Understanding Professional Boundaries

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Learn how to maintain professional boundaries to ensure the best care and understand the key responsibilities of managers in practice.
Course Level: Introductory
3 Modules (Duration: 1 CPD Hour)
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self printed
Last Updated: 19th September 2025
Description
This Understanding Professional Boundaries Online Training Course will give you all the tools you need to ensure the best practice to build professional boundaries in the workplace. It highlights the importance of maintaining professional boundaries in order to provide care that is in the best interest of the individual and the responsibilities the manager has in practice.
Why take this Understanding Professional Boundaries course?
After taking this Understanding Professional Boundaries course, you will have a clearer understanding of why we need boundaries in the workplace, the boundaries of professional relationships with clients, best practice with regards to professional boundaries, the need for clear limits relating to professional boundaries and the concept of professional boundaries with colleagues and other professionals.
Understanding Professional Boundaries Course Duration
This course should take 30-60 minutes to complete, but e-learning is self-paced, so it depends entirely on your individual learning speed and how quickly you absorb the study material.
Certification
The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines. After completing this Understanding Professional Boundaries course, you will be able to download and print a Virtual College certificate for your records.
Entry requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this Understanding Professional Boundaries course.
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What you'll learn
- Understand why we need boundaries
- Understand 'best practice' with regards to professional boundaries
- How important it is to develop professional boundaries and how they may impact your work environment
- Understand the need for clear limits relating to professional boundaries
Suitable for
- Anyone who manages or supports individuals in care
- Safeguarding teams
- Healthcare professionals
- Healthcare students
- Care home managers and employees
Course Structure
The first part of the course explains the term professional boundaries, the importance of it and what they are. It also looks at how physical, emotional and intellectual factors can all have an impact on people's boundary limits. The opening section finishes with an interactive challenge, the values that underpin professional boundaries and explaining how creating zones of helpfulness and support will help.
Certification

Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
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