No discussion of ethics in the Human Services profession is complete without a discussion of dual relationships?

No discussion of ethics in the Human Services profession is complete without a discussion of dual relationships?

  • What is a dual relationship in the context of human services?
  • Why are dual relationships discouraged or forbidden by most codes of ethics?
  • Give some examples of different types of dual relationships.
  • Discuss how the formation of dual relationships can be discouraged.
  • Discuss how dual relationships can be eliminated when they do occur.

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