{"id":1910,"date":"2020-12-01T13:31:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T03:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.hearthaustralia.com.au\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2021-07-16T08:46:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T22:46:13","slug":"professional-boundaries-reminder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.hearthaustralia.com.au\/professional-boundaries-reminder\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Boundaries Reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Professional Boundaries Reminder<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The festive season is fast approaching so I thought it timely to remind you about our professional boundaries policy.<\/p>\n Professional Boundaries – Gifts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Giving or receiving gifts from family or friends is a very enjoyable part of the Festive season and is symbolic of a very personal relationship. It is also very common for support workers to receive gifts from participants and their families, at Christmas time, at the end of a relationship, or as a token of thanks.<\/p>\n The relationship between a participant and support worker is quite different, whilst it can be a special relationship it also has to remain professional.<\/p>\n Things to considered if you receive a gift from a Participant<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n If a gift is very personal or of high value, then it could distort the participant\u2013worker relationship or give the impression of some impropriety.<\/p>\n Participants may expect something in return for a gift: special treatment, a return gift, the deepening of the relationship.<\/p>\n If a gift is of low value and not too personal it may be possible to accept it without any problems.<\/p>\n Support Workers may accept gifts of minor value, such as a card or a box of chocolates as a \u2018thank you\u2019 or for special events, such as birthdays.<\/p>\n However, Support Workers are not permitted to accept money or expensive gifts from participants or their family.<\/p>\n Things to consider if you give a gift to a Participant<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A gift from a Support Worker to a Participant is more problematic and less usual.<\/p>\n If a gift is given by an individual Support Worker to a particular Participant and not to other Participants, it would be very easy for the Participant or others to see the relationship between the two as \u2018special\u2019 or more personal.<\/p>\n Gift disclosure <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The receipt of all gifts must be disclosed to your Relationship Manager.<\/p>\n For Further Information<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Please ensure that you contact your Relationship Manager should you be unclear about giving or accepting gifts from Participants or personally attending any events that the Participant has organised.<\/p>\n Thank you for your support, cooperation and understanding.<\/p>\n We wish you a safe festive season.<\/p>\n Warm Regards<\/p>\n Justin Scanlon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Professional Boundaries Reminder The festive season is fast approaching so I thought it timely to remind you about our professional boundaries policy. Professional Boundaries – Gifts Giving or receiving gifts from family or friends is a very enjoyable part of the Festive season and is symbolic of a very personal relationship. It is also very […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,15],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n