Understanding Professional Boundaries

Buying more than 10 courses?
Our volume discounts are perfect for training teams, you can mix and match most of our courses to make a saving on your order!
10% off orders of 10 or more courses
20% off orders of 25 or more courses
30% off orders of 50 or more courses
40% off orders of 100 or more courses
Learn how to maintain professional boundaries to ensure the best care and understand the key responsibilities of managers in practice.
Course Level: Introductory
6 Modules (Duration: 1 CPD Hour)
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self printed
Description
This Understanding Professional Boundaries Online Training Course will give you all the tools you need to ensure the best practice to build professional boundaries in the workplace. It highlights the importance of maintaining professional boundaries in order to provide care that is in the best interest of the individual and the responsibilities the manager has in practice.
Why take this Understanding Professional Boundaries course?
After taking this Understanding Professional Boundaries course, you will have a clearer understanding of why we need boundaries in the workplace, the boundaries of professional relationships with clients, best practice with regards to professional boundaries, the need for clear limits relating to professional boundaries and the concept of professional boundaries with colleagues and other professionals.
Understanding Professional Boundaries Course Duration
This course should take 30-60 minutes to complete, but e-learning is self-paced, so it depends entirely on your individual learning speed and how quickly you absorb the study material.
Certification
The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines. After completing this Understanding Professional Boundaries course, you will be able to download and print a Virtual College certificate for your records.
Entry requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this Understanding Professional Boundaries course.
Further online training courses
We have over 300 accredited online courses and a wide selection of safeguarding courses, including Level 2 Safeguarding Children, Leadership and Safeguarding Training and Working with Children with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities.
View our full catalogue of online courses here.
What you'll learn
- Understand why we need boundaries
- Understand 'best practice' with regards to professional boundaries
- How important it is to develop professional boundaries and how they may impact your work environment
- Understand the need for clear limits relating to professional boundaries
Suitable for
- Anyone who manages or supports individuals in care
- Safeguarding teams
- Healthcare professionals
- Healthcare students
- Care home managers and employees
Course Structure
In this section, we delve into the definition of professional boundaries and how they can impact your workplace. We look at how important it is to have a clear understanding of the limits and responsibilities of your role as a service provider. We also explore how boundary limits differ from person to person and the areas that boundaries can be catagorised into.
Certification

Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Recent Reviews
20th June 2025
User friendly
Really easy to purchase courses. Staff members found it easy to log on and complete the courses and they are really well priced.
19th June 2025
Excellent course
Excellent course. Easy to understand.
18th June 2025
I found it easy to use and navigate…
I found it easy to use and navigate forward.
18th June 2025
Quick and easy to access
Quick and easy to access. Training was comprehensive and the certification process straightforward.
17th June 2025
Easy, accessible and reliable
Easy, accessible, and reliable!
17th June 2025
Manual Handling
Another course completed at my own pace. Very informative course. Covered all aspects of Manual handling.
14th June 2025
Excellent course
Excellent course
14th June 2025
Easy to navigate the course
Easy to navigate the course
12th June 2025
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
11th June 2025
Easy to follow instructions to complete…
Easy to follow instructions to complete this course
Excellent
4.7 out of 5
15805 Reviews on