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Dichotomy- Maintaining Boundaries Between Personal and Professional Life
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Dichotomy- Maintaining Boundaries Between Personal and Professional Life Di·chot·o·my- A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. Synonyms -contrast, difference, polarity, conflict. Therapists have an ethical, moral and often a legal obligation to keep professional boundaries from intersecting with the personal lives of their . A dichotomy exists when these two paths intersect. Case in point: I have an off site profile on a vanilla dating site. I am not shy about sharing a face picture there. I have nothing to hide nor is my profile sexually suggestive. The vanilla site sends notifications when someone views your profile. Imagine my (feigns) surprise to see that a 's single dad viewed me. That was last year. A little background: he shares custody with his ex who has remarried. Both are involved in their 's mental health treatment. Neither of us ever spoke about encountering each other's profiles. However, every so often he casually mentions seeing me working out at my gym which he did last week. How does a professional therapist respond to such matters? Me: "Oh really? I didn't even know you worked out at my gym. (Of course I knew he was there checking me out) "When I'm working out I am so in the zone, I don't pay attention to anything other than my workout." BAM! Shut down. Aaaaaand that's how you do that. So, have you experienced a dichotomy between your professional and personal life? If so, I'd love to hear about it. |
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If he wasn't a parent of a client, I would say "Rock his world", but since he is...stay professional and keep your distance.  There is a young lady at my job who is very sexy and has made a pass or two at me, but I don't eat where I sleep, so anyone at my job is off limits, even if we do not directly work for each other. Professional 100%
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There was nothing like a doctor-patient relationship in my job but we were still expected to keep a certain distance between us and co-workers and customers. Almost no one kept that distance. It often seemed that following the rule was the exception. I had close relationships with some of my co-workers and a few customers but none ever became sexual. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Decency, ethics and Integrity works well in all relationships, especially professional. I had a strict rule, that I wouldn't play where I worked. I never had more than a drink at office parties. The biggest mistake I see people make are getting drunk at office parties or with a client. There is a huge world out there where you can make a fool of yourselves. Why do it with your colleagues and clients. Proffesiional organization has a strangle hold on its members. Because of legal threat I and others on the blogs lost a lot of good people once they finished their MS, Ph.D's or JD's. As grad and post grad students they would write articles and comment on issues that helped us all. Once they got the license, they couldn't practice across the state lines etc. They all left and deleted their awesome blog posts. "Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.”― Immanuel Kant .
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Always wonder about those things but not yet. I have Senior Sizzle friend from a different city who has her picture on the site and asked her about that and works at a large corp. Actually a co-worker was on Senior Sizzle also and they had a date but that was it and professional. Non Senior Sizzle site - I would think handle it in a professional manner also that he is a nice guy and that is it do to professional situation - Best to set it straight asap. but easier said than done THanks for Sharing as always.
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Imho, it's best to keep a distance between professional and private. Otherwise it can become very messy ...
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I don't have any issues like that, but being in the construction field the chances of that are slim. There has been some home owners I wouldn't mind crossing a line or two with, but I leave that to my imagination.
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I don't have that issue......my business world is areas all over the USA...kind of everywhere but not here... That said I am discreet here...you never know,,,,Click Here To Read A Hot Erotic Story: When A Woman Meets A Stranger Part 1 of 4
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7/4/2016 6:18 pm |
Unfortunately, and I am a little shamed to admit in some ways, I experienced it in terms of the "relationship at work with a coworker." that line we are not supposed to cross between our private lives outside of work and our work life. At the time, and to be honest maybe I still do see SOME reasoning to it in this case. We spend at least 8 hours a day (often more) around others "at work" and sometimes know those people better than those in our "personal" lives...right? Add that to the in some cases ridiculous edict of "no fraternization" between organization members...yeah right. No reason to bore you with more details, myelin, let's just say I learned a lot about myself and didn't like some of the things I found out. It didn't end well either, which I regret too.
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So I think dating or sleeping with your patient or direct client is wrong. However this person is not your patient or direct client. His daughter is . Having said that I suggest this is still slippery situation. Best would be you stay away from it. If you think he is super hot OR you are in love with him, you can give it a try.
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dichotomy for a professional....keeping separate your professional life and private life...is sure hard, but a must for most professionals....ethically and morally! “Life is available only in the present moment.” Thich Nhat Hanh Come and read my blog! Become a watcher! veryfunnycple64 
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there was a selectman from the City in which I worked who emailed me here. He had a pic on his page. none of my pics show my face nor do I cite the city in which I live. his email was intense and included a dickpic. knowing him as I do from work, knowing he is married and also knowing our relationship, I must say I thought twice about replying....just the devil in me. instead I played nice and barred him. still, it would have been delicious to show up for a meet..........grins You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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