Crossing Boundaries

Sexual assault is another thing that can be considered crossing boundaries between a client and a caseworker. Being sexually assaulted from a client is one thing but being sexually assaulted from a caseworker is another, and it is a big ethical violation. In the code of conduct it states there would be no sexual contact between or from client and caseworker. That is a cost of losing his or her job and not being able to work in the human services work field. But if it were the other way around, the client would get into trouble and probably send to jail for such act. On the other hand being sexually assaulted is very scary and dangerous, because for the one you do not know what your client is capable of and for two you do not know what he or she is thinking. A caseworker can be talking about remaining calm during a dispute with someone and next thing you know your client is attacking you in a physical force or sexual. But it can be the same way from the caseworker to a client. Moving forward "62 percent of social workers in the study has been reported they had been victims of physical or psychological" (Ringstad, 2015). In this article Robin states 14 percent reported they had committed assault on a client. I would never think as a human service professional would do such thing to a client they are helping out to better the clients future. I as a human service professional I would keep things professional and not look at my client in a sexual way. Robin Ringstad also states, "17.4 percent had been physically threatened, and 2.8 percent had been physically assaulted" (Ringstad, 2015). I would never have in mind the terror these caseworkers went through or goes through. In the beginning, Robin Ringstad had stated male social workers were more likely to be victims and perpetrators of aggression. I wouldn't expect a male social worker to be a victim because for one it's a male and for two men tend to come off strong and powerful so to read in this article that men were the most commonly to be a victim than women it is very shocking. But I would expect men to be the perpetrator because they are very aggressive, and they have mind control over to the weak minded. But overall it doesn't matter who the victim is or the perpetrator it doesn't give them both client and caseworker the right to terror one another.