Dual Relationships: The Ethical Way

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This unique course is one of the first courses ever to address the complexities of dual relationships in a flexible, realistic and non dogmatic way. In contrast to the myth of the depravity of dual relationships and boundary crossing, this course illustrates that many types of boundary crossings and non-sexual dual relationships are unavoidable, ethical, can increase the effectiveness of treatment and are an integral part of evidence-based treatment plans or other well-formulated treatment plans.

This intermediate-advanced level course, consisting of one audio with transcript and multiple articles, features Dr. Zur’s pioneering work in therapeutic boundaries and dual relationships. The course clarifies that dual relationships are unavoidable in many rural and small communities, such as churches, synagogs, gay and lesbian, military, minority and disabled communities. It also dispels the (paranoid) myth that non-sexual dual relationships inevitably lead to sexual relationships and illustrates how familiarity and duality can speed up treatment, increase therapeutic effectiveness and reduce (rather than increase) the possibility of clients being exploited by their therapists.

The course outlines in detail the stance of different professional codes of ethics on dual relationships, defines and describes the different types of dual relationships and provides detailed ethical decision-making and clinical guidelines for handling dual relationships ethically. Additional resources and references are provided for further study, but they are not part of the course.