Adult Care - Guide to Boundaries Booklet

Maintaining personal and professional boundaries is fundamental in social care to ensure the safety, dignity, and well-being of both staff and individuals who use the service.

Boundaries define the limits of relationships between care providers and service users, protecting everyone involved from harm, exploitation, or emotional distress.

This guide explores the importance of boundaries, key theories underpinning them, best practices for maintaining them, case studies illustrating boundary challenges, a staff briefing sheet, and a multiple-choice assessment.