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Dual Relationships: Personal and Professional Boundaries in Rural Social Work
Abstract
Social workers in rural areas often live and work in the communities that they serve. Consequently, they may have, or later develop, dual relationships with service users. These ‘out of hours’ connections raise some complex issues about how social workers conduct their practice and comport themselves socially within the wider community. This paper reviews the notion of dual relationships and assesses the schema proposed for assessing their ethical probity. Its conclusion is that the practical realities of rural practice challenge absolutist conceptions of confidentiality and undermine assumptions of objectivity and neutrality in professional stance.
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- Authors
- Pugh, R.
- Affiliations
- Keele University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Pugh, R.
- Venue
- British Journal of Social Work
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2007-12-01
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1405-1423
- ISSN
- 0045-3102 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-263X
- OpenAlex
- W2159566470
- Cited by
- 111
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 11.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The British Journal of Social Work (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Social Work Education and Practice
- Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Social Sciences and Policies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Ethics in medical practice
- Keywords
- dual relationships, professional boundaries, rural social work, confidentiality, objectivity, professional neutrality
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