Discussion: Professional boundaries in mental health care -

Professional Boundaries in Mental Health Care Student’s Name Institution Course # and Name Instructor’s Name Date Professional Boundaries in Mental Health Care Professional boundaries are crucial in fostering a respectful and professional patient-provider relationship. Lack of sexual boundaries can affect the service delivery of therapists since the patient-provider relationship turns into a predatory relationship. If the therapist makes sexual advances to the patient under the pretense that it is part of the treatment, then it affects the credibility of the practice (Friedman & Martinez, 2019). Sexual misconduct negatively impacts the clinical decisions made by the therapist since it would be aimed at exploiting the patient. Moreover, the patient would not receive quality care, thus resulting in deterioration of their mental health. Sexual misconducts result in patients losing trust in physicians, which might result in them discontinuing the services altogether. Nonsexual boundaries are essential when interacting with patients since it ensures that any misunderstanding is avoided. Clinical favors will affect the quality of services of...