Professional Boundaries

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this Professional Boundaries online training course, learners should know and understand the following:

• The need for professional boundaries
• Identify how the need for professional boundaries arose​
• The core professional standards present in health and social care settings
• Be able to outline the core professional standards present in health and social care settings​
• What are professional boundaries?
• Know and describe what professional boundaries are​
• Poor practice
• Identify poor practice and its consequences​
• A professional Code of Conduct
• Develop a greater understanding of adherence to a professional Code of Conduct​
• Create stronger professional boundaries
• Know how to create stronger professional boundaries

Frequently asked questions

Here are some of the most asked questions regarding professional boundaries that are put to our specialists.

What are professional boundaries in health and social care?

Staff working in health and social care generally form very personal relationships with their patients or clients. Understanding how to maintain professional boundaries is vital for the well-being of both staff members and service users.

Examples of professional boundaries in health and social care include:

• Professional relationship: care workers should keep their relationship professional with service users and strictly not outside the service.
• Patient-first priority: all decisions made by care staff or care providers should consider the needs of the patient/service user first.
• Confidential information: health and social care staff should only attain patient information that is relevant to their care and should keep that personal information confidential where necessary.
• Manage workload: staff in the health and social care industry are susceptible to burnout or general tiredness from overworking. Care staff should request support so that this does not affect the service they provide patients.

Why are professional boundaries important in health and social care?

People working in health and social care usually do it because they really care about the wellbeing of those that they look after. It’s important that professional boundaries are maintained in order to safeguard both employees and patients so that care workers are able to carry out their care duties effectively.

This Professional Boundaries Awareness training course teaches health and social care staff how to identify poor practice, the consequences of it, and how to establish professional boundaries.

Who should complete Professional Boundaries Awareness training?

This Professional Boundaries Awareness training course is designed for anybody providing health or social care. This includes care workers, teachers or teaching staff, NHS care staff (including doctors and nurses), nursery staff, agency nurses and workers, community service staff, and support workers.

Delivery Methods

Our Professional Boundaries Awareness training is available 24/7, anytime, anywhere. Perfect for anyone with busy schedules or difficult shift patterns. 

• Study when you want 
• Track staff progress 
• Study anywhere you want on any device

Get Certified

Just follow these four simple steps, sit back, relax and let us do the hard work for you and your team.

1.Book A Course Book this Professional Boundaries Awareness course by calling us or sending us a message.

2. Login Once everything has been booked, you will receive login details for you and your staff.

3. Complete Course Complete the Professional Boundaries training you purchased in the delivery method you chose.

4. Become Certified Great! Now you’re certified and can download the Professional Boundaries Awareness certificate from the portal.

Great! Now that you’re certified, you can download the Professional Boundaries certificate from the portal or request a certificate, and we will email it to you in PDF form.