Professional Boundaries in Therapeutic Practice - 6/05/2025

Date: 16/05/2025

Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm AEST

Explore the legal, ethical and organisational frameworks, also known as professional boundaries, that protect workers in ‘helping roles’ and their clients from physical and emotional harm, and help to maintain a safe working environment.  These boundaries help workers to make objective decisions about the therapeutic process to most effectively assist clients to achieve their goals.  

In this interactive workshop you’ll learn practical strategies for being assertive with clients about the boundaries of your role and what is appropriate behaviour for the therapeutic process. 

Learning outcomes 

At the end of this workshop, you'll be able to: 

• Understand and explain what encompasses professional boundaries 

• Understand why boundaries matter 

• Recognise why we need boundaries 

• Identify the core principles of boundaries 

• Identify strategies to set effective boundaries 

• Discuss self care and its importance in setting boundaries 

Ideal for 

A range of workers in community organisations and social services, including therapeutic and care workers, who want to better their understanding of professional boundaries in a therapeutic and care workplace/environment. 

About the presenter 

Maria Gullaci is an experienced trainer with Relationships Australia Victoria, bringing 16 years of expertise in the Integrated Family Services and Family Violence Sector. Her extensive career includes roles such as case manager, senior practitioner, group facilitator, family violence consultant, clinical supervisor, and Team Leader of Family Violence Services. Maria is dedicated to building practitioners' capacity and confidence, with a strong commitment to empowering professionals to implement best practices and enhance client outcomes. 

Registration information 

• When you register, you'll be taken to our payment gateway to complete your registration. A new account will be automatically created for you in our Learning Management System (Moodle). 

• Registrations for scheduled workshops close 48 hours before the event. 

• Workshops must be paid for at least 2 business days before the training date, or your registration will be cancelled.  

• If paying by invoice, proof of payment needs to be provided at least 24 hours ahead of the event. 

Training Workshops Cancellation Statement [PDF, 1MB]  

Other information 

Please note that you'll need access to the following to participate in this workshop: 

• Desktop or laptop computer 

• Reliable internet connection 

• Headphones recommended 

• Microphone/speakers 

• Webcam (built in or external to your computer) 

Contact us 

Training and Development Team 
Phone: (03) 8573 2222 
Email: ravtraining@rav.org.au