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Sign of Over-Involvement
◦ Over-involvement includes boundary crossings, boundary violations, and professional
sexual misconduct (NCSBN, 2014).
◦ Sexual misconduct is the most extreme form of boundary violation and is always
forbidden.
➢Sexual misconduct as “engaging in contact with a patient that’s sexual or may
reasonably be interpreted by the patient as sexual, and verbal behaviour that’s
seductive or sexually demeaning, or engaging in sexual exploitation of a patient or
former patient.”
➢Other activities such as kissing or discussing possible dating activity would also fall
under the sexual misconduct label.
