Professionalism Boundaries and Workplace

Professionalism, Boundaries and the Workplace is a practical text that examines a range of sensitive issues concerned with managing and maintaining professional boundaries between worker and client. It uses experiences from probation, social work, the NHS, small business and church settings. A number of issues are addressed including:
*the relationship between personal and professional values
*changing professional-client relationships
*definitions of 'being professional'
*conflicts arising from different understandings of professionalism.

What constitutes boundary distinctions for professionals in the caring services? By discussing professionalism as a set of workplace practices where boundaries have been redefined, this book argues that changes in professionalism are in response to "new managerialism," the enterprise culture and a drive toward credentialism. Based upon new research studies using experiences from probation, social work, and small business and church settings, the contributors discuss issues like changing professional-client relationships, the relationship between personal and professional values, and conflicts arising from different understandings of professionalism.

Nigel Malin is Professor of Social Work and Community Studies at the University of Derby; he is well respected for his work on community care.