Personal and Professional Boundaries

Personal

Professional

No limit,

helps provide strength

Degree of

Self-disclosure

Some degree,

only to illustrate the point

Dining/

Entertainment

Level of

Socialization

Institutionally

defined

Equal

Power

Differential

We possess much

more power in

service & teaching

Limitless

Length of

Relationship

Time limited

Fulfilling

mutual needs

Expectation

Meeting other

person's needs

Present

when in need

Presence

Present but not always or not at this moment

Articulated in a particular situation

Confidentiality

Rules defined by the roles

Open &

casual

Skills

Standard

set of skills

Can choose

friends

Choice

Cannot choose parishioners

Unlimited & situationally defined

Intimacy

Limits

No fee

Transfer

of Money

No fee

Any time

Time

of session

Time limited