Love Behind Bars: Boundary Violations in Corrections
Author: Annette Liem, MD.; James Knoll, MD.
Source: Volume 23, Number 02, Spring 2022 , pp.43-44(2)
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Abstract:
In psychiatric training, residents are consistently educated on the importance of boundaries. COs and related correctional staff spend much more time interacting with inmates than therapists do by a very wide margin. Might any of the lessons on boundaries from psychotherapy also apply to the correctional staff-inmate “rehabilitation” relationship? This article focuses on boundary violations by COs and other correctional staff, their causes, consequences, and how to prevent them.Keywords: Boundary Crossings and Boundary Violations
Affiliations:
1: Clinton Correctional Facility; 2: SUNY Upstate Medical University.