Professional Boundaries (PB-24) - (Aug 21 - 23, 2026)

Professional Boundaries (PB-24) is organized by Professional Boundaries Education (PBI) and will be held from Aug 21 - 23, 2026.

Description:
The Professional Boundaries course addresses concerning or unprofessional conduct that is relationship-based. From dual relationships to inappropriate communication channels to misconduct or harassment, this course addresses both sexual and non-sexual boundary crossings.

Appropriate for all healthcare professionals, this course is facilitated in an interactive, small-group format, allowing the course faculty to address specific misconduct and provide individualized feedback. In the course, our expert faculty lead participants in examining how and why their professional practices, responses to stress, and personal or situational factors initially put them at risk for exercising poor judgment or rationalizing improper behavior leading to professional boundary violations. The course culminates in the participant’s development and oral presentation of their Personalized Protection Plan©, a personalized, concrete action plan outlining the steps and changes they will make to avoid future wrongdoing, safeguard patients and colleagues, and honor the reputation of their profession moving forward.

Learning Objectives:

• Express why and how healthcare professionals are held accountable for adhering to standards of practice, codes of ethics, and state statutes
• Discuss attributes and behaviors that constitute professionalism in the context of health care, and identify specific lapses in their own professionalism
• Explain how professional problems evolve, employing the model of a continuum of boundary impingements
• Express how professional lapses can adversely affect clinical judgment and cause a range of other impacts and harms
• Describe the components of the Formula© and apply them to their own violation potential and, if applicable, their infraction
• Create and implement a Personalized Protection Plan© that includes strategies, safeguards, and systems to reduce the risk of relapse and improve accountability
• Detect early warning signs of professional problems in themselves and others in order to reduce the risk of future violations