WEBQUEST (UNDERSTANDING BOUNDARIES)

The four resources that I researched all concluded that having boundaries was necessary for relationships to be able to function in a positive productive manner for everyone involved.  Understanding boundaries in therapy means that the therapist will follow those boundaries to serve and protect the client.  Understanding boundaries in the professional setting will help the employee to know what the employer expects and enable them to do a more efficient job.  In a relationship setting understanding boundaries will enable the people involved to communicate more effectively while at the same time understanding the other person.



http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/therapy-2625-143.html
This resource gives the client an outline and understanding of how to understand boundaries in therapy and setting limits.  It gives a list of boundaries that are never to be violated and boundaries that are a grey area.
The boundary violation most often heard about is the therapist having sexual contact with the client.
There are other boundaries that, when violated in the therapeutic relationship, are also extremely damaging.
This website is useful because it defines what boundaries are useful to the therapist/client relationship.  The websites focus is to the client to let them know what some of the boundaries of the therapist/client relationship are and discusses why they are considered boundaries. It accurately describes the boundaries that should never be violated.  It made me realize that it is important for the client to understand the what the boundaries are.


http://www.healthyboundaries.com/
This resource discusses what healthy boundaries are in a personal relationship.  The site starts out with a definition from the dictionary of boundaries.  It discusses how the best relationship advice includes behaviors recommending behaviors that consider boundaries.  Dysfunctional and destructive relationships occur when there is no respect for the boundaries or when the parties involved are not aware of the boundaries.  Each person has a personal responsibility to be able to identify where the boundaries start and end.


This resource is useful in that it discusses different relationship issues that can be improved upon if the boundaries are understood.  It also has other resources you can access.  This site taught me that respecting the boundaries of any relationship is important.  It gives an understanding of what is considered healthy when it comes to a relationship.

http://www.counselingconsulting.org/articles/understanding-boundaries.html

This resource defines the different types of boundaries in a personal relationship.  Those boundaries defined were healthy and unhealthy boundaries, how boundaries protect and contain, that boundaries are internal and external, how boundaries violations can be in the form of intrusion or distancing, boundaries and assertiveness, the protecting and containing functions of physical boundaries, sexual boundaries, emotional boundaries,and spiritual boundaries.

This resource gave some important useful information.  It taught me that boundaries are not as concrete as I thought, there is more to think about.  I think it could have went into more detail for each of the boundaries it discussed.

http://ucsfhr.ucsf.edu/index.php/assist/article/setting-healthy-workplace-boundaries/
Interpersonal and workplace boundaries can both be a difficult concept to grasp because you can't see them.  It does not mean that the boundaries are not there or that they are not important. Boundaries are always present when a person or department interacts with another person or department.  Having a clear understanding is beneficial to the employee and employer.  When you know where you end and others begin, you can then closely engage with others because you won’t feel overwhelmed or unprotected. Having a sense of autonomy prevents the need to distance our self from others with a barrier.

This site gives a good description of how boundaries can be set and effective in the workplace.  It gives an accurate description of how effective knowing boundaries can be for the employee and employer.  It made me realize that knowing your boundaries in the workplace setting is effective for everyone involved.  It gives an accurate description of what boundaries are and how to set them up.