feelings could help to identify what the limits for some people are. For example, for some reason,
I don’t like to be touched by anyone who I don’t know ( except shaking hands ). It could be normal
for some people, but not for me. And by showing this to the people around me I will avoid being
pest off. Also, With some people, maintaining healthy boundaries doesn’t require a direct and
clear-cut dialogue. Usually, this is the case if the person is similar in the communication styles,
views, personalities and general approach to life. With others, such as people who have a different
personality or cultural background, it needs to be more direct about the boundaries in the
relationship. For example, if one person feels that challenging someone’s opinions is a good way
of communicating, and the person who is being challenged feels that this is disrespectful and tense,
this could cause a misunderstanding.which could lead to end the relationship or to get a bad
impression of someone who was trying to be nice but in a different way than what is expected.
However, Social workers should not engage in dual relationships with clients.where there is a risk
of negatively affect the client. According to ( NASW ), social workers should not engage in sexual
activities or sexual contact with clients' relatives or other individuals with whom clients maintain
a close personal relationship when there is a risk of exploitation or potential harm to the client.
Sexual activity or sexual contact with clients' relatives or other individuals with whom clients
maintain a personal relationship has the potential to be harmful to the client and may make it
difficult for the social worker and client to maintain appropriate professional boundaries. Which
means that having a relationship between social workers and their clients could stop social workers
from don’t their job, and it could affect the client in a bad way also, which could be considered not
a professional way to deal with people in especially in these situations where social workers should
help not to cause more harm to their clients.
