Setting and Holding Professional Boundaries in Private Home Care

[3666] Setting and Holding Professional Boundaries in Private Home Care
Reviews what's okay and what's not okay when it comes to staff's relationships with clients, and how to mitigate the potential risks to the agency.

Presentation Info:

• TAHC&H Event | Spring Virtual Conference | Recorded for On-Demand Access
• Presentation Date | May 12, 2022

Program Description: When we talk about boundaries in private duty home care, we sometimes cringe. We cringe because we know that even our best staff cross professional boundaries with their clients, and some obliterate boundaries altogether. This happens despite an agency's best efforts to put professional boundary measures in place and communicate about them constantly. When added to the stressors of daily operations, this frustrating topic gets placed at the bottom of the priority list. "It's going to happen anyway, and our efforts backfire, so what can we do about it?" This session reviews what's okay and what's not okay when it comes to staff's relationships with clients, and how to mitigate the potential risks to the agency.

HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:

• §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
• §558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
• §558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
• §558.260[a][8]skills for working with clients, families, and other professional service providers

Education-Training Credits:

• TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
• 1.0 Clock Hr(s)

TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Candyce Slusher, LVN, CDCS, Owner of SLUSHER Consulting​

About the Presenter(s):
Candyce Slusher is a geriatric-focused nurse serving San Antonio since 1995 in multiple settings, specifically PAS since 2004. As a Home Care Consultant her primary goal is to help agencies provide the highest quality care to seniors in their communities through regulatory compliance, creating a culture of accountability, and simplifying work-flow systems. Candyce has been a Master Trainer for the Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers, Co-founder of M.U.S.I.C. Project, a 501C3 organization focusing on implementing Music and Memory™ in regional nursing facilities, Volunteer speaker for the Alzheimer’s Association, Board Member, past President for the Alamo Area Home Care Council and Founder of SLUSHER Consulting.

[3666] Setting and Holding Professional Boundaries in Private Home Care