Boundary Crossing And Boundary Violations

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Although there are only guidelines in place for natural health practitioners in regards to boundary crossing, dual- relationships and social media interaction with their clients, there is countless of different opinions and views on these topics. Zur (n.d, p. 1) describes boundary crossing and boundary violations as any ‘deviation from the traditional, strict, only in the office, emotionally distant forms of therapy’. It is also noted that ‘boundary crossing is not prohibited unless it is apart of the treatment plan’. In this case it seems that boundaries have been crossed due to social reasons, rather then being apart of the treatment of this client. However it must also be taken into consideration that in this scenario we are unaware of the