Webinar Description:

This webinar reviews the importance and purpose of workplace boundaries when providing services to homeless and at-risk populations. The challenges of setting and maintaining effective workplace boundaries are explored and specific boundary issues such as; personal disclosure of information to clients from staff, client-staff relationships outside of work, dual relationships, gift-giving and gift-receiving, and conflicts of interest are discussed. This webinar is an interactive learning experience where participants are encouraged to ask questions.

Instructor: Katherine Aubrey

Instructor Bio: Katherine has over 20 years of experience working with people who have faced trauma, addictions, mental health issues and risk for homelessness. Her varied, frontline work experience ranges from in-reach prison work, group therapy, parole supervision, child & youth care work and addictions and mental health counselling. She has been an instructor with Homelessness Services Association of BC (formerly Shelternet BC) for 14 years. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology and Psychology and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with specialization in Mental Health Counselling.